Sparrow Rapids Campground in MI -- Campground & RV Camping

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Sparrow Rapids Campground in MI

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29 mi from Baraga

11 mi off US 45 (straight line)

Maps Reviews 1,159 ft

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$16 per nightOpen 5/15-10/15
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Road Access

Rough
  • Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
  • Recorded as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel, pitching to 2%, 20% of it on a shelf.
No drinking waterVault toiletsFirst come

Setting

Limited privacy

Six-site campground in Ottawa National Forest's Kenton Ranger District, bordering the East Branch Ontonagon River. Each site includes fire ring; two vault toilets available. No potable water. Accommodating tents and RVs. Popular for brook trout fishing; 15.5 miles of floatable river nearby. $16 per night, May 15–October 15, first-come, first-served.

  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • East Branch Ontonagon River runs 0.1 mi off.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.

Climate averages

October normals 34–54°F, 3.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy

Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 44 of 100.

Tree cover65%30m sat. est.