Mack Lake ORV Campground
Mio, MI · Huron-Manistee National Forests · MI
About this Campground
ID: recgov-10297720Mack Lake ORV Campground is the largest campground on the Mio Ranger District. Southeast of Mio, Mack Lake is 175-acres of shared private and federal ownership. An embedded day use area provides visitors with a picnic area as well as water access and a swimming area surrounded by buoys. With an ORV trailhead located within the campground, Mack Lake ORV Campground is a popular location for ORV trail riders. This location has limited staffing. Please call (989) 826-3252 for general information.The campground provides handpump wells for drinking water, several vault toilets, and trash collection services. The embedded day use area also provides visitors with picnic tables and grills. Campsites at Mack Lake have picnic tables, campfire rings, and lantern posts. The 175-acre lake is surrounded by rolling jack pine plains and is a good location for wildlife viewing. Water Activities : A day use area inside the Beaver Loop of Mack Lake ORV Campground is designed for picnicing and water activities such as beach play, swimming, fishing, and boating. Carry-in boat access is available through the day use area. Anglers can hope to catch sunfish, perch, and walleye. ORV Riding : Mack Lake ORV Campground is a popular location with ORV riders. With the trailhead for the Mack Lake Trail System starting in the campground, ORV riders can enjoy the section near Maltby Hills for easier trail riding or head to Bull Gap Hill Climb for a challenge. The trail is mostly on a 0 - 10% grade, with some short sections at a 30% grade
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Check-in: Check-in rules per Recreation.gov facility guidelines
Check-out: Check-out rules per Recreation.gov facility guidelines
Quiet hours strictly enforced from 10:00 PM to 7:00 AM.
Pets permitted subject to federal guidelines; leashes typically required in developed camp loops.
Standard Recreation.gov cancellation & refund policy applies.
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