Lake Nineteen Campsite

Show on map 906-474-6442 OR 906-387-2512

RAPID RIVER/MANISTIQUE RANGER DISTRICT, 8181 US HWY 2
Rapid River, MI 49878

Overview

The Munising and Rapid River/Manistique Ranger Districts of the Hiawatha National Forest offer a variety of camping experiences. Many are located on inland lakes in a rustic forest environment with no drinking water. The rustic environment offers a wonderfully serene and peaceful setting for your next camping experience.

Recreation

Visitors will be able to enjoy swimming, berry picking, and fishing at these campsites. Licenses are required for fishing in Michigan waters.

Our management efforts seek to provide for quiet, peacfeul recreation opportunities in a semi-primitive setting. Lake Ninteen campsite can be accessed by boat, by foot or by horseback from the Pine Marten Run Trail. This site is located approximately 2.5 miles away form the Pine Marten Run Middle Trailhead.

Unfortunately, the swimming area at this site is of poor condition.

Lake Nineteen has been stocked with rainbow trout. The boat access to Lake Nineteen is steep, but the road is firm. There is no turn-around at the base of the hill; trailers must be backed down to the lake. Parking is restricted to a small area located at the top of the hill.

Facilities

There is NO toilet or drinking water available at this site.

Lake Name: Lake Nineteen

Number of Sites: 1

Maximum Number of People Per Site: 8

Toilets: No

Boat Access: Back-In, Located on the West side of the lake by IronJaw Site

Lake Size (acres): 26

Natural Features

Like it's neighbor Ironjaw Lake to the west, Lake Nineteen is located in the heart of the Ironjaw Semi-Primitive Area, which is managed for both motorized and non-motorized uses. Our management efforts seek to provide for quiet, peacfeul recreation opportunities in a semi-primitive setting.

The Lake Nineteen campsite is located on the eastern shore of Lake Nineteen.

Nearby Attractions

There are a number of horse, bike, and hiking trails within minutes of several of the sites. In over a mile from these campsites, visitors can expect to find: bait shops, general and grocery stores, gas, a pay phone, trailheads, a fishing pier, biking, and kayak/canoe rentals.

Groceries, gasoline, fishing and camping supplies, boat rentals, ice, MDNR, licenses, deli, and restaurants are available on Forest Highway 13, approximately six miles to the west and north.

Contact Info

For local information, please call (906) 474-6442 or call (906) 387-2512 for general information.

Camp site features

Across 1 camp site:

Fire pit: all 1 sites
Pets allowed: all 1 sites
Largest party: 8 people

Directions

From the intersection of US-2 and Forest Highway 13 (about 14 miles east of Rapid River): drive north 18.7 miles on Highway 13 to County Road 440. Turn right (east) on CR 440 and drive 4.6 miles to FR 2733. Turn left (north) and drive 1.3 miles to the parking area.(Small area in-between Iron jaw campsite and hill for Boat launch on lake nineteen) This water access only. OR Turn right (east) on CR 440 and drive 6.6 miles to FR 2728. (Pine Marten Run Middle Trailhead) Keep following the road for about 2.5 miles until you get to a gate. You can hike in about a mile to the site on the Pine Marten Run Trail. Site on your right ( West).

Stay Limit

Check in from 2 PM, check out by 12 PM.

Reviews

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Patrick S

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Reviewed 3 months ago

I actually didn't go to this campsite. I originally had this campsite reserved but then noticed in a comment that there were no pit toilets of any kind on the site or in the area, so I made a different reservation for another site that seemed to indicate it did have a vault toilet. However, that site did not actually have vault toilet either. I am infuriated by the recreation.gov reservation system in its complete inability to specify whether or not a site has or does not have a toilet. If it does not have a toilet it should say so and not leave the user to wonder.

Scott M

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Reviewed a year ago

Lewis H

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Reviewed a year ago

As we got there, we were loading stuff in the boat to get across the other side to the other side the people at a campsite right at the boat lunch had a dog, and it ran up and almost bit. My kids and girlfriend very upset about it there was no fish And the people on the other side we asked him to keep it down, cause we could hear them all the way across the lake.

James D

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Reviewed 2 years ago

Small but nice camp site with room for two small tents on flat areas with beds of pine needles. Good lakeside water access. It is disappointing that there is no latrine provided. A simple pit toilet could be constructed judging by the surrounding terrain.

Sarah T

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Reviewed 3 years ago

Excellent experience

Russell D

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Reviewed 5 years ago

Got to say I could have had a better experience if where my campground was mapped out for me a little bit better no trails LED there couldn't find the trail if it was to lead there even the horseback rider said they didn't know how to get over there and I had seen seven different horse back riding groups and all of them said there's no way over to the other side of the lake unless it was by boat

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