Michigan State Parks · Michigan
Pinckney – Bruin Lake
Michigan State Parks · Michigan, United States · in Pinckney State Recreation Area
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 919 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Cell coverage
- AT&T weak · Verizon weak · T-Mobile none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Kaiserville
- Phone
- 800-447-2757
- Activities
- Camping
About
A Michigan DNR campground at Pinckney. DNR's own camping rate table lists this location as “Bruin Lake†(campground); “Bruin Lake Hike In†(campground) - combined here as one physical campground (same DNR GIS coordinate). Reservable April 22 to October 20. Restroom/shower building: Available for all reservable season.
Fees
Modern 50-amp electric $40/night; Modern 20/30-amp electric $35/night; Semi-modern (20/30-amp electric or vault toilet only - DNR's own combined rate tier) $27/night
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 18° | -8° | 58° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 33° | 20° | -4° | 63° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 46° | 29° | 13° | 68° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 57° | 40° | 25° | 80° | 5 of 11 |
| May | 70° | 51° | 32° | 85° | 1 of 11 |
| June | 77° | 59° | 48° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 82° | 66° | 56° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 80° | 64° | 54° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 76° | 58° | 47° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 59° | 44° | 32° | 78° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 45° | 33° | 2° | 65° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 35° | 27° | 2° | 61° | 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
- Pinckney – Blind Lake · Michigan State Parks · 2 mi
- Pinckney – Crooked Lake · Michigan State Parks · 3 mi
- Waterloo – Green Lake Campground · Michigan State Parks · 5 mi
- Waterloo – Sugarloaf Lake Campground · Michigan State Parks · 7 mi
- Waterloo – Equestrian Camp · Michigan State Parks · 8 mi
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