Bay Campground - South Manitou Island
Bay Campground - South Manitou Island is a national park campground in Michigan. The published nightly fee is $10–$30.
- Type
- National park campground
- Location
- Michigan
- Coordinates
- 45.01888, -86.10277
- Nightly fee
- $10–$30
- Map
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Reservations
- Book with the operator
- Website
- www.nps.gov/slbe/planyourvisit/smicamping.htm
- Phone
- 2313264700
Amenities
- Toilets (Vault Toilets - year round)
Only amenities a source confirms are listed; an amenity missing here is unknown, not absent.
About Bay Campground - South Manitou Island
The Bay Campground is the closest campground to the dock. Bring water filtration equipment because there is no source of purified drinking water. There are 25 individual sites and 3 group sites.
Cell coverage
No coverage data for this location yet.
Nearby RV services
- Dump station
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Water fill
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Propane
- Blarney Castle Oil · 42 mi
- Low clearances
- None mapped within 10 mi
Other places to stay nearby
| Name | Type | Distance | Fee | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sleeping Bear National Lake Shore - Bay Campground | Free campsite | under 0.1 mi | Free | — |
| South Manitou Group Campground | National park campground | 0.6 mi | — | No hookups |
| Group Campground | Private campground | 1.1 mi | — | — |
| Weather Station Campground - South Manitou Island | National park campground | 1.1 mi | $10–$30 | — |
| Sleeping Bear National Lake Shore - Weather Station Campground | Free campsite | 1.2 mi | Free | — |
| Popple Campground - South Manitou Island | National park campground | 2.0 mi | $10 | — |
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Sources. National Park Service. Updated June 2026. Facility facts only; DryRig does not publish ratings or reviews on this page.