Catchin’ Crickets Campground

This is a dry camping campground with water on site. Most of the people here had either tents or small trailers, but we had no trouble finding a spot for our 40' fifth wheel. 

It's also first come, first served, but arriving on a Wednesday, we were the second people at the campground. Many others arrived for the weekend on Friday night, but they mostly took the outside loop treed spots. At the registration area, they have envelopes and a deposit box for campground fees.

We took an arial photo of the campground, since there isn't one available on Google Maps or their own website. The campground seems to be fairly new and well maintained with picnic tables and fire rings at each spot. 

There is a vault toilet by the self-serve registration area and firewood for a $5 fee per bundle. There is water on site that is pumped using an old fashioned hand pump. It was cold and had a distinct taste. There is not a dump on site, so we went to Munising Tourist Campground to dump for an $8 fee.

People staying at the campground were rather noisy, talking and making noise well into the early hours of the morning (2am-3am) on the weekend. No problems during the week.

We got 145 down/20 up on Starlink. Only 1 bar on the Verizon phones and 2 bars with the cell antenna, but it was unusable. AT&T was 4 bars with the cell antenna (23/9).

We did not realize reservations were required to camp at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Catchin Crickets Campground was a great alternative. Very clean, gravel pads that are very flat and level. No services except water from an old fashion had pump. Pit toilets are very clean. Can handle just about any size camper. Large maple trees along the perimeter and small planted trees in the middle. Firewood available at registration.