Ottawa National Forest

45 years of the wilderness! A wonderful place

What a beautiful, peaceful spot. Site 14 was very level, and looked down on the blue waters of Ottawa Lake. Can't wait to come back.

Great place. Been there many times. I’m in my upper 70s and find the portages to be very difficult now. It would be nice to let older people or anybody with a disability to use a canoe cart to get the canoe through. I actually had to drag the canoe part of the way.

Amazing fall colors, clean, mowed nicely, great people, beautiful lake. Bathrooms were always very clean. Thank you

Being so close to the trail at this site, there is the risk of people entering your campsite. This happened to me as I was packing up to leave. I wish the forest service would educate hikers to avoid entering campsites so as not to invade the backcountry experience of campers. It is simple, backcountry ethics and people who come to enjoy Sylvania should know how not to ruin the experience for other people.

Great hike in to site. Enjoyed our site very much. The leaves were beautiful!!