Lowney Creek Individual Backpacking Sites
Munising, Michigan · 614 ft · In Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Aerial view · USGS / USDA NAIP · Public domain · source
Wildfire 36 mi E: Musky, 6 acres
At a glance
3 of 8 facts known · inferred from the kind of place
- Elevation
- 614 ft (187 m)614 ft187 m
Other campgrounds in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore 10
Nearest first. Every place inside the park's boundary.
- Little Beaver Campground8 sites · $25 a night · Reserve on Recreation.gov1.1 mi
- Kingston Lake State Forest Campground$15 a night5.7 mi
- Twelvemile Beach Campground and Cabin2 loops · East and West · $25 a night · Reserve on Recreation.gov8.0 mi
- Twelvemile Beach Campground36 sites · $25 a night · Reserve on Recreation.gov8.2 mi
- Benchmark Individual Backpacking Sites6 sites · Reserve on Recreation.gov9.0 mi
- Hurricane River Campground2 loops · Lower and Upper · 21 sites · $25 a night · Reserve on Recreation.gov11 mi
Also in the park: Group area: Masse Homestead Group Backpacking Site 13 mi · 19 backcountry and High Sierra camps
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About
Lowney Creek Campground is 1.5 miles from Little Beaver Lake Campground and three miles inland from Lake Superior. Lowney Creek Campground is in the Beaver Basin Wilderness. The four sites are in a meadow scattered with big trees on the south shore of Beaver Lake. Lowney Creek is on the east side of the campground. One shared fire ring and NO toilet. Water source is Lowney Creek and Beaver Lake. Water access to the campground is via Little Beaver Lake, then Beaver Lake.
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Cell service at Lowney Creek Individual Backpacking Sites: FCC map Dec 2025
Weather
National Weather Service
- WedMostly Cloudy, 8% chance of rain54°35°
- ThuMostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers, 53% chance of rain56°35°
- FriRain Showers, 97% chance of rain52°33°
- SatMostly Sunny, 1% chance of rain55°35°
- SunSunny, 1% chance of rain62°43°
Nearby camping
SeeSee all on the mapOutside the park, nearest first.
North Gemini Lake State Forest Campground
State Park · 5.0 mi · Munising
South Gemini Lake State Forest Campground
State Park · 5.6 mi · Munising
Ross Lake State Forest Campground
State Park · 6.2 mi · Hiawatha
3 more within 25 mi
Dispersed camping nearby
Free dispersed camping within 19 mi, on public land.
Location and contact
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