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USFSHuron-Manistee National Forests · Michigan
Gleasons Landing
Overview Gleasons Landing is a very popular campground on the banks of the Pere Marquette River.
Sites6all reservable
Elev.810ft
Comf.Apr-Oct7 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Traverse City1h43real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 810 ft, Gleasons Landing has a 7-month comfortable window (Apr-Oct). Winter nights average around 18°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 6 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Within about 4 miles: 1 named hiking route, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on roomy sites.
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.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Jan
Apr-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
80%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
May 4
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 29.
62°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Traverse City
71 mi
1h43
02
Grand Rapids
90 mi
1h51
03
Detroit
224 mi
4h25
04
Marquette
356 mi
7h05
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 3.4 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 6 SITES
Color byShow only
6 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
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Walk-in
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50-amp
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Accessible
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Prime
6
Sites
★ The standout
Site 002
GLEASONS LANDING/HURON · shaded.
To neighbor
143 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
1
Trail segments
75
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
3.4 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.