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44.5788, -84.0649
ORV and ATV riders who want to roll straight from camp onto the trails will love the setup here. Spacious, private sites fit multiple vehicles, and the lake handles kayaking, fishing for walleye and perch, and a buoyed swim area when the day's riding is done.
Quads and bikes move through this campground regularly. If ORV noise is a dealbreaker, the operator's own description makes clear this is a riders' campground first, and no amount of lakeside scenery will change that.
Reference information about Mack Lake Orv Campground sourced from official USFS records and forestcamping.com. View official recreation.gov page →
<p><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/usfs-hmnf/albums/72157664149670632" title="Mack Lake Campground"><img alt="Mack Lake Campground" height="240" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1507/24717714222_a96bf04174.jpg" width="320" /></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p><p>The 175-acre lake is surrounded by rolling jack pine plains and is a good location for wildlife viewing. The campground is primarily used by ORV trail riders.</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/usfs-hmnf/albums/72157664149670632" target="external">Flickr Photo Album</a> </strong></p>
The elevation is 1,460 ft. Although not the prettiest in the Forest, this rustic campground, located on the shores of Mack Lake, offers convenient and unique OHV riding opportunities. Mack Lake is a shallow lake with a soft, "muck" bottom and only fair fishing. The adjacent woodlands are designated the Kirtland Warbler Habitat.
Open April 15 through November 30
Mack Lake is 124 acres with a shallow, muck bottom. Hiking: An unmarked connector trail to Bull Gap ORV Trail network. Fishing: Bass, perch, Bullhead, sunfish and Northern pike
Mack Lake is 124 acres with a shallow, muck bottom.
The parking aprons are grass. An RV waste station is available for a fee at Loon Lake Campground (private).
From Mio, MI, take State Rt. 33 south for 5.7 miles to County Rt. 604. Turn left onto Rt. 604 and go 3.4 miles to campground sign. Turn left and go 1 mile to stop sign. Turn left onto County Rt. 489 to campground.
Context for the broader area surrounding Mack Lake Orv Campground, sourced from the federal Recreation.gov rec-area record.
Lying between the shores of Lake Michigan and Lake Huron in the northern half of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, is the nearly one-million-acre Huron-Manistee National Forests.
Huron-Manistee National Forests Supervisors Office 1755 S Mitchell St. Cadillac, MI 49601 231-775-2421
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Best season: summer. Summer offers the warmest, most reliable weather for lake recreation — expect daytime highs around 70–80°F (21–27°C) and water temperatures often in the mid-60s to low-70s°F, ideal for swimming and boating. This is when the Mack Lake trail system and ORV access are fully open and fishing (bass, pike and panfish) is at its peak, while sandy beaches and picnic areas are most usable. Expect moderate to busy weekends but plenty of space on weekdays, making summer the best balance of activities, lake Peak months: July, August, June, September Avoid: January, February
Summer is best for lake recreation; warm water, swimming, boating and ORV access in season.
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Handpump wells provide drinking water; several vault toilets and trash collection services are available. The day use area and campsites include picnic tables and grills; campsites also have campfire rings and lantern posts.
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