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    Sleeping Bear Dunes

    National Lakeshore Michigan

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  • Some restrooms and trash cans not available until Memorial Day

    Changes to visitor service due to Sequestration. Other than those at the visitor center and campgrounds, restrooms and trash cans will not be available until Memorial Day Weekend and will close after Labor Day. This includes the Manitou Islands. More »

  • Maritime Museum closed

    The Maritime Museum and Boathouse are closed until further notice.

Group Camps

D. H. Day Group Campground
Located at the end of Harwood road about one mile north of the Dune Climb. This campground accommodates tents only for groups of 7-25 people. There are 4 sites and all are reservable. Fees/night = $30.00 with no reservation or $33.00 when reserved. Reservations are required between May 25 and October 1. View a map of D.H. Day group campground (pdf file, 250 kb).

Platte River Group Campground
These sites are hike-in and accommodate tents only for groups of 7-25 people. There are a total of 5 sites and all are reservable. Reservations are required from May 1 through October 1. Fees/night = $40.00 with no reservation or $43.00 when reserved.

South Manitou Island - Bay Group Campground
These sites accommodate groups of 9-20 people and up to 10 tents. There are 3 sites and all are reservable. Reservations are required from the Friday of Memorial Day Weekend through the last Saturday in September. Fees/night = $20.00 with no reservation and $23.00 when reserved.

South Manitou Island - Weather Station Group Campground
These sites accommodate groups of 9-20 people and up to 10 tents. There are 3 sites and all are reservable. Reservations are required from the Friday of Memorial Day Weekend through the last Saturday in September. Fees/night = $20.00 with no reservation and $23.00 when reserved.

North Manitou Island - Group Camping
There are an unlimited number of sites, but groups are limited in size to 5-10 people. Fees/night are $10.00. No reservations necessary.

  • Platte River Campground Platte River Campground

    This campground offers a wide variety of camping styles from electric hook-ups to walk-in sites. Read More

  • Backpacking on South Manitou Island Backpacking on South Manitou Island

    Spend a few days camping and hiking around the island. Get the feel for life on an island. Read More

  • Backpacking on North Manitou Island Backpacking on North Manitou Island

    North Manitou Island is managed as a Wilderness. Most of the island is open for backpacking. Read More

Did You Know?

Purple Loostrife is an invasive species

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