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About Island Lake
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
Parking
Pet friendly
Picnic Table
Fire Pit
Cooking and Fire
- Picnic Table
- Fire Pit
Parking and Transport
- Parking
Water Access
- Lake Access
Pets and Policies
- Pet friendly
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Reviews (25)
What Guests Are Saying
Island Lake Campground offers a remote and quiet experience, making it ideal for relaxation and outdoor activities like hiking and kayaking. Visitors enjoyed the beauty of the lake, the abundance of wildlife, and highly recommend the sunset boat cruise. However, some guests noted issues with the rusty hand pump for water and proximity to other campers, but overall, many expressed a desire to return.
What Guests Are Saying
Island Lake Campground offers a remote and quiet experience, making it ideal for relaxation and outdoor activities like hiking and kayaking. Visitors enjoyed the beauty of the lake, the abundance of wildlife, and highly recommend the sunset boat cruise. However, some guests noted issues with the rusty hand pump for water and proximity to other campers, but overall, many expressed a desire to return.
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!
Margret D
VerifiedJanuary 10, 2020 • Stayed at: 002, Loop: ISLAND LAKE
Beautiful, remote, big sites. Only pit toilets and pumped water (a bit iron tasting) but clean.
Nancy S
VerifiedJanuary 10, 2020 • Stayed at: 007, Loop: ISLAND LAKE
Lively place!
Russell S
VerifiedJanuary 10, 2020 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: ISLAND LAKE
it was a nice site,however some other campers were set up on it when we arrived ,I threatened them with getting the sheriff before I got them to leave. I showed him my reservation receipt and he tried to tell me that recreation .gov overbooked the site, I knew it was bs. My problem was no ranger around, no phone service there and it was a 1/2 hour ride to munising to get a ranger or the law. After I got them out of there,we had a good time and heard loons in the morning,and we drove to chapel falls to take my granddaughters and nephew on a backpacking trip. The nerve of some people
Heidi J
VerifiedJanuary 10, 2020 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: ISLAND LAKE
This campground is a hidden treasure. It was beautiful. It is about a 20 minute drive to Munising. It is clean and quiet.
James K
VerifiedJuly 23, 2020 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: ISLAND LAKE
A beautiful and very quiet campground. Clean and perfect for those wanting quiet and privacy.
Jessica J
VerifiedSeptember 10, 2020 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: ISLAND LAKE
Amazing campground! Campsite 10 is absolutely beautiful with a great view of the lake and a trail that goes right down to the shore. The camp sites are fairly secluded and not buggy at all.
Matt C
VerifiedAugust 23, 2021 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: ISLAND LAKE
We enjoyed our stay. Quiet, nice just the sounds of nature.
Laurie P
VerifiedMay 31, 2022 • Stayed at: 002, Loop: ISLAND LAKE
Beautiful campground! It was so peaceful. Loved that it was far away from tourists, but close enough for a quick drive into town if I needed anything. The lake would be perfect for a paddleboard, but it's too weedy/mucky on the bottom to swim (for me, anyway). The vault bathroom was super clean. I appreciate the work that the forest service does to maintain these beautiful parks :)
michael t
VerifiedJune 1, 2022 • Stayed at: 007, Loop: ISLAND LAKE
Only person there nice site 👍
Location & Directions for Island Lake
P.O. Box 171, Munising, MI 49862 United States
Elevation: 258 ft
Getting There
From the intersection of M-28 and Forest Highway 13, just a couple miles east of Munising, drive south 8.8 mi to FR 2268, or Buckhorn Road. Turn right (southwest) on FR 2268 and drive 2.2 mi on FR 2268 and FR 2254 to FR 2557. Turn left (south) on ...
From the intersection of M-28 and Forest Highway 13, just a couple miles east of Munising, drive south 8.8 mi to FR 2268, or Buckhorn Road. Turn right (southwest) on FR 2268 and drive 2.2 mi on FR 2268 and FR 2254 to FR 2557. Turn left (south) on FR 2557 and drive 0.8 mi to Island Lake Campground.
Highway access
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.
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: October 22, 2026
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