Bob Lake Campground

Closed — Closed for the season. Opens the Friday before Memorial Day with full services. Reduced services begin October 20, with no garbage collection. The facility remains accessible until snow conditions reduce access.

About

Bob Lake Campground is located in the Ontonagon Ranger District of Ottawa National Forest, 18 miles southeast of Ontonagon, Michigan. The campground features a single loop with 17 drive-in sites spaced with natural vegetation for privacy, many situated near the lakeshore. Sites accommodate tents, trailers, and motorhomes, with each offering a wooden picnic table, fire ring, lantern post, and parking spur. The 133-acre Bob Lake is a shallow fishing lake with depths averaging 3 to 10 feet and a maximum depth of 17 feet. Anglers can fish from shore or boat for walleye, smallmouth bass, and perch. Adjacent to the campground is a day-use picnic area, a concrete boat launch with parking, and the trailhead for the Beaver Lodge Interpretive Trail, a 1.2-mile loop known for beaver activity, waterfowl, songbirds, raptors, deer, and other wildlife. The campground operates first-come, first-served with no reservations accepted. Facilities include three vault toilets (one accessible) and drinking water via hand pump at the campground entrance. The campground is open from late May through fall, with reduced services beginning in mid-October.

Directions

From Ontonagon, travel east on M-38 for approximately 20 miles. Turn right (south) onto FH 16 and travel approximately 6 miles. Turn right (west) onto FR 1640 (Pori Road). Travel approximately 2.25 miles and turn left (south) on FR 1470. Travel approximately 1 mile and turn left onto FR 1478 and travel approximately 0.8 miles to the campground.

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