NPS · Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

South Manitou Group Campground

No lengths published for any site here

Longest for your rig: —
Booking: Reservable
Hookups: none
Entry: Back-in only
ADA sites: —
Elevation: 575 ft

Book on Recreation.gov →the official reservation system; we take no cut

Every bookable site

Tents only — no rig permitted here — 6 sites

BG001no rigs permitted BG002no rigs permitted BG003no rigs permitted WG001no rigs permitted WG002no rigs permitted WG003no rigs permitted

Within 60 miles

Map marker#	Campground	Distance	Sites	Longest for your rig	Hookups
1	D.H. Day Group Campground MI · tent-only	9 mi S	4	—	none
2	D.H. Day Campground MI	9 mi SE	82	35 ft	none
3	White Pine Backcountry Campground Permits MI	19 mi S	7	—	none
4	Platte River Campground MI	21 mi S	171	60 ft	electric · pull-through
5	Seaton Creek Campground MI	47 mi S	19	—	none · pull-through
6	Upper Manistee River Backcountry Campsites MI	52 mi S	11	20 ft	none

this campground numbered to match the tableClick a marker for what it is and how far. Straight-line distances, not driving distances; the inset shows where this sits in the state. For directions, open this location in OpenStreetMap.

Everything else on record

Bookable sites: 6
Max occupancy per site: 20
Reservable sites: 6
Coordinates: 45.0125, -86.0947
Nearest place: EMPIRE
Phone: 231-326-4700
Elevation: 575 ft

Sources

Recreation Information Database (RIDB) · fetched from https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1/facilities/232456 · retrieved 2026-08-17 · public-domain
USGS Elevation Point Query Service · fetched from https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json · retrieved 2026-08-17 · public-domain