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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Backcountry camp site on North Manitou Island
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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
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).

Facility closed: Please note, because of construction, the D. H. Day Group Campground will be closed from March 1 through May 24, 2012. Reservations are available for dates beginning May 25 through the end of September 2012. Construction activity may occur from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays through June 29, 2012.

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.

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Field Trips

Did You Know?
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is a popular field trip destination for school groups. Students can learn about geologic formation of the sand dunes, the fauna and flora that make this area home, and the logging and farming history as the area developed.
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Last Updated: January 18, 2012 at 06:58 MST