Pine River Campground
This is a popular campground during fishing season. Recreation opportunities include hunting, picnicking, mushroom gathering and berry picking. The picnic shelter is a Civilian Conservation Corps construction from the mid 1940's.
More like this: first-come in Michigan · tent only in Michigan
Amenities & rules
| Equipment | Tents |
| Fees | Recreation Enhancement Act Fee - Camping - Per Night: $10.00 |
Individual sites vary. Confirm on Recreation.gov or with the managing office.
Season & status
| Status | Closed for the season. Forest Service sites close for the season; check the official page for the reopening date. |
| Season | April 12 to November 30 |
| Forest | Huron-Manistee National Forests |
| Fees | Recreation Enhancement Act Fee - Camping - Per Night: $10.00 |
| Rules | As a visitor to the National Forest, you are asked to follow certain rules designed to protect the Forest, natural resources and to provide for public safety of visitors. These rules are available to you on-line or at any office of the Huron-Manistee National Forests. Please take time to read and understand them. General Topic orders apply across the Forests. |
Weather by month
Getting there
| Coordinates | 44.5633° N, 83.5994° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- PrescribedWelcome Lake South Rx
15 mi from the campground · 35 acres
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.
Supplies & services
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 10.1 mi |
| Outdoor gear | Lincoln Outdoors ↗ | 12.4 mi |
| RV sales & service | Rose City RV Center ↗ | 27.8 mi |
Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Call ahead; hours change seasonally.
Explore
Worth a stop
- 7.3 miSawmill Point Boat Launch ↗Boat launch
Trails nearby
- under 0.1 miPine River Rearing Pond Path0.2 mi trail · hiking, bike
- 0.1 miPine River Rpp South Spurunder 0.1 mi trail · hiking, bike
- 0.1 miPine River Rpp North Spurunder 0.1 mi trail · hiking, bike
- 2.2 miAlcona Smt Countyline Dnr963 ↗14.7 mi trail · snowmobile, snowshoe, ski
- 4.3 miAlcona Smt Turkey Ft Dnr962 ↗7 mi trail · snowmobile, snowshoe, ski
- 4.7 miAlcona Smt North Lk Dnr9711.2 mi trail · snowmobile, snowshoe, ski
Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.
Public land it sits in
This campground sits inside Huron-Manistee National Forest.
- inHuron-Manistee National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 2,028,484 acres
Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.
Other campgrounds nearby
On the National Register nearby
- Cooke Hydroelectric PlantHistoric district · Oscoda · 6.4 mi
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Reference
Questions people ask
How much does it cost to camp at Pine River Campground?
Recreation Enhancement Act Fee - Camping - Per Night: $10.00
Source: Forest Service
Is Pine River Campground open right now?
Closed for the season as of Oct 26, 2026. Season April 12 to November 30.
Source: Forest Service status
Can I bring an RV to Pine River Campground?
Pine River Campground is listed for tents only.
Source: Forest Service
What if Pine River Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Jewell Lake Campground (7.9 mi, first-come), Horseshoe Lake Campground and Boat Launch (8.6 mi, first-come), and Monument Campground (9 mi).
Source: Campgrounds nearby