Lake Ste. Kathryn Campground

Closed — Closed for the season. Opens the Friday before Memorial Day through October 20 with full services including water and trash. From October 20 until snow conditions reduce access, the campground remains open with reduced services and no fees, but water and garbage services are not provided.

About

Lake Ste Kathryn Campground sits in the Kenton Ranger District of Ottawa National Forest, offering 24 drive-in sites along a naturally forested loop. Each site is screened by vegetation and equipped with a table, fire ring, lantern post, and parking spur. The 151-acre lake provides excellent opportunities for fishing northern pike, bass, walleye, and perch, with a concrete boat ramp available at no charge. The campground features three sets of vault toilets and two hand pumps for drinking water. The Deer Marsh Interpretive Trail, a 3-mile loop, is accessible from the campground's east entrance and winds through pine forests and northern hardwoods along Deer Marsh, with interpretive signs, viewing platforms, and a puncheon bridge crossing a beaver dam. Wildlife viewing opportunities include whitetail deer, black bear, grey wolf, fox, coyote, beaver, fisher, and various bird species. A small beach and picnic area are located near site 13, and 22 sites have accessible picnic tables.

Directions

From Sidnaw, take Sidnaw Road south approximately 8 miles and the sign for the campground will be on your right. From Iron River, take County Road 657 north approximately 15 miles, turn slight right onto FR 2130, travel approximately 9.5 miles on FR 2130 to Sidnaw Road, turn right onto Sidnaw Road and travel 2 miles north to campground.

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