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Fort Custer Recreation Area

near Battle Creek

219 sites scored95% shaded90 secluded8 verified
Steps from Jackson Hole LakeDark skies (Bortle ~4)Wooded

Thicket's picks at Fort Custer Recreation Area

The shadiest, most private, most level sites we’ve scored. The call the booking system won’t make for you.

  1. Site 14#1
    Deep shadeSecludedLevel

    Dirt pad, plenty of shade, set back from the rest. Sits level. One of the better ones here.

  2. Site 16#2
    Deep shadeSecludedLevel

    Paved pad, plenty of shade, nobody right on top of you. Flat enough. One of the better ones here.

  3. Site 17#3
    Deep shadeSecludedLevel

    Paved pad, good tree cover, nobody right on top of you. Sits level. Worth chasing.

  4. Site 18#4
    Deep shadeSecludedLevel

    Gravel pad, plenty of shade, set back from the rest. Level pad. Grab it if it opens.

  5. Site 21#5
    Deep shadeSecludedLevel

    Dirt pad, plenty of shade, private enough. Level pad. A good one.

  6. Site 40#6
    Deep shadeSecludedLevel

    Paved pad, good tree cover, private enough. Sits level. One of the better ones here.

Checking

Exact pad positions for this park aren't in the open data yet, so browse by loop below. For where each site sits on the ground, see the official site map on MiDNR.

110 of 110 in this loop
Site 1
Some shadeSecludedLevel

Grassy site, spotty shade, tucked off on its own. Level pad. One of the better ones here.

Site 2
Some shadeSecludedLevel

Paved pad, spotty shade, tucked off on its own. Level pad. A good one.

Site 3
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Grassy site, patchy shade, close-ish quarters. Sits level. Fine, nothing special.

Site 4
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Grassy site, patchy shade, neighbors aren't far. Flat enough. Could be worse.

Site 5
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Paved pad, spotty shade, neighbors aren't far. Flat enough. Could be worse.

Site 6
Some shadeSecludedLevel

Paved pad, patchy shade, tucked off on its own. Level pad. Grab it if it opens.

Site 7
Some shadeSecludedLevel

Grassy site, spotty shade, tucked off on its own. Level pad. A good one.

Site 8
Some shadeSecludedLevel

Grassy site, patchy shade, set back from the rest. Flat enough. Grab it if it opens.

Site 9
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, patchy shade, some elbow room. Level pad. It'll do.

Site 10
Some shadeSecludedLevel

Paved pad, a little shade, nobody right on top of you. Sits level. Grab it if it opens.

Site 11

No reservation photo for this one yet, so it's not scored. The facts and live openings still hold.

Site 12
Some shadeSecludedLevel

Paved pad, spotty shade, nobody right on top of you. Level pad. A good one.

Site 13
Some shadeSecludedLevel

Paved pad, a little shade, private enough. Sits level. One of the better ones here.

Site 14
Deep shadeSecludedLevel

Dirt pad, plenty of shade, set back from the rest. Sits level. One of the better ones here.

Site 15

No reservation photo for this one yet, so it's not scored. The facts and live openings still hold.

Site 16
Deep shadeSecludedLevel

Paved pad, plenty of shade, nobody right on top of you. Flat enough. One of the better ones here.

Site 17
Deep shadeSecludedLevel

Paved pad, good tree cover, nobody right on top of you. Sits level. Worth chasing.

Site 18
Deep shadeSecludedLevel

Gravel pad, plenty of shade, set back from the rest. Level pad. Grab it if it opens.

Site 19
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Paved pad, patchy shade, close-ish quarters. Level pad. Middle of the road.

Site 20
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, patchy shade, neighbors aren't far. Sits level. Middle of the road.

Site 21
Deep shadeSecludedLevel

Dirt pad, plenty of shade, private enough. Level pad. A good one.

Site 22
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Paved pad, shade part of the day, some elbow room. Flat enough. It'll do.

Site 23
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Gravel pad, patchy shade, neighbors aren't far. Level pad. It'll do.

Site 24
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Grassy site, spotty shade, some elbow room. Sits level. Fine, nothing special.

Site 25
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, a little shade, some elbow room. Level pad. Could be worse.

Site 26
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Paved pad, spotty shade, neighbors aren't far. Sits level. Middle of the road.

