State unconfirmedHuron-Manistee National Forests

Upper Manistee River Backcountry Campsites

The Upper Manistee dispersed campsites are primitive campsites on the Manistee River Backwaters of Tippy Dam Pond, located along the banks of the Manistee River between Tippy Dam and Hodenpyl Dam. The Government Landing location includes 7 sites, in which, 5 are located on the water and 2 sites are on higher ground overlooking the water.

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In this field guide11 site records · 2 published loops
Source snapshotSep 21, 2026
Land managerUSDA Forest Service
Official facilityRecreation.gov · 10049020

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Site / loopSite accessRV limitTrailer limitDrivewayEntryOutletsSurface
22GovernmentLandingSTANDARD NONELECTRICDrive-In20 ftvehicle onlyNot publishedtrailer only20 ftParking surface onlyBack-InNot publishedGravel
23GovernmentLandingWALK TOReview in setup checkerConflicting sourcesNot publishedvehicle onlyNot publishedtrailer onlyNot publishedParking surface onlyNot publishedNot publishedNot published
24GovernmentLandingWALK TOReview in setup checkerConflicting sourcesNot publishedvehicle onlyNot publishedtrailer onlyNot publishedParking surface onlyNot publishedNot publishedNot published
25GovernmentLandingSTANDARD NONELECTRICDrive-In20 ftvehicle only20 fttrailer only20 ftParking surface onlyBack-InNot publishedGravel
26GovernmentLandingSTANDARD NONELECTRICReview in setup checkerDrive-In20 ftvehicle only20 fttrailer only20 ftParking surface onlyBack-InNot publishedGravel
27GovernmentLandingSTANDARD NONELECTRICReview in setup checkerDrive-In20 ftvehicle only20 fttrailer only20 ftParking surface onlyBack-InNot publishedGravel
28GovernmentLandingSTANDARD NONELECTRICReview in setup checkerDrive-In20 ftvehicle only20 fttrailer only20 ftParking surface onlyBack-InNot publishedGravel
11RedBridgeTENT ONLY NONELECTRICReview in setup checkerHike-InNot publishedvehicle onlyNot publishedtrailer onlyNot publishedParking surface onlyNot publishedNot publishedNot published
12RedBridgeTENT ONLY NONELECTRICReview in setup checkerHike-InNot publishedvehicle onlyNot publishedtrailer onlyNot publishedParking surface onlyNot publishedNot publishedNot published
13RedBridgeTENT ONLY NONELECTRICReview in setup checkerHike-InNot publishedvehicle onlyNot publishedtrailer onlyNot publishedParking surface onlyNot publishedNot publishedNot published
14RedBridgeTENT ONLY NONELECTRICReview in setup checkerHike-InNot publishedvehicle onlyNot publishedtrailer onlyNot publishedParking surface onlyNot publishedNot publishedNot published

This snapshot contains 11 accepted site records. It may not represent every site at the campground. Hookups and accessibility features appear in each complete record.

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44.283861, -85.861844Campground location, not individual site coordinates.
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