White Pine Backcountry Campground Permits
Empire, Michigan · 597 ft · In Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Photos: NPS
At a glance
4 of 8 facts known · recreation.gov, checked Oct 3, 2026
- Elevation
- 597 ft (182 m)597 ft182 m
Sites7
White Pine Backcountry Campground Permits lists no loops, so its sites are listed here. Pick a site to see its details.
- White Pine CampgroundHike-to · up to 4 people
- White Pine Campground 1Hike-to · up to 4 people
- White Pine Campground 2Hike-to · up to 4 people
- White Pine Campground 3Hike-to · up to 4 people
- White Pine Campground 4Hike-to · up to 4 people
- White Pine Campground 5Hike-to · up to 4 people
- White Pine Campground 6Hike-to · up to 4 people
All 7 shown · by site number
From recreation.gov's site list, Oct 10, 2026.
Other campgrounds in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore 11
Nearest first. Every place inside the park's boundary.
- National Park Service Site C6Campground · facts not yet known1.9 mi
- National Park Service Site C5Campground · facts not yet known2.0 mi
- National Park Service Site C1Campground · facts not yet known2.0 mi
- National Park Service Site C1Campground · facts not yet known2.0 mi
- National Park Service Site C3Campground · facts not yet known2.0 mi
- National Park Service Site C4Campground · facts not yet known2.0 mi
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About
Overview
White Pine Backcountry Campground is a primitive camp located in the southern district of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, on the lower peninsula of Michigan. It is located approximately two miles from the Trail's End Road trailhead on the Platte Plains hiking trail south of Empire just off of M-22.
This year-round campground has six campsites, two shared fire rings, pit toilet, and two shared animal resistant food storage lockers. Plan to pack your water into the campsite, as there is no well in the campground.
From National Park Service — campgrounds, Overture Maps Foundation — Places, Recreation.gov, and Recreation.gov — campground rate cards · · Edit
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Cell service at White Pine Backcountry Campground Permits: FCC map Dec 2025
Weather
National Weather Service
- WedPatchy Fog then Mostly Cloudy, 9% chance of rain58°39°
- ThuMostly Cloudy then Rain Showers Likely, 67% chance of rain59°42°
- FriShowers And Thunderstorms, 96% chance of rain55°37°
- SatSunny57°45°
- SunSunny60°48°
Nearby camping
SeeSee all on the mapOutside the park, nearest first.
American Resort
RV Park · 3.0 mi · Honor
Empire Township Campground
RV Park · 5.3 mi · Empire
Camp site (Empire)
Campground · 5.3 mi · Empire
3 more within 25 mi
Dispersed camping nearby
Free dispersed camping within 19 mi, on public land.
- 310 ft
Sleeping Bear National Lake Shore - White Pine Campground
Empire, MI · On National Park Service land · Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
- 18 mi
Interlochen Duck Lake Modern Campground
Interlochen, MI · On State agency land · Interlochen State Park
- 18 mi
Interlochen Duck Lake Modern Campground
Interlochen, MI · On State agency land · Interlochen State Park
Location and contact
Data from National Park Service — campgrounds (NPS Data API), Overture Maps Foundation — Places, Recreation Information Database (RIDB) / Recreation.gov, Recreation.gov — campground rate cards
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