Mckeever Cabin

It’s a mile into the forest to park. Unload at the gate, then go park in the designated are. Then it’s roughly 600 steps back to the cabin, up/down hills. Yes, I counted. Bring a wagon or sled to pack stuff in/out to make it easier, maybe a portable shower or something or the sort. There is a hand pump for water half way down the hill towards the lake. Bring your own bucket/container. Loved the time there. Will be staying longer next time, seeing we now know what to expect.

The mattresses are similar to bunkbed bunkie mattresses, however, these are innerspring mattresses with no padding. Some of the springs have been sprung. We did flip over the mattresses, yet you’re better off bringing a sleeping bag, yoga/sleeping mat.

Might want to bring some 409 cleaner to clean off the counter and metal area. A little dirt never heard anyone however I have no idea when that metal area was cleaned off.

There is a table with two long benches, two sets of bunkbeds, the woodstove and small countertop. Outside is a nice deck, picnic table, grill and fire pit. The wood for these woodstove has already been split for you. However, the wood for the fire ring needs to be gathered from the surrounding area. There is an ax in the woodshed. The Park Rangers, in Munising, were very easy to talk to you and had good information.

We bought a new notebook and started it. The others were full. It was nice reading what other people had done and experienced. I did read that someone had actually paddled in from the lake and brought stuff on their boat to the campground instead of having to pack it in. Nice thinking! If you are not used to complete silence at night, bring a battery powered fan. It is exactly that, dead quiet. It was great! We did enjoy the time there. You will definitely get your steps in.

Sadly, no Sasquatch. 😭🥹

Secluded little cabin in the middle of the woods. Didn't see another person unless we ventured out of the area. Perfect quiet getaway.

The cabin is an excellent place to visit. My wife and I stayed for a week. I would recommend a stay of that length. McKeever Lake is beautiful, fishing is mediocre. Unless you are lucky and hook a muskie. The water pump needs to be replaced. I had to pump 20 times just to start a trickle. After 150-200 pumps the trickle produced a half bucket. Each pump is very hard so this is a problem. I wish they would replace it before September when I am going back again. Overall an excellent destination.

The cabin was perfect and left in perfect condition by the previous renters… Hope we did the same! The reservation system and combination entry code word worked perfectly. The only suggestion is to make the directions from the parking area to the cabin a bit clearer for us first timers.

We had a great stay once we got there. We had not been before and were snowshoeing in with packs and a sled. We were using the pin on Google maps and ended up hiking twice as far as we needed to. (don't rely on Google maps to get there even though you'll have service!) We thought we had plenty of daylight to get to the cabin but ended up not getting there until dusk. A 'cabin' sign marking the direction from the warm season parking area would be helpful. That said, we had a GREAT stay. It was beautiful and private. The cabin warmed up pretty quickly once we got the stove going and stayed warm during our stay. Appreciate all the work done to stock the place with wood. Thank you for providing these rustic places to get away with our dog and just decompress in nature. They are so valuable!

Wonderful winter retreat. The trail in was in excellent condition so pulling our sleds was no problem at all. There was plenty of firewood so the cabin was cozy and warm.

Best cabin trip ever. Year 9 was a blast!! Incredible cross country skiing

I hauled 3 bundles of firewood, just to discover there is a stocked wood shed. Lol.

During the winter its about a mile long un groomed ski or snowshoe in and out. (If your not familiar with the area: Directions from the allocated parking lot are not clear, no map, just 2 small signs- one at the highway, one further in that point to "cabin")

We had a enjoyable weekend there. Glad to have a place we could ski/stay with our dog. Of course we were there during the coldest weekend ever -18 to 10 degrees during our trip...it was a cold trip to the outhouse! Thankfully we stayed cozy inside with the woodstove (there was plenty of wood), enjoyed the wild birds, went on all 3 ski trails and skied out on McKeever Lake.

Most excellent place. Remember to have the passcode, toilet paper and a lighter! Water pump is iffy so be prepared to collect/filter/boil water.