Site 27
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Paved pad, a little shade, neighbors aren't far. Flat enough. Middle of the road.

Site 28
Some shadeSecludedLevel

Grassy site, a little shade, set back from the rest. Flat enough. One of the better ones here.

Site 29
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Paved pad, shade part of the day, middling privacy. Level pad. Could be worse.

Site 30
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Grassy site, shade part of the day, some elbow room. Flat enough. Middle of the road.

Site 31
Some shadeSecludedLevel

Paved pad, spotty shade, set back from the rest. Level pad. Worth chasing.

Site 32
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Paved pad, spotty shade, middling privacy. Flat enough. Could be worse.

Site 33
Some shadeSecludedLevel

Paved pad, patchy shade, private enough. Level pad. Worth chasing.

Site 34
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Grassy site, patchy shade, some elbow room. Level pad. It'll do.

Site 35

No reservation photo for this one yet, so it's not scored. The facts and live openings still hold.

Site 36
Some shadeSecludedLevel

Paved pad, patchy shade, set back from the rest. Sits level. One of the better ones here.

Site 37
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Paved pad, spotty shade, middling privacy. Flat enough. Could be worse.

Site 38
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Grassy site, shade part of the day, some elbow room. Level pad. Fine, nothing special.

Site 39
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Grassy site, shade part of the day, close-ish quarters. Level pad. Could be worse.

Site 40
Deep shadeSecludedLevel

Paved pad, good tree cover, private enough. Sits level. One of the better ones here.

Site 41
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Paved pad, shade part of the day, neighbors aren't far. Flat enough. It'll do.

Site 42
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Grassy site, patchy shade, some elbow room. Sits level. Middle of the road.

Site 43
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Grassy site, a little shade, close-ish quarters. Level pad. Could be worse.

Site 44
Deep shadeSecludedLevel

Paved pad, deep shade all day, set back from the rest. Flat enough. Grab it if it opens.

Site 45
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, patchy shade, neighbors aren't far. Flat enough. Middle of the road.

Site 46
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Paved pad, spotty shade, close-ish quarters. Sits level. Could be worse.

Site 47
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Paved pad, shade part of the day, some elbow room. Level pad. Middle of the road.

Site 48
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Grassy site, a little shade, middling privacy. Level pad. It'll do.

Site 49

No reservation photo for this one yet, so it's not scored. The facts and live openings still hold.

Site 50
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Gravel pad, patchy shade, close-ish quarters. Flat enough. Middle of the road.

Site 51
Deep shadeSecludedLevel

Paved pad, plenty of shade, set back from the rest. Level pad. Grab it if it opens.

Site 52
Deep shadeSecludedLevel

Dirt pad, shady all day, nobody right on top of you. Sits level. One of the better ones here.

Site 53
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, spotty shade, neighbors aren't far. Flat enough. It'll do.

Site 54
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Paved pad, patchy shade, middling privacy. Sits level. It'll do.

Site 55
Some shadeSecludedLevel

Grassy site, patchy shade, nobody right on top of you. Sits level. Grab it if it opens.

Site 56
Some shadeSecludedLevel

Gravel pad, spotty shade, tucked off on its own. Flat enough. One of the better ones here.

Site 57
Some shadeSecludedLevel

Grassy site, shade part of the day, private enough. Level pad. One of the better ones here.

Site 58
Some shadeSecludedLevel

Gravel pad, spotty shade, nobody right on top of you. Level pad. One of the better ones here.

Site 59
Some shadeSecludedLevel

Gravel pad, spotty shade, private enough. Level pad. Grab it if it opens.

Site 60
Some shadeSecludedLevel

Grassy site, spotty shade, nobody right on top of you. Sits level. Worth chasing.

Site 61
Some shadeSecludedLevel

Grassy site, patchy shade, nobody right on top of you. Sits level. One of the better ones here.

Site 62
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Gravel pad, shade part of the day, some elbow room. Flat enough. Fine, nothing special.

Site 63
Some shadeSecludedLevel

Grassy site, a little shade, private enough. Level pad. Grab it if it opens.

Site 64

No reservation photo for this one yet, so it's not scored. The facts and live openings still hold.

Site 65
Some shadeSecludedLevel

Gravel pad, shade part of the day, nobody right on top of you. Level pad. Worth chasing.

