Green Lake Rustic Campground

A buddy and I wanted to launch our kayaks and do the paddle through the chain of lakes north of Chelsea, MI to Hell, MI. Bruin Lake modern camp ground wasn't open, so we booked a quick overnight at the Green Lake Rustic campground. The camp is pretty basic with some nice Lakeview sites on a big loop. My buddy and I like to hammock camp and we found a great hang site at site GL4. We were there is early April, so temps were pretty frosty and there were probably 7-8 tent sites booked. Good gear solves all weather problems. Only disappointment was a beat up camper held together by duct tape and bailing wire rolled in and parked next to us. There was zero activity at the camper, but the windows were taped over and the camper was running a generator in the tent section, killing the rustic vibe.

Nice basic campground. Vault toilets. Fire rings. Large lots.

We spent a wonderfully relaxing weekend. Excellent hiking trails that well maintained. No showers, but clean toilets. Quiet and cozy for winter camping.

This is a great little rustic campground on a lake. The only complaint I have is, we were told not to bring fire wood from outside. And they don't sell wood on site. So we still had to go buy wood from an outside vendor and bring it in. Other than that it is a great little state campground and we highly recommend!

Nice rustic campground. About 25 official campsites, all rustic. Plus a rentable yurt. Each site has a fire ring and picnic bench. They have a water pump and two vault (his and hers) toilets in the campground - around site 8 and the yurt. About a quarter of the sites are on the lake. The campground is about a half mile from the Waterloo-Pinckney trail. There is an external parking site on the trail, right outside the campground. Easy access right off highway 52. Not sure if it's official, but i've parked there 10-12 times for overnight trips between Silver Lake (Pinckney headquarters) and Green Lake or Green Lake to The Pines Campground and back. It's 12-14 miles from Silver Lake, 7 miles from Blind Lake, 11.5 from the Pines. Great campground if you're ok with rustic camping (no ele