About Island Lake
Number of accommodations: 6
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Reviews (21)
What Guests Are Saying
Island Lake campground offers a beautiful, serene setting with easy access to the lake, making it ideal for kayaking and fishing. Visitors appreciate the abundance of wildlife and the starry night sky away from town. While some sites are close to others and amenities vary, the overall experience is positive, particularly for those who enjoy nature.
What Guests Are Saying
Island Lake campground offers a beautiful, serene setting with easy access to the lake, making it ideal for kayaking and fishing. Visitors appreciate the abundance of wildlife and the starry night sky away from town. While some sites are close to others and amenities vary, the overall experience is positive, particularly for those who enjoy nature.
Review Summary
Emily C
VerifiedJanuary 2, 2020 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: ISLAND LAKE
Nice quiet campsite. It looks like there used to be more sites than there currently are, so you can end up fairly secluded if you are on that edge of the loop. Nice little lake on the edge of the property. Bring your bug spray!
Location Island Lake
Address:
P.O. Box 171
Munising, MI, 49862
United States
From the intersection of M-28 and Forest Highway 13, just a couple miles east of Munising, drive south 8.8 miles to FR 2268, or Buckhorn Road. Turn right (southwest) on FR 2268 and drive 2.2 miles on FR 2268 and FR 2254 to FR 2557. Turn left (south) on FR 2557 and drive 0.8 mile to Island Lake Campground.
Island Lake Campground is accessible via M-28, which is approximately 2 miles north of the campground. The campground can be reached by driving south from M-28 on Forest Highway 13.
Latitude & Longitude: 46.2708 / -86.6514
Elevation: 258 feet
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check out time
12PM
General
- Off-road vehicles are allowed in the campground in and out only.
- Two pets per site
- No switching sites upon arrival
- 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.
- Reserved Sites will be held until 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.
- Once your reservation start date has begun, neither the Recreation.gov Contact Center nor the campground manager will be able to modify your reservation.
- 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).
- 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 Don't move firewood:
- Click here for more information on the Hiawatha National Forest Hiawatha
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Last updated: June 4, 2026
