$15 / night

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Bass Lake State Forest Campground (Marquette)

About

State Park

Michigan Recreation Passport is required for vehicle entry into state parks and recreation areas, state boat launches, state forest campgrounds and state trail parking lots. The Michigan Recreation Passport does not cover local, county, municipal, or metropolitan parks or recreation areas. Learn more: https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-350-79134_79210---,00.html

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Location

Bass Lake State Forest Campground (Marquette) is located in Michigan

Directions

From Gwinn you will travel approximately 7 miles east on M-35 until you reach Horseshoe Lake Road on the left. There is signage for West Bass Lake State Forest Campground. You will then turn left and continue about 4 miles to the sign for the campground.

Coordinates

46.26268198 N
87.58562255 W

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Access

Drive-In
Park next to your site
Boat-In
Sites accessible by watercraft.

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WiFi
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AT&T
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Site Types

Tent Sites
RV Sites
Standard (Tent/RV)

Features

For Campers

ADA Access
Picnic Table
Drinking Water
Toilets
Alcohol
Pets
Fires

For Vehicles

Big Rig Friendly

$15

/ night

For information regarding reservations, contact this campground directly.

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General Info

RAS

Traveler

Reviewed Apr. 23, 2022

Nice. Weekend nights can be roudy.

A family tradition for us, the lake is wonderful. A few lake side sites are usually taken quickly. All are rustic. Water pump, bathrooms available. Haul out your trash. Nice boat launch and a beach. Been going here since we were kids.

Site6

Month of VisitSeptember

Sam ..

Guide

Reviewed Aug. 20, 2021

Bass Lake State Forest Campground

Bass Lake is a rustic campground situated on, you guessed it, Bass Lake. It has 22 sites, nearly all of which have buffers in between them. Six of the sites are right on the lake and have their own private lake access. This campground is a first-come, first-served, self-pay operation. There is a boat launch, beach, a hand pump for water, and four vault toilets. Many of the sites are large, and we had no problem getting our 34’ trailer in and out.

This campground unfortunately receives minimal attention from the DNR. The vault toilets were awful, and the only care they seemed to receive is a toilet paper restock. There are large, dead trees scattered throughout the whole campground, so be cautious of this when choosing a site. There are no dumpsters at this campground. Trash must be hauled to the DNR Field Office in Gwinn, which is 15-20 minutes/10 miles or so away. The boat launch stays very busy almost around the clock at times; consider this if you stay near it. The whole road from the highway in to this campground is littered with potholes and sharp curves.

The lake sites are excellent and Bass Lake is great for swimming, boating, water sports and fishing. There are open grassy areas to set up games, and lots of parking for visitors. Most of the sites are shady and decently-sized. I would have rated this campground higher if the toilets and grounds in general were better maintained.

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Month of VisitAugust

Kyle P.

Guide

Reviewed Apr. 17, 2019

Peaceful

One of my favorite places to be