Germfask Campgrounds

NORTHLAND OUTFITTERS
(906) 586-9801
Fourteen large, shady modern campsites (showers, flush toilets, 30 and 50 amp electric) for RVs and tents are near or on the Manistique River in a pretty, grassy spot. Rates from $20 (rustic) to $32 (RV with water, electricity, cable TV). Even more popular are four overnight cabins: bedding, electricity, heat, bathhouse accommodations, and, in three, cable TV). They rent for $65/night ($85 for the one with a bathroom) and sleep four. All have coffeemaker, microwaves. Reserve these well in advance. Owners Tom and Sally Kenney rent canoes, kayaks, and mountain bikes, and in winter snowshoes and cross-country skis. They are an Old Town canoe dealer. They have an extensive camp store and gift shop.

BIG CEDAR CAMPGROUND
(906) 586-6684
On the large site of CCC Camp 3626 on the Manistique River. Fishing enthusiasts Barry and Tanya Peters' 10-acre private campground has 53 sites, many wooded, some open but near the trees. All have water, 20 and 30 amp electricity, and a modern bathhouse. $22 or so/night with water and electric, $18 for tents, $26 for full hookups. Rates assume 2 adults, 2 children 12 and under. $3/extra person. A number of sites are big-rig friendly. There's little shrubby buffer between sites. Canoes and kayaks can be rented here. There's a laundry and small store, plus horseshoes, a playground, volleyball, badminton, and short trails along the river.

MEAD CREEK CAMPGROUND/LAKE SUPERIOR STATE FOREST
(906) 452-6227; http://www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails
At this state forest campground, 8 rustic campsites (no showers or flush toilets; water pump) are where Mead Creek joins the Manistique River at the south end of the Seney National Wildlife Refuge. Expect shady sites with good privacy from neighbors.

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