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307 reviews
Sylvania Wilderness offers a stunning, serene environment ideal for first-time campers, with beautiful weather, mild portage trails, and clean, spacious campsites. Visitors enjoyed peaceful paddling experiences, abundant wildlife, and friendly park staff, making for a memorable outdoor adventure. While some reported issues with mosquitoes and campsite accessibility, the overall experience remains highly praised, with many eager to return.
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May 28, 2021 Stayed at: BEAR-1, Loop: Mountain Lake
Great place to visit and unwind. The Northwoods experience without the long drive to someplace like the Boundary Waters. (We live in Iowa.) We also appreciate the new reservation system, much better than Boundary Waters. Fishing this year was very good - but we're not saying where!
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May 28, 2021 Stayed at: EAGLE-1, Loop: Loon Lake
I think that the wilderness experience is being preserved very nicely. Human impact has been minimized and from the shoreline it is almost impossible to detect any evidence of human activity.
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May 29, 2021 Stayed at: PINE-2, Loop: Clark Lake
Been there scores of times. Keep coming back for beauty, serenity, and fishing.
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May 31, 2021 Stayed at: FOX-2, Loop: Crooked Lake
Trails were clear of debris. Campsite had no wood and it rained the night before so creating a fire was a bit difficult but we were successful. Hiked in 7 mi with gear. Hot day. The mosquitoes were out in full force. Next day hiked 10 mi. Nice. Cooler day; less bugs. Final day woke to rain. Hiked out and headed home. This was a nice weekend trip. We enjoyed the quiet and greenery. Would recommend to others
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June 6, 2021 Stayed at: CHIPMUNK, Loop: Crooked Lake
it depends upon the weather. we had great weather for us.
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June 7, 2021 Stayed at: BADGER-1, Loop: Crooked Lake
Beautiful area and wonderful campsites. Fairly bad mosquitos so a the Nemo bug barn was great to have.
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June 11, 2021 Stayed at: PERCH-1, Loop: Whitefish Lake
The Sylvania Wilderness offers a great experience to for remote camping, fishing, and wilderness adventures. The campsites are primitive and you'll need to bring or filter your own water supply. We enjoyed seeing loons, bald eagles, a porcupine and other birds. This is our 10th year of going and it's worth the extra efforts to portage in, set up camp, and leave a bit of civilization behind for a few days.
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June 11, 2021 Stayed at: BALSAM-1, Loop: Clark Lake
Beautiful setting, pristine waters, mesmerizing loons, great backwoods campsite. Mosquitoes were legendary, bring a net or bugshirt
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June 18, 2021 Stayed at: BADGER-2, Loop: Crooked Lake
AWESOME area. We had nice sites and good fishing. Planning a fall trip now.
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June 19, 2021 Stayed at: BOBCAT, Loop: High Lake
Bobcat site on high lake within sylvania wilderness. Had a great time despite some thunderstorms that rolled through. Large site up a small hill. Room for multiple tents.
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Sylvania Wilderness, Watersmeet, MI 49969 United States
Elevation: 554 ft
Backcountry wilderness campsites can be accessed from the Sylvania Recreation Area by parking at the Clark Lake or Crooked Lake Boat Landings, or from entry points on the perimeter of the wilderness (see map). To reach the Sylvania Entrance Statio...
Backcountry wilderness campsites can be accessed from the Sylvania Recreation Area by parking at the Clark Lake or Crooked Lake Boat Landings, or from entry points on the perimeter of the wilderness (see map). To reach the Sylvania Entrance Station and Recreation Area: From Watersmeet, travel approximately 3.5 mi west on US 2 to County Road 535 (Thousand Island Lake Road), then drive south on CR 535 approximately 4 mi to the Sylvania Wilderness and Recreation Area entrance.
The campground is accessible via US 2, located approximately 3.5 miles to the north. From US 2, take County Road 535 (Thousand Island Lake Road) south for about 4 miles to reach the Sylvania Entrance Station.
Last updated: October 24, 2026
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