About this campground
You will want to make Pendills Creek National Fish Hatchery a top destination during your trip through the scenic Hiawatha National Forest in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The hatchery is located just a stone's throw away from the breathtaking Lake Superior shoreline with ample parking at the hatchery maintained access. Pendills Creek National Fish Hatchery has produced lake trout for stocking into the Great Lakes since 1951 and continues to support restoration efforts for this species. Feel free to explore the hatchery on a self-guided tour or call ahead and bring a group to experience seasonal hatchery operations and to see what a million tiny lake trout look like in their temporary homes called raceways.
Getting there
Pendills Creek is located 18 miles West of Brimley, Michigan on West Lakeshore Drive (I.E. Curley Lewis Highway) and approximately 20 miles Southeast of Paradise, Michigan.
Activities
- INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS
- WILDLIFE VIEWING
- FISH HATCHERY
- FISHING
- PICNICKING
- ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Bay View (Hiawatha National Forest, MI)Hiawatha National Forest2 mi
- SOLDIER LAKEHiawatha National Forest7 mi
- MONOCLE LAKEHiawatha National Forest9 mi
- Spectacle Lake Scenic OverlookMichigan9 mi
- Whitefish Bay National Forest Scenic BywayUS Forest Service10 mi
- Sault Ste Marie Guided Auto TourUS Forest Service11 mi
Explore more Michigan camping
Pendills Creek National Fish Hatchery doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby Michigan campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
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