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Carr Lake Campsite - Lake Access
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USFSHiawatha National Forest · Michigan

Carr Lake Campsite

Overview The Munising and Rapid River/Manistique Ranger Districts of the Hiawatha National Forest offer a variety of camping experiences.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.679ft
Comf.n/a
Max rig32 ft1 pull-thru
Electricnonesites
From Marquette2h03real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

Sits at 679 ft. All 1 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Of the sites, 1 pull-through, and the longest takes a 32-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on big-rig fit.

Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Marquette
80 mi
2h03
02
Traverse City
236 mi
5h10
03
Grand Rapids
354 mi
6h56
04
Detroit
406 mi
7h43
By drive time
Marquette · 2h03Traverse City · 5h10Grand Rapids · 6h56Detroit · 7h43Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 7.3 mi away.

Picking your site

04 · 1 SITES
1
Pull-thru
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
1
Sites
★ The standout
Site 001
CARR LAKE CAMPSITE · pull-through · shaded.
Max rig
32 ft
Type
Pull-thru

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
7.3 mi
Method

We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.

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