Popple Campground - South Manitou Island

National Park Service · Michigan

Popple Campground - South Manitou Island in Michigan. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 534 public campsites we map in Michigan.

The Popple Campground is the furthest from the dock (about 3.5 miles), so you are likely to have fewer people camping there. The campground is close to the beach on the northern tip of the island. Bring water filtration equipment since there is no source of purified drinking water.

What we know about it

Managed by

National Park Service

Fee

Not published (the agency does not list one)

Booking

first-come, first-served

Phone

(231) 326-4700

Coordinates

45.04602, -86.11620

Nearest sites we map

• South Manitou Group Campground4 km · National Park Service
• Village Campground - North Manitou Island14 km · National Park Service
• D.H. Day Group Campground18 km · National Park Service
• D.H. Day Campground18 km · National Park Service
• Garey Lake Trail Camp33 km · State park system
• White Pine Backcountry Campground Permits34 km · National Park Service

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

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