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Excellent trout fishing can be found on-site in the Little Manistee River. For the off-road vehicle enthusiast, the Little Manistee trail, which is accessible on-site, features 47 miles of motorcycle, ATV, and ORV trails.
31 site campground located about 3 miles west of Luther in Lake County. Carrieville SFC offers a rustic camping experience with vault toilets and hand pumped water.
Sites available on a first-come, first-serve basis. No reservations.
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Lincoln Bridge State Forest Campground is a 9-site campground located about 7 miles north of Luther in Lake County. Lincoln Bridge SFC offers a rustic camping experience with vault toilets and potable water from a hand pumped well. The campground provides excellent opportunities for canoeing and trout fishing on the Pine River and Silver Creek, and is accessible by water from the Pine River with carry-in access on site. The Silver Creek Pathway, which is accessible on-site, contains 4 miles of hiking and cross-country skiing trails. An additional 8.2 miles of trails are available on the Pine Valley Pathway located 8 miles SW. Off-road and ATV enthusiasts can enjoy over 20 miles of trails in the adjacent Lincoln Hills.
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Silver Creek State Forest Campground is a 26-site campground located about 5.5 miles north of Luther in Lake County. Silver Creek SFC offers a rustic camping experience with vault toilets and potable water from a hand pumped well. The Pine River and Silver Creek, both of which flow through the campground, provide opportunities for trout fishing and canoeing. Carry-in canoe access is available on-site. The Silver Creek Pathway has 4 miles of hiking and cross-country skiing trails. Lincoln Hills (adjacent to the campground), offers 21 miles of cycle/ATV trail and 23 miles of full-sized vehicle ORV route.
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Silver Creek Pathway has been a gradual work in progress, an evolving trail that is now considered well worth the wait by visitors to this corner of Lake County. What began as a short path for campers in the 1970s is now a 4-mile loop that extends between two state forest campgrounds and follows both sides of the scenic Pine River. The key to the trail’s development was the installation of a pair of bridges that allow hikers and others to cross the river and return to the trailhead.
- Pine Valley Pathway
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Located 13 miles north of Baldwin, the pathway is a system of three interconnected loops that total 8.2 miles. The southern loop was heavily clear cut in the late 1980s and today still resembles a matchstick forest of aspen. The northern loop is bisected by two-tracks, snowmobile routes and the Little Manistee Trail used by ORVs. Mountain bikers often choose to follow the premiere of the system for the most mileage possible, a ride of 6.1 miles.
For hikers, however, the middle loop is a gem, a forested path that leads you on a 4.1-mile hike to the lake and back. Here you are isolated from the nearby motorized activity and can enjoy a quiet evening camped along the shores of Lost Lake. While this portion of the pathway does attract an occasional mountain biker or horseback rider from a camp on Stewart Lake, chances are good that you will have the trail as well as the lakeside campground to yourself throughout most of the summer.
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This small rustic campground, located at Tippy Dam Pond, also includes an active boating access site. It is the only boating access site managed by the Parks and Recreation Division that allows overnight camping.
Opportunities for cross-country skiing, fishing, hiking, snowmobiling, canoeing and kayaking.
Camping Permits are now being issued by the Zoning Administrator provided the trailer, camper, etc. is in compliance with the Sanitary Codes of the District Health Department #10. For example, campers within 200 feet of the sewer line must hook up to the sewer and pay the monthly sewer fee. All others who wish to camp longer than overnight must have a septic system in compliance with the health department.
Campers in compliance with the health codes can camp for a maximum of 120 days and all trailers, campsites, etc. must be removed by December 31st.