Potato Patch Individual Backpacking Sites
Munising, Michigan · 768 ft · In Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Aerial view · USGS / USDA NAIP · Public domain · source
Wildfire 46 mi E: Musky, 6 acres
At a glance
3 of 8 facts known · inferred from the kind of place
- Elevation
- 768 ft (234 m)768 ft234 m
Other campgrounds in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore 10
Nearest first. This park is spread out: the closest is 9 miles away.
- Little Beaver Campground8 sites · $25 a night · Reserve on Recreation.gov9.0 mi
- Kingston Lake State Forest Campground$15 a night16 mi
- Twelvemile Beach Campground and Cabin2 loops · East and West · $25 a night · Reserve on Recreation.gov18 mi
- Twelvemile Beach Campground36 sites · $25 a night · Reserve on Recreation.gov18 mi
- Benchmark Individual Backpacking Sites6 sites · Reserve on Recreation.gov19 mi
- Hurricane River Campground2 loops · Lower and Upper · 21 sites · $25 a night · Reserve on Recreation.gov21 mi
Also in the park: Group area: Masse Homestead Group Backpacking Site 23 mi · 19 backcountry and High Sierra camps
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About
Potato Patch Campground is inland from the North Country Trail. Follow a trail through an open field with the sounds of a waterfall at your back. The fire ring is at the entrance to the campground. Follow the trail to the right to reach each of the three sites. Within the campground, the view of Grand Island and Lake Superior is blocked during the summer by the birch and maple leaves. One shared fire ring and pit toilet. Visitors must bring water. NO ACCESS TO WATER.
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Cell service at Potato Patch Individual Backpacking Sites: FCC map Dec 2025
Weather
National Weather Service
- WedMostly Cloudy, 9% chance of rain54°35°
- ThuMostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers, 54% chance of rain56°37°
- FriRain Showers, 98% chance of rain52°34°
- SatSunny58°36°
- SunSunny, 1% chance of rain63°43°
Nearby camping
SeeSee all on the mapOutside the park, nearest first.
Flat Rock Campsite
Public Land · 3.9 mi · Munising
Cobble Cove Campsite
Public Land · 4.2 mi · Munising
Little Dune 2 Campsite on Grand Island
Public Land · 4.9 mi · Munising
3 more within 25 mi
Dispersed camping nearby
Free dispersed camping within 19 mi, on public land.
- 15 mi
McNeil Lake Camping Area
Munising, MI
- 17 mi
Sand Lake Campsite
Munising, MI
- 18 mi
Halfmoon Lake Camping Area
Munising, MI
- 18 mi
Rock Lake Camping Area
Munising, MI
- 18 mi
Au Sable Point Campground
Grand Marais, MI · On National Park Service land · Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
- 18 mi
Hike Lake Camping Area
Munising, MI
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