Bowman Lake Area

⛺ This is a primitive/dispersed campsite with limited details (photos, amenities, contact info) on file with the managing agency — see the description below and the official page for more.
Address Lake Township, Michigan (Lat 43.8894, Lon -85.9400) — this appears to be a primitive/dispersed campsite with no registered street address
StateMI
Reservable No — appears to be a first-come, first-served primitive site with no reservations
Contact No contact info on file — this looks like a primitive site with no reservations required, so no separate contact appears to be listed. Check the official recreation.gov page for details.

Amenities

No amenity data is on file in RIDB for this campground — this may mean "not entered" rather than "not available." Check the official page directly before booking.
Check current availability and notices on the official recreation.gov page →

This area not only has the Pere Marquette River running through it, but also contains a portion of the North Country National Scenic Trail and habitat for the federally endangered Karner blue butterfly.

The Bowman Lake area is located in Lake and Sweetwater Townships in Lake County. A total of 1,145 acres of NFS lands and 368 acres of private lands are within the boundary of the Bowman Lake area.

The terrain is characterized by rolling hills, glacial depressions and leatherleaf bo

Data updated: 2026-08-23 11:45 (UTC) · Source: RIDB (recreation.gov)