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Camping near

Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan

3 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Sault Ste. Marie in Chippewa County: 3 Forest Service.

3
federal places to camp
3 Forest Service
12.8 mi
to the nearest one
Monocle Lake
897 ft
at the highest of them
Soldier Lake. The lowest, Bay View, sits at 602 ft
110
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

Layers
Base map
Legend

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 Sault Ste. Marie, nearest first

3 places

  1. Monocle Lake Forest Service · Hiawatha National Forest · Chippewa County 12.8 miaway 642 ftelevation 42sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Bay View Forest Service · Hiawatha National Forest 19.5 miaway 602 ftelevation 24sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Soldier Lake Forest Service · Hiawatha National Forest · Chippewa County 25.3 miaway 897 ftelevation 44sites 75 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov