South Gemini Lake State Forest Campground
Shingleton, MI · Campground
- Address
- South Gemini Lake State Forest Campground, Shingleton, MI 49884
- Phone
- (906) 341-2355
- Website
- www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/Details.aspx?id=659&type=SFCG
South Gemini Lake State Forest Campground is a hotel located in Shingleton, MI. It is one of 17 hotels listed in Shingleton. Its 4.6-star rating is slightly below the Shingleton city average of 4.7 stars. It ranks #6 of 17 hotels in Shingleton. There are 10 photos associated with this location.
Customer Reviews
Very nice small and quiet campground, very easy to tow a camper in, the lake provided good fishing, caught a handful of 18-20” pike on almost every 5th cast, and even caught a couple of legal sized walleye for a nice fish n chip dinner. Site 4 is a water front site that’s sorta tucked away from the other sites, it’s like having your own private lake access for canoes & kayaks.
A little late to this review as we went back in July, but my girlfriend and myself had an amazing time here for a little weekend fishing trip! We were lucky enough to have our pick of all the campsites, and took one of the big ones right on the water. We couldn’t have asked for a better set up. Bugs were bad but we knew that coming in. I’ve slowly been adding to my camping arsenal, and this trip is what pushed me to finally get an enclosed screen tent. Most of these state forest campgrounds have picnic tables, so I figure next time I can just put the screened in tent right over that and eat/cook without getting attacked. Fishing was amazing! We had a 2 person blow up fishing raft and caught a solid amount of Pike and Smallmouths. Pike were all small, but my girlfriend caught one of the b
Great Campground on the quiet side of lake. 8 sites total on small loop. It is rustic but what we love. The vault toilet were extremely clean for what they are. We had site 4 right on the water. Plenty of room for my 28 motorhome. Site 5 on water. Boat launch for no motorized. The guys were catching fish. Dirt road was good going slow towing my kia soul. Heavy rains made traveling adventurous or challenging depending on how you look at things. Dried up in a day or two. No service which is good. 6 mile dirt road took about half hour out to paved road and the middle section of Pictured Rocks. Munising to the left Grand Marquis to the right.
A very beautiful spot to camp. No water except a well pump, no electric and no dump station. There are vaulted toilets but bring your own TP. Price went up to $20 which is pretty discouraging since they don't really keep the campground maintained. The site had a lot of garbage on it. There is a trail right from the campground, but it is not maintained at all. All the guide post have fallen over or decayed away... Be prepared to turn around because the ramps are wore down and you will soak your shoes. The mosquitoes are really bad! The swarms of them make it unbearable to hike. It was cold out when we went, but as soon as it got warm, we had to leave.
Quiet campground with 9 sites on the south side of Gemini Lake. Sites 4 and 5 sit right on the water and offer great views. Lake was very quiet with a few homes on it, great for kayaking, canoeing, and fishing. There are 2 pit toilets here that were hands down the cleanest ones I have ever used, like brand new! There is a 1.6 mile hiking loop that leaves right from the park, which offers lake views most of the hike. There are some downed trees and it has not been maintained well, but still a good hike. Lots of fresh blueberries to pick on the way. If this campground is full there are 3 others that are very close by (within 10 minutes). There is no cell service, but there is good signage indicating how to get to all of the nearby campgrounds, which are also on small lakes.
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