East Zone

US Forest Service · Michigan

East Zone in Michigan. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 534 public campsites we map in Michigan.

The East Unit is located in the east side of the Upper Peninsula, bordering three of the Great Lakes - Lake Superior, Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. The eastern portion stretches north from the town of St. Ignace, which lies along Lakes Michigan and Huron, to the shore of Lake Superior west of the city of Sault Ste. Marie.

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

45.87758, -84.83152

Nearest sites we map

• Straits-Modern/Semi-Modern Campground9 km · State park system
• Straits-Youth Group Use Area9 km · State park system
• Straits-Mini Cabin9 km · State park system
• Wilderness-Group Use Area14 km · State park system
• Brevoort Dam15 km · US Forest Service
• Wilderness-Rustic, Walk-in Tent Sites15 km · State park system

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

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