Courtney Lake Campground

Closed — Closed for the season. The campground opens the Friday before Memorial Day and closes at 12:00 p.m. CT on October 20. The day-use area and boat launch remain accessible year-round with reduced services and limited winter access due to snow.

About

Courtney Lake Campground is situated 22 miles southeast of Ontonagon in the Ottawa National Forest's Ontonagon Ranger District. The single-loop campground features 21 spacious sites that accommodate tents, trailers, and larger motorhomes, including 19 standard sites and 2 walk-in tent sites. Six sites are designated for equestrian camping with high lines, three corrals, and a hitching post at the restroom area. Each campsite includes a wooden picnic table, fire ring, lantern post, and parking spur. Two sets of vault toilets and two pressurized water faucets serve the campground. Adjacent to the camping area is a boat landing and day-use picnic area providing access to the 33-acre Courtney Lake, which offers excellent trout fishing. The concrete boat ramp accommodates both motorized and non-motorized boats. The campground serves as a trailhead for the accessible 2.2-mile Circle of Life Trail, featuring a bog viewing platform with access points near campsite 7 and the day-use area. Equestrian trails, among the few in the Ottawa National Forest, are also accessible from the campground. The facility operates as first-come, first-served with no reservation system.

Directions

From Ontonagon, travel east on M-38 for approximately 21 miles to FR 1960. Turn right (south) onto FR 1960 and travel 1 mile to the campground. From Mass City, travel 8 miles east on M-38 to FR 1960 and turn right (south) on FR 1960 and travel 1 mile to campground. From Baraga, travel approximately 20 miles west on M-38 to FR 1960 and turn left and travel 1 mile to campground.

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