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Nestled in a quiet, rustic setting adjacent to the Carp Wild and Scenic River, Carp River Campground is an ideal place to get away and enjoy the outdoors.
The surrounding Hiawatha National Forest provides visitors with countless recreational activities, and the scenery provides a beautiful backdrop for a traditional camping experience.
Divided into two major blocks of land and five districts, the forest is home to Grand Island National Recreation Area, Whitefish Scenic Byway, six lighthouses, five Wildernesses and Clear Lake Education Center. In addition to recreation opportunities, visitors will find a wide array of habitats, including trees like northern hardwoods, jackpine and other conifers, and a variety of inland wetland habitats.
Fishing is a popular activity in the campground area, and brook, brown and rainbow trout can all be spotted in the Carp River.
In addition to the fishing opportunities, hiking canoeing, kayaking, wildlife viewing and more are all available at or around the Carp River Campground.
All campsites are wooded and shaded from the hot summer sun. Each site has a table and a fire ring, and drinking water and vault toilets are conveniently spaced throughout the campground.
Located in Michigan's wild and scenic Upper Peninsula, the Hiawatha National Forest is known as "the Great Lakes National Forest." The forest's dramatic shorelines lie nestled up to Lakes Superior, Huron and Michigan.
Outstanding lakeshores, lighthouses, islands and historic sites create a playground and place of respite, all within a day's drive from major urban and rural areas of Michigan and Wisconsin.
Carp River Campground is located just eight miles from St. Ignace, which is known for its fine restaurants, museums and historic sites.
Please cancel seven days in advance if you need to cancel your reservation. Reservation sites cannot be traded for walk up sites.
4664 Mackinac Trail, St Ignace Michigan 49781
From the intersection of US-2 and I-75, drive north on I-75 to exit 352. Turn right on County Road 123, then turn left on Mackinac Trail/Highway 63. Drive north approximately five miles, turn left onto FR 3445 and drive a quarter mile to the campground.
Check in time is anytime after 2 pm. Early arrivals will be charged for the previous day.
Visited in 08/2016. Campground was clean and sites were large and spacious. Very few other campers at the time of our visit. Rustic but nice. A little road noise but not bad.
Raccoons were a nuisance so do not leave anything out! They will get it.
This small, quiet, rustic campgound was a nice find on our last trip through the area. The river is real close to all of the campsites and facilities are clean and well-maintained. My only complaint is that it is a little close to the I-75 freeway for traffic noise but it didn't really bother me after all. I would stay here again.
Amazing little rustic campground! Beautiful and clean areas. The most cleanest, best smelling rustic restrooms ever! Camp Host is a super friendly helpful guy.
This is by far the cleanest campground I Have seen in recent years. I stayed here 19 years ago and it was Ok then. But, last week was great. The vault toilets did not stink. In Fact they were extremely clean! Camp host was very pleasant. It is right on the river and has larger campsites too. Hope to go back again sometime.
Stayed for a few days last summer. Facilities were clean and well maintained. Walked around a bit and chatted with several of the other camper who were all very friendly. We had a battery issue with the RV and the host, who was very freindly, had his son drive a generator out to our site to get us power to pull in the slides. Did not notice any noise from I75 although it was July 4 week and freeway traffic was vey busy. Not far from St Ignace, ferry docks etc.
Every site has a picnic table and nice large fire ring with a cooking grate.
