USDA Forest Service · Michigan
Walkup Lake Campground
USDA Forest Service · Michigan, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $10 per night
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 892 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- Verizon weak · T-Mobile none · AT&T none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- WALKUP LAKE (NFSR 9927) · crushed aggregate or gravel · suitable for passenger cars
- Nearest town
- Bitely, MI
About
US Forest Service campground. This campground is located on Walkup Lake. Open season: May 1 - October 31. 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 | 28° | 15° | -10° | 53° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 30° | 15° | -7° | 56° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 41° | 27° | 11° | 71° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 54° | 35° | 18° | 78° | 7 of 11 |
| May | 68° | 48° | 30° | 81° | 2 of 11 |
| June | 77° | 56° | 44° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 81° | 63° | 54° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 79° | 63° | 52° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 75° | 57° | 47° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 57° | 44° | 31° | 72° | 1 of 10 |
| November | 41° | 31° | 9° | 63° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 33° | 25° | 3° | 59° | 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.
Nearby campgrounds
- Nichols Lake South Campground · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 28 sites
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- Benton Lake Campground · USDA Forest Service · 5 mi
- Shelley Lake Campground · USDA Forest Service · 5 mi
- Minnie Pond Campground · USDA Forest Service · 7 mi
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