Sand Lake Campground

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Overview

Sand Lake Campground is situated on the scenic shores of Sand Lake and provides a selection of sites shaded by a mixed hardwood forest. Just beyond the trees is a well-loved, sandy swimming beach. The campground is located 15 minutes from the Pine National Scenic River and several other lakes.

The popular campground sits within the Huron-Manistee National Forests, far enough from town to let its natural splendor shine, but close enough for convenient access to gas and groceries.

Recreation

Power boating, sailing, canoeing, hiking and swimming are some of the most common activities on the lake. Anglers delight in the waters well-stocked with bluegill, perch and smallmouth bass. A picnic area and boat ramp are available for use.

Facilities

The campground provides conveniences like coin showers, flush toilets and drinking water faucets. Visitors often rave about the nice, private bathrooms with vanities.

Natural Features

Sand Lake boasts about 50 acres of mostly shallow waters. The campground is nicely wooded; some sites are heavy shaded while others are much more open. Summertime temperatures are generally around 80 degrees.

The Huron-Manistee National Forests encompass nearly a million acres of public protected land, including nearly 6,000 acres of wetlands that extend over the northern portion of Michigan's Lower Peninsula.

Contact Info

For facility specific information, please call (801) 226-3564.

Camp site features

Across 44 camp sites:

Pets allowed: all 44 sites
ADA accessible: 11 of 44 sites
Group sites: 1 of 44 sites
Longest RV: 40 ft
Largest party: 25 people

Directions

From Wellston, MI, take Seaman Road 3.9 miles south through Dublin. Just beyond the grocery store, turn right and stay on Seaman Road. Go 0.5 miles to Sand Lake Road (Forest Road 5728) and the campground sign. Turn right onto Sand Lake Road and go 0.6 miles to the campground.

Stay Limit

Check in from 2 PM, check out by 1 PM.

Reviews

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Greg P

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Reviewed 2 months ago

We have camped at Sand Lake off and on for the past 40 years . Unfortunately I think it has gone downhill in few years. No body has kept up with required maintenance. The camp host did not seem overly concerned keeping the facilities clean.

Michael B

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Reviewed 2 months ago

beautiful area!

ashlyn T

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Reviewed 2 months ago

This was our first time staying at a National Forest. Normally, we stay at a state park & let me tell you it’ll never happen again. The bathrooms were full of mold and bugs. There were thousands of bugs in each bathroom/shower room. We also had an unpleasant experience when it came to charging our phones/portable chargers. For 1, no where online is there rules/regulations against generators…we turned our generator on from 8-9 pm to charge our phones and we had the cops called on us. Normally, if there was an issue, a fellow camper might come ask us to turn the generator off, but not here apparently. We would have happily turned it off. We were very very unpleased with our stay and ended up leaving a day early.

Carol S

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Reviewed 2 months ago

So peaceful, loved the showers!l

Shehrzad R

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Reviewed 2 months ago

Pros- good campsite, offered privacy with surrounding tree canopy, enough space for a tent, picnic table, car, fire pit and room to move around. The fire pit with attached grill and lamp post to hang a lantern or garbage bag were useful features. There were enough bathroom, and shower stalls. A Sandy Beach was also at the campground. Cons- bathroom and showers were clean, however numerous ticks on the walls and floors and sometimes countertop. There was no soap dispenser. There is no forest ranger at the gate. I never saw the campsite manager, so, I could not buy the Wood for sale. I did not see any ice for sale. There was no easy access to the beach other than a very long drive. A cut through with wood steps would be a nice addition.

James N

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Reviewed 2 months ago

Excellent campground. Exceptionally clean bathrooms and showers, Good separation of sites. Wonderful lake. Please stay away so that we can enjoy.

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