
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
South Manitou Group Campground
Photo: NPS Photo
Site map
6 campsites at their real positions, from the agency's own site coordinates.
- Campsite
- Loop, in site-number order
About this group camp
South Manitou Group Campground is a tent-only backcountry facility on South Manitou Island in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore on Lake Michigan. Campers must take a 1.5-hour Manitou Island Transit Ferry trip or boat ride to reach it, and must backpack their gear into the campground from the dock.
Sites and hookups
- Sites by type
- 6 group
- Walk-in sites
- 6
- Pets
- Not allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed
- Booking
- Reservable on Recreation.gov
Amenities
- Vault toilets
- Firewood
RV parks near South Manitou Group Campground
Nearest first, within 25 miles. Hookups are what each park lists.
D. H. Day Campground8.8 mi · Glen Arbor, MI
Indigo Bluffs RV Park & Resort14.9 mi · Empire, MI
Lively Acres Campground16.3 mi · Empire, MI
Lake Leelanau RV Park18.8 mi · Lake Leelanau, MI
Wild Cherry Resort20 mi · Lake Leelanau, MIWater · Sewer · Electric · Electric 30A
Leelanau Pines Campground20.4 mi · Cedar, MI
More federal campgrounds nearby
- Popple Campground - South Manitou Island2.5 mi · National Park Service · First come
- D.H. Day Group Campground8.7 mi · National Park Service4 sites
- D.H. Day Campground8.7 mi · National Park Service87 sites · RVs to 35 ft · 1 pull-through
- Village Campground - North Manitou Island9.8 mi · National Park Service · First come
- White Pine Backcountry Campground Permits19 mi · National Park Service7 sites · Waterfront sites
- Platte River Campground20.7 mi · National Park Service179 sites · 50 amp electric · RVs to 40 ft · 11 pull-through
Public recreation nearby
Trailheads, access points and public lands within 25 miles.
- South Manitou Island Visitor CenterVisitor center · 0.2 mi · National Park Service · Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
- Sleeping Bear Dunes National LakeshorePublic land · 6.7 mi to center · National Park ServiceDetails
- Port Oneida Heritage CenterVisitor center · 9.2 mi · National Park Service · Sleeping Bear Dunes National LakeshoreDetails
- Philip A. Hart Visitor CenterVisitor center · 14 mi · National Park Service · Sleeping Bear Dunes National LakeshoreDetails
Data Source: Recreation.gov


