USDA Forest Service · Michigan
Indian River Campground And Day Use Area
USDA Forest Service · Michigan, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $22 per night Double Site: $44 per night
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Elevation
- 738 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- INDIAN RIVER CAMPGROIUND (NFSR 2211) · bituminous surface treatment · high degree of user comfort
About
US Forest Service campground. Not reservable through Recreation.gov, so plan on first-come, first-served; check with the ranger district for current conditions and fees.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22° | 11° | -15° | 38° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 25° | 12° | -9° | 50° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 35° | 21° | 5° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 46° | 31° | 12° | 73° | 9 of 11 |
| May | 62° | 41° | 28° | 78° | 2 of 11 |
| June | 71° | 51° | 40° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 78° | 60° | 49° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 77° | 60° | 50° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 70° | 56° | 42° | 82° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 53° | 42° | 29° | 72° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 39° | 31° | 9° | 55° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 30° | 19° | -4° | 51° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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