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Camping near

Roscommon, Michigan

8 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Roscommon in Roscommon County: 8 Forest Service.

8
federal places to camp
8 Forest Service
10.4 mi
to the nearest one
Kneff Lake Campground
1,300 ft
at the highest of them
Island lake. The lowest, Au Sable Loop Campground, sits at 934 ft
216
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 80 feet

Interactive map. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, and select any point to see which agency manages the land. Arrow keys pan and the plus and minus keys zoom when the map has focus. A list of every state with its share of federal land is on the Explore page.

Map layers

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Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

Select any point to see who manages the land.

Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

Within 30 miles of Roscommon, nearest first

8 places

  1. Kneff Lake Campground Forest Service · Huron-Manistee National Forests · Crawford County 10.4 miaway 1,203 ftelevation 27sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Meadows ORV Campground Forest Service · Huron-Manistee National Forests · Oscoda County 14.7 miaway 1,146 ftelevation 12sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Chimney Loop Campground group campground Forest Service · Huron-Manistee National Forests · Oscoda County 21.8 miaway 1,147 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Island lake Forest Service · Huron-Manistee National Forests · Oscoda County 22.1 miaway 1,300 ftelevation 17sites 70 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Wagner Lake Forest Service · Huron-Manistee National Forests · Oscoda County 22.3 miaway 1,141 ftelevation 12sites 70 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Au Sable Loop Campground Forest Service · Huron-Manistee National Forests · Oscoda County 26.6 miaway 934 ftelevation 5sites 75 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Ausable River Camping Forest Service · Huron-Manistee National Forests · Oscoda County 26.6 miaway 934 ftelevation 101sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Mack Lake ORV Campground Forest Service · Huron-Manistee National Forests · Oscoda County 26.6 miaway 1,178 ftelevation 41sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov