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
William S
VerifiedJune 30, 2023 • Stayed at: 025, Loop: COLW
Nice quiet campground. Campground Host’s was great
Julie Z
VerifiedJune 28, 2023 • Stayed at: 015, Loop: COLW
Colwell Lake is a beautiful, peaceful campground. The sites are large, treed and clean. There is a well groomed trail the completely circles Colwell lake. Nature is abundant. One of my favorite places to camp in the Michigan UP.
Pat P
VerifiedJune 27, 2023 • Stayed at: 016, Loop: COLW
Very nice campground
Dale S
VerifiedJune 26, 2023 • Stayed at: 013, Loop: COLW
The campground was excellent and the campground hosts were awesome, very helpful, and nice to talk to. Would definitely go again!
Linda K
VerifiedJune 20, 2023 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: COLW
We usually love this campground, but unfortunately the mosquitos were the absolute worst we have ever seen (& we've dealt w/ U.P. mosquitoes our whole lives). They were so bad we left after just one nt. of a planned 8 nt. stay. Normally a beautiful place- really nice walking trail around the lake, large campsites, very clean outhouses.
Jerry & Carol were the hosts, & they were keeping the campground so clean!
Tonia L
VerifiedJune 5, 2023 • Stayed at: 026, Loop: COLW
We love this campground. The trail around the lake is awesome. The hosts have always been welcoming and help in whatever we need.
Dave N
VerifiedJune 1, 2023 • Stayed at: 018, Loop: COLW
Colwell Lake Campground is a very well kept campground. The new hosts are very nice and helpful. The lake is still high so there wasn't much beach by sites, but it's still cold for swimming anyway.
Robert M
VerifiedNovember 23, 2022 • Stayed at: 023, Loop: COLW
Lots of generators and quiet hours were not enforced
Adrianne M
VerifiedSeptember 25, 2022 • Stayed at: 023, Loop: COLW
Lovely location- wish we had picked a site on the lake side of the campground-most of those sites had direct access to the path that goes around the lake. Peaceful, isolated, and even the vault toilets were the cleanest I've seen!
Dave N
VerifiedSeptember 8, 2022 • Stayed at: 020, Loop: COLW
Colwell Lake is a great place to stay! Very nicely kept and clean restrooms. The hosts this year were very helpful and friendly.
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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