South Manitou Group Campground

National Park Service · Michigan

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

South Manitou Group Campground is a tent-only backcountry facility on South Manitou Island in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore on Lake Michigan. Campers must take a 1.5-hour Manitou Island Transit Ferry trip or boat ride to reach it, and must backpack their gear into the campground from the dock. **Booking for individual sites on South Manitou Island are made on a first come/first served basis directly through Manitou Island Transit .

What we know about it

Managed by

National Park Service

Fee

$30/night

Booking

Reservation required

Phone

231-326-4700

Coordinates

45.01246, -86.09470

Nearest sites we map

• Popple Campground - South Manitou Island4 km · National Park Service
• D.H. Day Group Campground14 km · National Park Service
• D.H. Day Campground14 km · National Park Service
• Village Campground - North Manitou Island16 km · National Park Service
• Garey Lake Trail Camp29 km · State park system
• White Pine Backcountry Campground Permits30 km · National Park Service

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

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