Bowman Lake Area

US Forest Service · Michigan

Bowman Lake Area in Michigan. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 534 public campsites we map in Michigan.

This area not only has the Pere Marquette River running through it, but also contains a portion of the North Country National Scenic Trail and habitat for the federally endangered Karner blue butterfly. The Bowman Lake area is located in Lake and Sweetwater Townships in Lake County. A total of 1,145 acres of NFS lands and 368 acres of private lands are within the boundary of the Bowman Lake area. The terrain is characterized by rolling hills, glacial depressions and leatherleaf bogs.

What we know about it

Managed by

US Forest Service

Fee

Not published (the agency does not list one)

Booking

first-come, first-served

Dogs

Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)

Coordinates

43.88944, -85.94000

Nearest sites we map

• Bowman Bridge0 km · US Forest Service
• Bowman Lake Backcountry Campsites2 km · US Forest Service
• Gleasons Landing3 km · US Forest Service
• Sulak Campground7 km · US Forest Service
• Timber Creek Campground8 km · US Forest Service
• Elk Canoe Backcountry Campsites8 km · US Forest Service

Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-02-25, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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