Highland Group Camp accommodates up to 100 people on a single rustic site at 1,060 feet elevation in Highland State Recreation Area. The $12/night fee covers vault toilets, picnic tables, and a fire ring in a wooded setting. No electrical hookups or showers.
Rustic group-use campground suitable for tent and primitive camping; intended for organized groups and families up to 100 people.
The campground lies within Highland State Recreation Area, which provides access to the Chief Pontiac Trail. Weather and SeasonsSummer delivers the most reliable conditions for group camping. Daytime highs reach the mid-70s to mid-80s°F, with nights cooling to the mid-50s or low 60s. Lakes warm enough for comfortable swimming, and long daylight hours stretch group activities late into the evening. Weekends and holiday weeks bring heavier traffic; mid-week visits offer more solitude. Mosquitoes are active during warmer months. Bring repellent.
Natural Features and SceneryThe campground sits within rolling glacial hills blanketed by hardwood forest. Open meadows and wetlands break up the tree cover, and several lakes dot the terrain, including a no-wake lake suitable for paddling. Trails thread through these varied ecosystems, connecting forests to shoreline. The nearby Haven Hill Natural Area, a National Natural Landmark, preserves a largely undisturbed slice of Michigan's ecological history. Wildflowers fill the meadows in season. The landscape shifts visibly as you move from dense canopy to wetland edge to open water.
Geological RegionRolling glacial hills with hardwood forest, wetlands and open meadows (Highland State Recreation Area)
Scenic ViewsWooded campground setting with views of mature forest and nearby meadows; park visitors also note fields of flowers and lake/shoreline areas elsewhere in the recreation area.