About Colwell Lake Campground
Number of accommodations: 20
Campground Amenities
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Potable Water -
Dump Station
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
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Reviews (118)
What Guests Are Saying
Colwell Lake Campground is praised for its spacious and private sites, friendly and accommodating hosts, and well-maintained facilities, including clean bathrooms and a beautiful nature trail around the lake. Campers appreciate the peaceful atmosphere and the campground's proximity to various points of interest. However, many reviews note concerns about the poor condition of the access road and occasional noise from generators and other campers.
What Guests Are Saying
Colwell Lake Campground is praised for its spacious and private sites, friendly and accommodating hosts, and well-maintained facilities, including clean bathrooms and a beautiful nature trail around the lake. Campers appreciate the peaceful atmosphere and the campground's proximity to various points of interest. However, many reviews note concerns about the poor condition of the access road and occasional noise from generators and other campers.
Review Summary
Michael B
VerifiedOctober 3, 2020 • Stayed at: 015, Loop: COLW
Campground was easy to find. Reservation system worked flawlessly. Campground host was very helpful. On-site firewood sales included delivery to site and kindling. Beautiful location close to Pictured Rocks. Will definitely return to this site.
Zachary C
VerifiedSeptember 27, 2020 • Stayed at: 025, Loop: COLW
Awesome campground, will for sure make it an annual visit
Lynn P
VerifiedSeptember 26, 2020 • Stayed at: 016, Loop: COLW
Great/ helpful camp host! Very clean facilities. Kinda noisy generators from RVs
Not use to hearing - were not RV campers. Loved the lake at Sunset, best colors.
Highly recommend.
Paul A
VerifiedSeptember 13, 2020 • Stayed at: 002, Loop: COLW
Ben and Deb are the best hosts I've ever come across
Iris W
VerifiedSeptember 4, 2020 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: COLW
Beautiful sites, well kept latrines, lake was perfect for kayaking
Jim S
VerifiedAugust 26, 2020 • Stayed at: 012, Loop: COLW
We loved our stay at Colwell Lake! There's a well maintained trail that circles the lake. Several of the campsites sit directly on the lake with semi-private beach access. Bathroom was well maintained. Hosts were friendly and helpful. We look forward to staying here again.
Carol B
VerifiedAugust 13, 2020 • Stayed at: 031, Loop: COLW
We found the campground and the trail around the lake wonderful! The bathrooms could be cleaned more often (it seemed it was not done daily). We had a beautiful, large site at the far end of the campground. It seemed that all the sites were large and private. Our site (#31) experienced strong winds the first couple of days, while the sites away from the lakeside or nearer to the entrance didn't appear to have those winds.
I can verify there is no cell service for Verizon - this was a welcome break for us.
scott s
VerifiedAugust 3, 2020 • Stayed at: 002, Loop: COLW
Love camping at Colwell Lake. Nice beach, most campers are friendly and follow the rules. The campground host was very nice.
Don W
VerifiedJuly 26, 2020 • Stayed at: 023, Loop: COLW
Need a no wake rule on the lake. Too many jet skis and speed boats. Can’t fish. Jet skis at 7:15 am is unacceptable.
Norm B
VerifiedJuly 26, 2020 • Stayed at: 016, Loop: COLW
Campground was very busy, the weather was warm but it was nice to get out camping again.
Location Colwell Lake Campground
Address:
P.O. Box 171
Munising, MI, 49862
United States
From Manistique, Michigan, drive north 25 miles on State Route 94 to Forest Road 2246. Turn right (east) and drive 0.5 miles to the campground road.
Latitude & Longitude: 46.2217 / -86.4375
Elevation: 230 feet
Policies & Rules
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No lifeguards present at swim beach; children must be accompanied by an adult at all times |
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Two pets per site |
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No switching sites upon arrival |
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Please Note: One RV with tow vehicle per single site or one vehicle per tent site. Most sites can accommodate 1 extra vehicle that is not included with the reservation fee. Extra vehicle will be charged a per night fee and collected at the campground. |
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Reserved Sites will be held until checkout time (NOON) the day following your arrival date. Sites must be occupied by the checkout time of the second day to hold a reservation or the site will be forfeited and released to other guests. |
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Once your reservation start date has begun, neither the Recreation.gov Contact Center nor the campground manager will be able to modify your reservation. |
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Refunds: Refund requests made through www.recreation.gov will be charged a $10 processing fee. This fee is retained by the reservation service contractor along with the non-refundable reservation fee. All requests for the return of the non-refundable reservation fee and the cancellation fee will be declined by the campground concessionaire as they did not receive these fees (these are the fees retained by the reservation contractor, a different entity). |
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Don't move firewood: To limit the spread of invasive tree-killing pests, firewood from outside the area is not permitted. Some states have quarantines and may confiscate your firewood. Please help protect our forests from invasive species by obtaining your firewood at or near your camping destination and burning it on-site. Visit dontmovefirewood.org for more information. |
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