Ossineke State Forest Campground
Dept. Natural Resources
Write a Review Adams Street Ossineke, MI 49766 989-734-2543 Official WebsiteGPS: 44.921, -83.4139
Overview of Ossineke State Forest Campground
Michigan Recreation Passport is required for vehicle entry into state parks and recreation areas, state boat launches, state forest campgrounds and state trail parking lots. The Michigan Recreation Passport does not cover local, county, municipal, or metropolitan parks or recreation areas. Learn more: Michigan Recreation Passport
Last Price Paid: $20
Reported by JM0278 on 5/9/2023
Longest RV Reported: 27 feet (Travel Trailer)
Reported by JM0278 on 5/9/2023
Number of Sites 42
Elevation 557 ft / 169 m
Max Stay 14
Tent Camping Yes
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Reviews of Ossineke State Forest Campground 4 people have reviewed this location.
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Last reported 5/9/2023
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Last reported 5/9/2023
“generator use.”
Reviewed 10/26/2023
| Days stayed: | 2 |
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Overall Rating
Only 3 because of lots of generators running all night🤨
camper-883712 would stay here again
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“Only a Handful of RV Accessible Sites”
Reviewed 5/9/2023
| Nightly rate: | $20 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 2 |
| RV Length: | 27' (Travel Trailer) |
Overall Rating
Staying at this campground with anything larger than a popup is a crap shoot. The "road" is very narrow and single lane and mostly bordered on both sides with trees and a ditch. It rained for several days before we arrived and there's a lot of standing water -- that may or may not be due to the rain. Out of the 42 sites here, only a... more
Staying at this campground with anything larger than a popup is a crap shoot. The "road" is very narrow and single lane and mostly bordered on both sides with trees and a ditch. It rained for several days before we arrived and there's a lot of standing water -- that may or may not be due to the rain. Out of the 42 sites here, only a handful are large enough and accessible enough to maneuver anything larger than a popup.
But IF one of those few sites is available, this can be a great place if you like rustic boondock camping. The beach is gorgeous and a very easy walk from several campsites. It is generally quiet here, but there are streets and houses that border the north side of the campground and there was suburb-type noise from there in the afternoon.
In general, this is typical of a Michigan State Forest campground: small sites with poor accessibility but in a good location. The sites have picnic tables and a fire ring but nothing else. There are vault toilets but we didn't use them. The only water is from hand pumped wells. The sites are generally not level, but can be made to work with leveling blocks. We got fairly good throughput from two bars of service on both Verizon and AT&T.
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AT&T 4G
Verizon 4G
JM0278 would stay here again
This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
“Nice sites on Lake Huron with sandy beach”
Reviewed 8/6/2020
| Nightly rate: | $15 |
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| Days stayed: | 4 |
| Site Number: | 9 |
| RV Length: | 22' (Class C) |
Overall Rating
Large sites often separated by trees and undergrowth. Many sites in the North section have access to a very nice sandy beach. Surprisingly, for Lake Huron, the bottom is sandy in a good portion of the swimming area. Good Host on site who keeps the facilities stocked with teepee and reasonably clean. Most campers were very quiet and con... more
Large sites often separated by trees and undergrowth. Many sites in the North section have access to a very nice sandy beach. Surprisingly, for Lake Huron, the bottom is sandy in a good portion of the swimming area. Good Host on site who keeps the facilities stocked with teepee and reasonably clean. Most campers were very quiet and considerate but a few were running generators non stop during the day. There is a lot of swamp surrounding the campground but on our visit in late July there were very few bugs, even at dusk, so they may be spraying to reduce their numbers. Decent area for riding bicycles and taking walks. Only one of the hand pumps is functional and you will need a wide mouth container to catch the scattered outflow. All in all we enjoyed our stay and will definitely return in the future.
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Marrick would stay here again
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“Great if you can snag a beach site.”
Reviewed 6/15/2020
| Nightly rate: | $15 |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| Site Number: | 15 |
Overall Rating
Great campground on the shore of Thunder Bay. Several (15 or so) sites along the water with a great many more in the woods. Arrived on a Saturday and was able to get a beach site, less than a 50 yard walk to the water. Great sunrises over Lake Huron. My site (15) had a historical marker and a gravesite dated 1865, the only one in the p... more
Great campground on the shore of Thunder Bay. Several (15 or so) sites along the water with a great many more in the woods. Arrived on a Saturday and was able to get a beach site, less than a 50 yard walk to the water. Great sunrises over Lake Huron. My site (15) had a historical marker and a gravesite dated 1865, the only one in the park I found. Cool.
Typical state forest campground with only picknick table and fire ring, pit toilets. Entrance is in the back end of a residential area and is a bit off the beaten path.
You really need to grab a beach site!
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Swix.ing would stay here again
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Amenities
Hookups
- dry camping
Recreation
- picnic area
- recreation trail
- swimming beach
- water access
Site Amenities
- fire ring
- picnic table
Facilities
- restrooms: vault
- trash
- water available
Pets
- pets
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