State: Michigan
Address 1: NF-6860
Address 2: Ottawa National Forest
City: Marenisco
Zip: 49947
Open: Seasonal
Number of Sites: 13
Elevation: 1676
County: Gogebic
About: Located in Gogebic County 10 miles southeast of the town of Marenisco, Mi., on the Bessemer Ranger District in the southern half of the Ottawa National Forest. Moosehead Lake Campground consists of one camping loop with 13 campsites. All sites are spaced with natural vegetation for screening.
Providing excellent chance for privacy. This campground provides drive-in sites that can accommodate tents, trailers, and motor homes. Each site offers a tent pad, accessible wood table, fire ring, and parking spur. Two vault toilets are located in the camping loop, drinking water is provided at a centrally located hand pump. Adjacent to the campground is a boat landing, which provides fishing opportunity’s for a variety of game fish.
Fees: $10 (2012)
Usage: Light-Medium
Closest Towns: Marenisco
Water: Drinking Water
Restrooms: Vault Toilet
Directions: From Bessemer, Mi., travel east on US-2 for 19 miles to Marenisco, Mi. Turn right (south) onto Fair Avenue and travel for 1 mile on Fair Avenue. Turn right onto M-64 and travel south for approximately 4 1/2 miles to FR 8820. Turn left (east) on FR 8820 and travel 5.2 miles to FR 6860. Continue on FR 6860 for 4 miles to FR 4862 and turn right and travel 1 1/2 mile to the campground. Watersmeet is 23 miles east of Marenisco, Mi, on US-2.