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Government Landing Access

US Forest Service · Michigan

Government Landing Access in Michigan. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 534 public campsites we map in Michigan.

This camping area is named for Government Island. The 3 campsites are part of the Forest Services ' 41 designated dispersed sites along the Upper Manistee River. The main access road along the powerline is a snowmobile trail in the winter. Brochure with map: Manistee River This brochure is set to print on 11 x 17 paper, landscape (wide) orientation. To print on 8 1/2 x 11 paper set the print area to 'shrink to printable area ', this will make the text on the page smaller.

What we know about it

Managed by
US Forest Service
Booking
first-come, first-served
Dogs
Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)
Number of sites
25
Season
April 1 - December 1
Coordinates
44.26863, -85.88551

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Nearest sites we map

Source: US Forest Service, dated 2025-12-22, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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