About this campground
The Popple Campground is the furthest from the dock (about 3.5 miles), so you are likely to have fewer people camping there. The campground is close to the beach on the northern tip of the island. Bring water filtration equipment since there is no source of purified drinking water. There are 7 individual sites
Getting there
Popple Campground - South Manitou Island directions and information are available at https://www.nps.gov/slbe/planyourvisit/smicamping.htm.
Nearby federal campgrounds
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- South Manitou Island Visitor CenterSleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore3 mi
- Village Campground - North Manitou IslandSleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore9 mi
- D.H. Day CampgroundSleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore11 mi
- D.H. Day Group CampgroundSleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore11 mi
- Philip A. Hart Visitor CenterSleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore16 mi
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Popple Campground - South Manitou Island 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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