Weather Station Campground - South Manitou Island
Glen Arbor, Michigan · 604 ft · In Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Aerial view · USGS / USDA NAIP · Public domain · source
At a glance
3 of 8 facts known · nps.gov, checked Sep 24, 2026
- Elevation
- 604 ft (184 m)604 ft184 m
Other campgrounds in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore 11
Nearest first. Every place inside the park's boundary.
- Bay Campground - South Manitou Island28 sites · $10 a night · Reserve on Recreation.gov1.1 mi
- Popple Campground - South Manitou Island7 sites · $10 a night3.0 mi
- D.H. Day Campground3 loops · Generator, Lower, Upper · 87 sites · $10–$20 a night · partial hookups · Reserve on Recreation.gov8.5 mi
- Village Campground - North Manitou Island8 sites · $10 a night11 mi
- National Park Service Site C3Campground · facts not yet known20 mi
- National Park Service Site C6Campground · facts not yet known20 mi
Also in the park: 3 group areas · 5 backcountry and High Sierra camps · 1 single site
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About
The Weather Station Campground overlooks Lake Michigan from the bluffs on the south side of the island. Camp sites are well secluded from each other and have fire pits for open fires. Follow the wooded trail past the lighthouse about 1.3 miles to the campground. Bring water filtration equipment since there is no source of purified drinking water. There are 20 individual sites and 3 group sites.
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Cell service at Weather Station Campground - South Manitou Island: FCC map Dec 2025
Weather
National Weather Service
- WedMostly Cloudy, 13% chance of rain55°47°
- ThuMostly Cloudy then Rain Showers Likely, 67% chance of rain56°47°
- FriShowers And Thunderstorms, 91% chance of rain53°43°
- SatSunny56°49°
- SunSunny59°51°
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Dispersed camping nearby
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- 1.1 mi
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Glen Arbor, MI · On National Park Service land · Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
- 3.0 mi
Sleeping Bear National Lake Shore - Popple Campground
Glen Arbor, MI · On National Park Service land · Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
- 3.0 mi
Sleeping Bear National Lake Shore - Popple Campground
Glen Arbor, MI · On National Park Service land · Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
- 11 mi
Camp site
Leland, MI · On National Park Service land · Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
- 18 mi
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