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Channel Marker Campsite on Grand Island

Alger County · MI

Source: US Forest Service · imported Aug 14, 2026

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Cost

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Key campground facts

Reservation

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Reservation details

Vehicle & access

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Fire conditions

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Where it is

Alger County, MI

Map and coordinates

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The essentials

Key campground facts

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Price

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Type

Dispersed area

Camping status

Dispersed allowed

Land manager

Hiawatha National Forest

Reservation notes from the source

Reservations for Channel Marker Campsite and an interactive map can be accessed at: Recreation.gov Call 877-444-6777 Call 877-833-6777 (TTY)

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No conditions or restrictions are recorded for this location yet. Check the managing agency before you go.

Can you camp here?

Camping legality

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Getting there

Access and vehicle suitability

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Season and hours

Season opens

May 24

Source: US Forest Service

Season closes

October 14

Source: US Forest Service

Operating hours

Beginning May, 2022 Check-in Time: 2 pm Check-out Time: 11 am

Source: US Forest Service

Reported open status

closed

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Where it is

Location

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State

County

Alger County

Elevation

613 ft

Coordinates

46.45386, -86.67934

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Operational hours

Beginning May, 2022 Check-in Time: 2 pm Check-out Time: 11 am

Recreation area page

Camping

Only camping types present in the source record.

Dispersed

Setting & surroundings

What's around this campsite

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National Weather Service

Weather

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Staying reachable

Connectivity

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Agency fire orders

Fire conditions

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Nearby services

Fuel, water, dump, supplies and more

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Solar

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Is this place right for you?

Experience & practicality

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Experience

Published recreation and setting.

—/ 10

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Why

Forest setting
Water nearby

Practicality

Published logistics: access, cost, facilities.

—/ 10

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Why

Camping is published as allowed
Cell service
Cost is published

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Methodology nmr-score-3.0.0. Park-level activities feed Experience only; campsite facts feed Practicality only. Experience measures how much recreation and setting evidence is published; Practicality is the published positive share scaled by how much of the logistics catalogue has been documented, so a handful of positives can no longer read 10/10. Unknown is never treated as a no. Neither dimension is used to filter search results, and “Best” ordering ranks fully supported records above partially supported ones.

Overview

Why this place?

Dispersed area managed by Hiawatha National Forest.
Camping status: Dispersed allowed.
Located in Alger County, MI at 613 ft.
Fee details are published, but no exact nightly amount — see the fee notes below.

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Data & trust

Source confidence

Medium

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Source

US Forest Service

Last source update

Aug 14, 2026

Source record

#82853

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