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Located in Gogebic County 9 miles southwest of the town of Marenisco, Mi., on the Bessemer Ranger District in the southern half of the Ottawa National Forest. Henry Lake Campground is a single loop campground with 11 campsites that are spaced with natural vegetation for screening. Henry Lake Campground provides drive-in sites that can accommodate tents, trailers, and motor homes. Each site offers an accessible wood table, fire ring and parking spur. Two single vault toilets are located near the fee station, while water is provided in the camping loop. Located adjacent to the campground is a boat landing, an accessible toilet, and a trail to an accessible fishing pier providing access to a variety of game fish.
From Bessemer, Mi., travel east on US 2 approximately 13 miles and turn right (south) onto Dunham Road, travel approximately 3 miles and turn right (south) onto FR 8100, travel approximately 4 ½ miles to the campground.
From Watersmeet, Mi., travel west on US 2 approximately 28 miles and turn left onto M 64, travel approximately 3 1/2 miles and turn right onto FR 8300, travel approximately 5 miles and turn left onto FR 8100, travel approximately 3 miles to the campground.
Eleven nicely spaced and screened rustic campsites, boat access site, and accessible fishing platform border an otherwise undeveloped and relatively isolated lake. It has been raining since an hour after I arrived yesterday, but I can't think of a much better campground to be enduring it in.
Nice little campground, went up to see some fall colors and we were the only people there.
Bring your own potable water - at this time the pump is not available. Remote and quiet (only 1 other group was there), trees between the campsites, very clean, nicest pit toilets ever! Easy forest road access!
