Hatchet Lake Campground
Hatchet Lake Campground is located on Hatchet Lake off of the Hatchet Lake Trail. This campground is located near the center of the island. Stay Limit: 2 nights from June 1 – Labor Day annually. Access: Foot
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Site map
4 campsite locations mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. The site numbers are theirs and may not match the posts at the campground. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
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Getting there
| Nearest town | Houghton, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 48.0211° N, 88.8508° W · Directions ↗ |
Supplies & services
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 23.8 mi |
| Outdoor gear | Mountain Warehouse ↗ | 32 mi |
Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Call ahead; hours change seasonally.
No site-by-site records, no amenities, no fee schedule or directions in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.
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Public land it sits in
This campground sits inside Isle Royale Wilderness.
- inIsle Royale Wilderness ↗Wilderness · National Park Service · 132,018 acres
Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.
Other campgrounds nearby
On the National Register nearby
- Ishpeming Fire TowerStructure · Houghton · 3.6 mi
- Isle Royale Light StationBuilding · Isle Royale · 6.7 mi
- Ojibway Fire TowerStructure · Houghton · 12.7 mi
Guidebooks for Isle Royale National Park and Michigan
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Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Hatchet Lake Campground?
No. Hatchet Lake Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.
What is the nearest town to Hatchet Lake Campground?
Houghton, Michigan.
Source: Getting there
What if Hatchet Lake Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Todd Harbor Campground (2.5 mi, first-come), Malone Bay Campground (3.2 mi, first-come), and Little Todd Campground (3.5 mi, first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby
Which national park is Hatchet Lake Campground in?
Hatchet Lake Campground is a Isle Royale National Park campground. Entrance fees, alerts, and hours are on Park Atlas.
Source: Isle Royale National Park