North Manitou Island Village Campground

Great campground with a pit toilet nearby as well as 2x communal fire rings. Beach access is right nearby from this campground for relaxing, bathing. Or water. Potable Water is available on the island about 0.5mile away from the village campground. The campsite we stayed at had a nice apple tree right above us. It was great cause eqxh morning you can grab an apple off the tree and eat it. They have several apple trees on the island.

We took our 2 kids and we planned to stay one day but the waves were too big. Luckily we packed 2 days. And they had emergency supplies. We stayed in the campground. We loved the views. The boat ride was rough. I recommend taking 2 Dramamine if you are sensitive.

The village campground is an easy half mile hike from the ranger check in building. There are 8 sites, fairly well spaced out. Each has a different feel. Site 1 is closest to the village, and 8 the furthest away. The campground has 2 communal fire rings shared between the 8 sites. There is a vault toilet near the middle of the campground. This is a good option for those who may not want to carry a full pack across the island. Camping here allows access to potable water at the ranger station as well. If camping here be sure that one of your day hikes is to Lake Manitou! You will not regret it!!

Quiet island. Nice hike in woods, through meadows. Interesting weather and light.

This is a great hiking/ backpacking destination! There are miles of groomed and not so groomed trails. It was pretty neat learning the history from the logging days around the turn of the century. There are a bunch of historic cottages on the island to check out though you cannot go in them. There's also a beautiful lake in the middle of the island with great smallmouth bass and perch.