Camping in the Keweenaw?

[revx6002003]

I see that there is not to many campgrounds in the Keweenaw, so my question is could my wife and I just go down some side roads or logging trails and set up a tent to get away from the whole campground thing. When we do camp it is with a tent anyways. Has anyone done this for any lenght of time?

 

[jr37]

Have you checked out the Bond Falls campground. It is well off the road, kinda remote. Yet you get a level spot and a toilet.

 

[asmski]

http://www.fs.usda.gov/activity/ottawa/recreation/camping-cabins/?recid=12303&actid=34

There used to be more places when I was living up there, but more private property, closed paper land, environmental groups closing lands, etc. There is still High Rock Bay, otherwise the places are getting more sparse.

 

[Admin]

With the exception of state land...Unless you have permission to be on the land camping, it would be illegal to just head down a logging road and setup camp in the woods somewhere- especially if you are using some sort of motorized transportation to get you there. You can pretty much hike just about all the the bush (given it is private, but CFA, land. Get a plat book to help you with that) and I suppose you probably would not get run off or arrested if, on you hike, you pitched a tent and slept for the night. Quite a few folks do that. Do not take this as permission, it might even be legal under the rules of the CFA to pitch a tent if you are on foot only. Hunters can set up temporary blinds, so perhaps a tent falls under those rules. The DNR could fill you in on those rules.

A great place (not exactly in the Keweenaw) is the Porcupines Wilderness State Park. They have some camp sites and even a few cabins. Most are quite remote and you could stand the chance of being the only one there.

Quite a few campgrounds in the Keweenaw too, some are more crowded than others. Here is a link: http://www.keweenaw.info/lodging/campgrounds/

-John

 

[yoopermike]

I see that there is not to many campgrounds in the Keweenaw, so my question is could my wife and I just go down some side roads or logging trails and set up a tent to get away from the whole campground thing. When we do camp it is with a tent anyways. Has anyone done this for any lenght of time?

I do this often for fishing. To do it legally, all you need to do is go to your local DNR office and request a camp registration card, or go online and download one from their website under Camping & Recreation, General Camping Information, then look for Dispersed Camping under Forest Campgrounds. I usually put it in a ziploc bag and tie it around a tree. In the rules, it says to leave it posted upon departure, but I always take it down as to not litter. Don't know why they'd want that piece of paper left behind. Keep in mind, this is for state land only.