Monocle Lake
Hiawatha National Forest
Monocle Lake Campground offers a a relaxing place to fish, swim and hike along the shores of scenic Monocle Lake just off Lake Superior. It is located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula in the northeastern corner of the Hiawatha National Forest.
The campground is centrally located among many recreational opportunities in the Sault Ste. Marie area, including the Whitefish Bay National Scenic Byway and Tahquamenon Falls.
The campground offers heavily shaded single-family sites for tent and RV camping. Some sites are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Each site is equipped with a table and campfire ring with grill. Accessible vault toilets and drinking water are provided. Hookups are not available.
A day-use picnic area, adjacent to a fairly large parking area at the campground, provides easy access to a swimming beach. The picnic area is equipped with tables, grills and drinking water, as well as accessible vault toilets.
A paved boat launch with a parking lot big enough to accommodate vehicles and trailers provides easy access to the beautiful all sports lake.
Need to Know
- Click here for more information on the Hiawatha National Forest
- Don't move firewood: To limit the spread of invasive tree-killing pests, firewood from outside the area is not permitted. Some states have quarantines and may confiscate your firewood. Please help protect our forests from invasive species by obtaining your firewood at or near your camping destination and burning it on-site. Visit dontmovefirewood.org for more information.
Reservations cannot be traded for walk up sites.
Check in time is anytime after 2 pm.
This location does not have an office. It has a self pay station. Reservations cannot be changed at this location.
Natural Features
The campground surrounds the south end of 172-acre Monocle Lake, and is less than two miles from the historic Point Iroquois Lighthouse. It is nestled in a mixed hardwood forest of aspen, maple, birch and pine trees, providing scenic lake and forest views from anywhere in the campground. Private residences also surround the inland lake.
Nearby Attractions
The nearest town is Bay Mills, which is about 6 miles from Monocle Lake. The United States-Canada border, at Sault Ste. Marie, is about 25 miles from the campground.
Tahquamenon Falls, a series of beautifully brown-colored waterfalls on the Tahquamenon River, is located about 35 miles from Monocle Lake.
Recreation
Monocle Lake is populated with walleye, smallmouth bass, pike and perch. Two man-made reefs lie just off the eastern shore next to the campground, where anglers typically have good luck.
Swimming and boating are popular activities in the area. Visitors also enjoy hiking the 14.5-mile Monocle Lake Trail. Two miles of the trail have interpretive displays, and the first 1100 feet of the trail are along an elevated, accessible boardwalk. Additional trails are found in the surrounding area.
Changes & Cancellations
Please cancel 7 days in advance if you need to cancel your reservation. Reservation sites cannot be traded for walk-in sites.
Contact Information
Mailing
N. 4149 Brevort Camp Road St. Ignace MI 49760
Phone Number
For campground inquiries, please call: 906-203-9872
Rental Options
Learn more about gear rental options for your trip
Driving Directions
12600 E Lakeshore Drive Brimley Michigan 49715
From Bay Mills, travel west on County Road 42 (Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway) for approximately half a mile, then turn south on Forest Road 3699 to the campground entrance.
Available Campsites
- Site 27, Loop MONOCLE LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 26, Loop MONOCLE LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 14, Loop MONOCLE LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 32, Loop MONOCLE LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 40, Loop MONOCLE LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 04, Loop MONOCLE LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 23, Loop MONOCLE LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 18, Loop MONOCLE LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 35, Loop MONOCLE LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 21, Loop MONOCLE LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 16, Loop MONOCLE LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 03, Loop MONOCLE LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 06, Loop MONOCLE LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 08, Loop MONOCLE LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 11, Loop MONOCLE LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 09, Loop MONOCLE LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 02, Loop MONOCLE LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 12, Loop MONOCLE LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 33, Loop MONOCLE LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 20, Loop MONOCLE LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 25, Loop MONOCLE LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 13, Loop MONOCLE LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 36, Loop MONOCLE LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 30, Loop MONOCLE LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 28, Loop MONOCLE LAKE , Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 07, Loop MONOCLE LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 01, Loop MONOCLE LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 19, Loop MONOCLE LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 15, Loop MONOCLE LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 41, Loop MONOCLE LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 38, Loop MONOCLE LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 42, Loop MONOCLE LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 24, Loop MONOCLE LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 29, Loop MONOCLE LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 31, Loop MONOCLE LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 22, Loop MONOCLE LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 05, Loop MONOCLE LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 34, Loop MONOCLE LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 37, Loop MONOCLE LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 39, Loop MONOCLE LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 17, Loop MONOCLE LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 10, Loop MONOCLE LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
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