This is by far one of our favorite dispersed campsites!! Its not for the weak, there is no bathroom, running water or electric. Be prepared to not have any service. The road(ATV trail) is roughly 1.7 miles before you reach the site, my friend had a car and made it just fine. Weve stayed here twice now and booking a third. We have ZERO complaints what so ever! Any of the times we've been there has not been garbage or human waiste as seen in previous reviews. Bring a shovel and bury it :) Hands down one of the best sites out there we've found so far. Access to lots and lots of trails, everyone we've ran into out there are friendly and stay out of your space. ❤️ Thanks for having a wonderful spot available in the middle of nowhere.

There was no Bear Lake near Cooks MI. I contacted Recreation.gov regarding receiving a refund on Aug. 9, when it was confirmed that the property would be contacted and would reach out. I have heard nothing from them.

Mid-Sept 2024, nice large site. Sharp rocky two-tracks on the way there, you'll need an SUV at least for clearance. No bugs at all. The site is on a hill about 60' above the lake shore and the small opening thru the brush for a canoe or kayak is not always useable due to muddy shoreline, numerous logs, some jammed in and couldnt move. I brought my canoe all the way out here and couldnt launch here. There is a separate day-use only mini-dock at the south end of lake that was real nice. I wish that type of dock was at this site. Even if I launched from there I still couldn't pull up at my camp. Night sky visibility is only thru an opening in the canopy 45-90 degrees above for stargazing. Swans, but no loons on lake.