Firewood

Roasting the perfect marshmallow.

Enjoying a campfire is an essential part of the outdoor experience. Unfortunately, bringing firewood into the park puts our forests at risk. Non-local firewood can easily spread destructive pests and diseases. Examples of these pests include emerald ash borers, hemlock wooly adelgids, Asian longhorn beetles, beech bark disease, and oak wilt.

The Lakeshore's firewood policy allows campers to protect the forests while still enjoying a cozy campfire. The policy states that visitors may only use firewood from approved vendors, and nowhere else. The Lakeshore requests everyone’s help to protect our forests.

 

Tunnels created by the emerald ash borer.

If you brought firewood into the Lakeshore

If you brought unapproved firewood into the Lakeshore, let a park ranger or campground host know. There are several voluntary actions you can take to help protect our forests.

• Keep unapproved firewood in your vehicle.
• Bring firewood directly from your vehicle to an active fire (this prevents the spread of insects along the ground).
• Burn all of your firewood completely.

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APPROVED FIREWOOD VENDORS

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The following vendors, plus the two campground sheds, are the only approved sources of firewood. These vendors sell firewood that has been treated to reduce pests, or wood from less risky tree species. This firewood will be marked as approved.

Firewood bundles are available in the campgrounds for $10 cash, credit, or PayPal.
The firewood sheds are located in Platte River Campground between loop 2 and 3 and at D. H. Day Campground near site 81.

Anderson's Glen Arbor Market

6545 Western Ave (M-22)
Glen Arbor, MI 49636
231-334-3149

Honor Family Market

10625 Main St (M-31)
Honor, MI 49640
231-325-3360

Northwoods Hardware

6053 S. Glen Lake Rd (M-22)
Glen Arbor, MI 49636
231-334-3000

Riverside Canoe Trips

5042 N. Scenic Hwy (M-22)
Honor, MI 49640
231-325-5622

*USDA-certified firewood is also allowed for use in campfires.

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What can you do to help protect the forest of Sleeping Bear Dunes?

• Purchase firewood from approved vendors when burning firewood in the Lakeshore.
• Don't move firewood. As tempting as it is to bring firewood with you, it can be infested with an insect or disease that may not be visible to the naked eye.
• Be aware of Federal, State and Local regulations such as quarantines.
• Don't take firewood home with you. Burn it all or give it to other campers to burn on site.

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If you would like to become an approved firewood vendor for Sleeping Bear Dunes, request to have a firewood vendor application emailed to you.