The Hiawatha National Forest has many dispersed campsites located on inland lakes with serene and peaceful settings. Visitors can enjoy swimming, berry picking, and fishing while also having access to trails, bait shops, and kayak/canoe rentals. Back-in boat access can also be found at Bass Lake, one of the sites which hosts a great fishery of northern pike, largemouth and smallmouth bass, and bluegills.
There are many campsites on the Munising and Rapid River/Manistique Ranger Districts of the Hiawatha National Forest. Many are located on inland lakes and are in a rustic forest environment with few to no amenities. The rustic environment offers a wonderfully serene and peaceful setting for your next camping experience. All of these sites are nestled in hardwood trees and pines. All of them are on small inland lakes, which offer a wide variety of fishing opportunities.
Visitors will be able to enjoy swimming, berry picking, and fishing at these dispersed campsites. Licenses are required for fishing in Michigan waters.
Swimming is considered poor at the Bass Lake campsite.
However, Bass Lake hosts a great fishery of northern pike, largemouth and smallmouth bass and bluegills. There is a developed boat launch located on the eastern shore of Bass Lake, approximately four miles away from the campsite. There is no back-in boat access at the campsite.
There are NO toilets available.
There is NO drinking water available.
Lake Name: Bass Lake
Number of Sites: 1
Max Number of People Per Site: 8
Toilets: No
Boat Access: Back-In Landing
Lake Size (acres): 290
The Bass Lake campsite is located on the western shore of the enormous 290-acre Bass Lake. This site is nestled among hardwoods and is approximately 35 ft x 50 ft in size. It is suitable for only one family trailer.
There are a number of horse, bike, and hiking trails within minutes of several of the sites. In over a mile from these campsites, visitors can expect to find: bait shops, general and grocery stores, gas, a pay phone, trailheads, a fishing pier, biking, and kayak/canoe rentals.
Gasoline, groceries, fishing and camping supplies, boat rentals, ice and MDNR licenses are available at Steuben, approximately three miles to the Northeast on County Road 437 (CR-437)
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Nearby Campgrounds | Distance | Notification Rate |
Little Bass Lake Campsites
Hiawatha National Forest
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0.5mi | 100% |
East Lake Campsites
Hiawatha National Forest
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1.7mi | — |
Steuben Lake Campsites
Hiawatha National Forest
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2.3mi | — |
Minerva Lake Campsite
Hiawatha National Forest
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2.3mi | — |
Triangle Lake Campsites
Hiawatha National Forest
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2.4mi | — |
Leg Lake Campsites
Hiawatha National Forest
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3.3mi | — |