Carp River Campground

Came in mid day with assorted sites to choose from. Hosts we’re helpful with available site information. Site was freshly raked and fire pit clean. If you’re expecting a river view, you’ll be disappointed. Plenty to do nearby in the St Ignace area. Most sites aren’t quite level, but no big deal. Easy on/off I75 just north of the bridge.

We pulled in in Wednesday after noon around 3:30 PM. Drove through and saw 3 sites up front that were open (1, 2 and 5) Decided to continue around loop 1 then loop 2. Many sites were tagged, but most campers must have been kayaking or in ST Ignace for the car show?
In our drive around, we saw 1 or 2 sites that would be tough with a travel trailer (we have a 2500RL Imagine).
2 or 3 sites have walk-downs to the Carp River for kayak access.
From the second loop drinking water is probably more of a drive than a walk, if you are carrying more than 2 5 gallon containers.

Not the best spot for solar panels, but we were at 86% in the morning and by 3:30 PM we were at 94%.

Also, with the senior golden pass rates are reduced 50% so we paid $10 per night.

regular rate is $20.00 per night.

Great cell signal. Verizon 2-3 bars.

Excellent TV reception.

Firewood on site $7.00 bundle will get 2-3 decent fires or 1-2 blazing fires.

Campground hosts are great.

We stopped here for two nights on our way from Ohio to Arizona. It’s a quiet campground with limited services. Recommend having plenty of water & empty gray and black tanks. Not much for kids to do other than explore and hike. There was a lot of Poision ivy and mosquitoes in and around our site.

Cell signal performance AT&T was strong the entire time. Verizon was variable, that being said both my wife and I were able to work on our computers and iPhones for the duration of our stay.

Beautiful, secluded campground. Big campsites! Nice picnic table and fire ring. We had a pull-through site across from the drinking water and dumpster and next to the bathroom. I fogged with Yard Guard and it made it very livable with all the mosquitoes. The tall thick trees, the river bubbling below, the birds singing and a bonfire going, we couldn’t ask for anything more. Oh there was a little road noise that disturbed the silence of the night, but I won’t complain.

This is an old style National Forest campground that is located about 20 minutes north of Saint Ignace in the Upper Peninsula. You can catch a ferry to Mackinac Island in downtown Saint Ignace so this campground is an inexpensive alternative to the expensive state park or private parks if you are set up for rustic camping. We used it as a stop on our way home from northern Canada.

The sites are huge with lots of separation. Lots of tall trees and shade so it is really forest camping. The sites all have a fire ring and table but there are no rv or tent pads so after a rain the site can be a muddy mess.

There are a number of pull through sites, site 17 is a large pull through and we were able to get our trailer level without any leveling devices.

There are both old style outhouse type toilets and a more updated pit toilet facility.

We had mostly 1 bar of 4g service but it would pop to 3g or disappear all together randomly, then return.

The campground was surprisingly busy in mid September but very quiet the night we stayed. Bring your Thermocells or bug spray as mosquitos can be annoying.

We paid $8 night using senior pass.