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3/28/2026 9:41:27 PM EDT
Ive never camped outside of campgrounds. Well one time when I was younger I was in some woods with adults for deer camp.
I have a canvas wall tent and would like to try tent camping down some trail I can drive to. Somewhere around Manistee, Mason, Lake, Oceana, or Newaygo county.
Nothing against camping in campgrounds. I'd just like to be not near any people.
3/29/2026 6:22:16 PM EDT
[#1]
Wouldn't state land be sufficient for your needs, there's a lot of nice quiet areas in eastern Oceana/western Baldwin counties.
3/30/2026 6:35:50 AM EDT
[#2]
You can camp on any US NF land.  Free
4/4/2026 8:08:02 PM EDT
[#3]
Originally Posted By WantGrape:
Ive never camped outside of campgrounds. Well one time when I was younger I was in some woods with adults for deer camp.
I have a canvas wall tent and would like to try tent camping down some trail I can drive to. Somewhere around Manistee, Mason, Lake, Oceana, or Newaygo county.
Nothing against camping in campgrounds. I'd just like to be not near any people.
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There is plenty of national forest land you can camp on in this area. Pretty much just go.there and find a spot. Onx can be helpful, you can also download some pdf maps that work with avenza. I can't remember where I got them, but they work offline and show the NF property boundaries

https://www.fs.usda.gov/mapfinder/
4/5/2026 12:15:27 PM EDT
[#4]
Check out South Manitou Island.
The “Three Stupid” Rule: “Do not go to stupid places, with stupid people, and do stupid things”

Religion is a handy device for keeping the philosophically deficient in line.
4/6/2026 12:02:57 PM EDT
[#5]
Michigan DNR site

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