About Widewaters Campground
Number of accommodations: 17
Nearby Activities & Attractions
Fishing
Hiking
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
Water and Hygiene
- Potable Water
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Reviews (74)
What Guests Are Saying
Widewaters Campground offers a peaceful and beautiful setting with spacious, clean campsites and well-maintained bathrooms. Camp hosts Mike and Mary were praised for their friendly service, enhancing the overall experience. While there were some inconveniences, such as water pump issues and nearby noise, the campground remains a cherished spot for many campers eager to return.
What Guests Are Saying
Widewaters Campground offers a peaceful and beautiful setting with spacious, clean campsites and well-maintained bathrooms. Camp hosts Mike and Mary were praised for their friendly service, enhancing the overall experience. While there were some inconveniences, such as water pump issues and nearby noise, the campground remains a cherished spot for many campers eager to return.
Review Summary
Kim W
VerifiedSeptember 22, 2020 • Stayed at: 17, Loop: WIDEWATERS CAMPGROUND
This is one of those places you don't want to give a great review because more people will go there. But.... it is a wonderful campground with most spaces being very large and well separated. There are a few closer to each other for family camping. The restrooms were kept clean and well stocked. Water was a nice spout, not a pump. But, only one or two spots are really on the river. Most of them you have to walk down a path or two and a hill. Not a swimming campground. Tons of wood everywhere !!!! So... don't buy any. The only problem we have, and it is our personal feelings, is generators. Most campers were respectful and ran theirs only for an hour or two. Some even put them out into the woods to muffle the sound. But... there were those who chose to run them all day and into the evening, Just so they could keep the decorative tiki lights shining with no thought to their neighbors. This is not a generator free campground. Lots of tent campers who did not need them. 95% of the campers were super quiet with a few exceptions of very loud groups around the fires. Just go talk with the host if it goes past 10PM. Went kayaking right from the campground and it was gorgeous. Tons of dirt roads to ride bikes on. Another great thing was it is only a half mile off FH13, but the road is paved !!! As is the road around the campground, which was also great to walk around at night before turning in. You only hear traffic on this rarely used road once in a while. All in all, a great place to camp.
Shelley C
VerifiedSeptember 6, 2020 • Stayed at: 09, Loop: WIDEWATERS CAMPGROUND
Beautiful area and pleasant campsite. Had very few bugs, which was appreciated. We did have difficulty finding the campsite because Google Maps tried to take us on a road that was just two tire tracks in the middle of a forest and then preceded to lose connection. Once we found it, though, it was lovely. A little chilly in early September and the bathrooms don't have lights, but otherwise a worthwhile stay.
Matthew P
VerifiedSeptember 2, 2020 • Stayed at: 14, Loop: WIDEWATERS CAMPGROUND
We really enjoyed our stay. The sites were well spaced out and surrounded by forest. Toilets and water were easily accessible. Firewood for sale. A 20 minute drive to the western end of Pictured Rocks National Lake Shore.
Jan P
VerifiedSeptember 2, 2020 • Stayed at: 27, Loop: WIDEWATERS CAMPGROUND
Love this place- been coming for 20 years. Now it's almost too popular!
Linda K
VerifiedAugust 27, 2020 • Stayed at: 28, Loop: WIDEWATERS CAMPGROUND
Quiet, very peaceful
Melea B
VerifiedAugust 23, 2020 • Stayed at: 23, Loop: WIDEWATERS CAMPGROUND
Very peaceful
Audrey S
VerifiedAugust 12, 2020 • Stayed at: 14, Loop: WIDEWATERS CAMPGROUND
Campground was very well maintained and the campsites are surrounded by lots of trees so they feel very private. Also if you do not have something to cut up downed wood for a fire they sell firewood at one of the sites by the campground entrance.
Dan D
VerifiedAugust 2, 2020 • Stayed at: 13, Loop: WIDEWATERS CAMPGROUND
Wonderfully clean and quiet. Space between sites and ours had a personal pathway to the river.
Tony T
VerifiedJanuary 20, 2020 • Stayed at: 19, Loop: WIDEWATERS CAMPGROUND
Great for canoe/kayak. Numerous hiking trails.
Dennis D
VerifiedJanuary 16, 2020 • Stayed at: 05, Loop: WIDEWATERS CAMPGROUND
Everything was very clean. Nice campground.
Location Widewaters Campground
Address:
E7900 W, M 28
Munising, MI, 49862
United States
From Munising, Michigan, go east on Michigan Highway 28 for about 3 miles. Turn south on Forest Highway 13 at Wetmore and continue for 12 miles. Turn west onto Forest Road 2262 and follow for about a mile to the campground entrance.
Widewaters Campground is located approximately 10 miles from US Highway 41, providing access to the area.
Latitude & Longitude: 46.2194 / -86.6283
Elevation: 241 feet
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check in time
2PM
Check out time
12PM
General
- There are no electricity, water or sewer hook-ups at the campground
- Off-road vehicles not permitted
- Use only dead and downed firewood for campfires
- 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 an $8 per night fee and collected at the campground.
- 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.
- 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 dontmovefirewood.org for more information.
- Click here for more information on the Hiawatha National Forest Hiawatha
- Hiawatha National Forest - West Day Use Fees:Day Use $8.00Day Use Annual Pass $40.00
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