Imp Lake Camp
Imp Lake Camp is a national forest campground in Michigan.
- Type
- National forest campground
- Location
- Michigan
- Coordinates
- 46.21767, -89.07056
- Map
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Website
- www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/ottawa/recarea/?recid=12333
About Imp Lake Camp
Imp Lake Campground located 6 miles southeast of Watersmeet, MI, provides visitors with a unique camping experience. Lakeside sites offer a quaint view of a small island populated with nesting loons, while off lake sites are perched beside towering hemlocks. Visitors are free to roam the nearby Imp Lake Interpretive Trail, canoe or fish the quiet wake free lake. This campground consisting of two camping loops, with a total of 22 campsites, provides drive-in sites that can accommodate tents, trailers and motor homes. All sites are spaced with natural vegetation for screening. Each site offers a wood table, fire ring, and parking spur. Three sets of vault toilets and two hand pumps for drinking water are located within the camping loops. A picnic area, and boat landing are located adjacent to the campground.
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Nearby RV services
- Dump station
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Water fill
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Propane
- LaCourt Bottled Gas · 47 mi
- Low clearances
- None mapped within 10 mi
- Off-road routes
- 846 designated routes (540 mi) within 10 mi
Other places to stay nearby
| Name | Type | Distance | Fee | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imp Lake Campground | Private campground | 0.2 mi | $16 | — |
| Marion Lake Camp | National forest campground | 3.5 mi | — | — |
| Marion Lake Campground | Private campground | 3.5 mi | $16 | — |
| Marion Lake Group Site | National forest campground | 3.6 mi | — | No hookups |
| Marion Lake Group Camp | National forest group campground | 3.6 mi | — | — |
| Burned Dam Campground | Private campground | 6.6 mi | — | — |
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Sources. USFS and BLM recreation sites. Updated June 2026. Facility facts only; DryRig does not publish ratings or reviews on this page.