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Went to Fife Lake again! This time we camped on the bank of the Manistee River.
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It was a weekend. Definitely first come first serve. We got there around 10AM. It was pretty quiet.Very nice! Need to explore that area more. Was that during the week or on a weekend? Imagine it's hard to find a gem like that on a weekend.
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.Some photos from my recent camping/fishing trip to Portsmouth Island.
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Heading up there in a couple weeks for a few days. If you don't mind me asking where is this site located?Sat April 20, first outing of the season in the Manistee National Forest. Rustic campground, 6 sites..........I was all by myself. Warm enough for a t shirt until 8:30/9:00. Yup, I'm a Maker's Mark junkie!
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Marked three primative camps in red, with the approx two track in locations. No fee for any of these, just first come first serve.Heading up there in a couple weeks for a few days. If you don't mind me asking where is this site located?
Very interested. Thanks for the info!Marked three primative camps in red, with the approx two track in locations. No fee for any of these, just first come first serve.
Condon Lake (the one in my earlier post, and in the pics) is just West of Bitley. Nice little lake with nothing but the camp on it. Easy to walk around it. North Country Trail goes by the east side of the lake.
Kenosha Lake (upper left of 3 marked)...........I have not stayed at. Only the camp is on this lake.
Sawkaw Lake (middle of the 3 marked)............I have not stayed here either. Their are a few cottages on the west side of it. I marked two roads in, but I don't recall where the road in is............I just know you have to access it from that side, despite the maps showing a seasonal road going through. It's blocked by the cottages on the west.
I have a spot south of there on a two track that I am tempted to stay at. My only concern is dirt bike / atv traffic. Not sure how busy that spot gets. But it's right along a beautiful stream. Camp maybe 70' (or so) from the stream. I have the GPS coords for that if interested.
Here is a Google Maps link to the area.
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