Site 66
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Gravel pad, spotty shade, neighbors aren't far. Flat enough. Fine, nothing special.

Site 67
Some shadeSecludedLevel

Dirt pad, a little shade, private enough. Level pad. A good one.

Site 68
Some shadeSecludedLevel

Dirt pad, shade part of the day, tucked off on its own. Level pad. Worth chasing.

Site 69
Deep shadeSecludedLevel

Gravel pad, shady all day, private enough. Sits level. One of the better ones here.

Site 70
Some shadeSecludedLevel

Gravel pad, a little shade, set back from the rest. Flat enough. Grab it if it opens.

Site 71
Some shadeSecludedLevel

Grassy site, patchy shade, set back from the rest. Level pad. One of the better ones here.

Site 72
Some shadeSecludedLevel

Dirt pad, shade part of the day, private enough. Sits level. One of the better ones here.

Site 73
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Paved pad, a little shade, close-ish quarters. Sits level. Fine, nothing special.

Site 74
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, shade part of the day, middling privacy. Flat enough. Middle of the road.

Site 75
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, patchy shade, close-ish quarters. Level pad. Middle of the road.

Site 76
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Paved pad, spotty shade, middling privacy. Flat enough. Middle of the road.

Site 77
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Paved pad, a little shade, close-ish quarters. Sits level. Middle of the road.

Site 78
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, a little shade, close-ish quarters. Level pad. It'll do.

Site 79
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Site, shade part of the day, neighbors aren't far. Level pad. Fine, nothing special.

Site 80
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Paved pad, shade part of the day, middling privacy. Flat enough. It'll do.

Site 81
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Site, shade part of the day, neighbors aren't far. Sits level. It'll do.

Site 82
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Paved pad, shade part of the day, middling privacy. Level pad. It'll do.

Site 83

No reservation photo for this one yet, so it's not scored. The facts and live openings still hold.

Site 84
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Site, a little shade, middling privacy. Level pad. Fine, nothing special.

Site 85
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Paved pad, patchy shade, neighbors aren't far. Level pad. Middle of the road.

Site 86
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Paved pad, shade part of the day, neighbors aren't far. Sits level. It'll do.

Site 87
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Paved pad, patchy shade, some elbow room. Flat enough. Could be worse.

Site 88
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, shade part of the day, close-ish quarters. Level pad. Fine, nothing special.

Site 89
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Paved pad, spotty shade, some elbow room. Sits level. Could be worse.

Site 90
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Paved pad, spotty shade, some elbow room. Flat enough. Middle of the road.

Site 91
Some shadeSecludedLevel

Paved pad, a little shade, nobody right on top of you. Level pad. A good one.

Site 92
Some shadeSecludedLevel

Dirt pad, spotty shade, nobody right on top of you. Sits level. Grab it if it opens.

Site 93
Some shadeSecludedLevel

Paved pad, a little shade, private enough. Flat enough. Worth chasing.

Site 94
Some shadeSecludedLevel

Paved pad, patchy shade, private enough. Level pad. One of the better ones here.

Site 95
Some shadeSecludedLevel

Grassy site, patchy shade, set back from the rest. Flat enough. Grab it if it opens.

Site 96
Some shadeSecludedLevel

Site, shade part of the day, tucked off on its own. Flat enough. A good one.

Site 97
Some shadeSecludedLevel

Paved pad, patchy shade, set back from the rest. Sits level. Worth chasing.

Site 98
Some shadeSecludedLevel

Dirt pad, shade part of the day, nobody right on top of you. Sits level. One of the better ones here.

Site 99
Some shadeSecludedLevel

Grassy site, patchy shade, tucked off on its own. Sits level. Worth chasing.

Site 100
Some shadeSecludedLevel

Paved pad, patchy shade, nobody right on top of you. Sits level. Worth chasing.

Site 101
Some shadeSecludedLevel

Paved pad, a little shade, set back from the rest. Sits level. One of the better ones here.

Site 102
Some shadeSecludedLevel

Grassy site, patchy shade, private enough. Sits level. Grab it if it opens.

Site 103
Some shadeSecludedLevel

Dirt pad, shade part of the day, set back from the rest. Level pad. One of the better ones here.

Site 104
Some shadeSecludedLevel

Paved pad, spotty shade, tucked off on its own. Level pad. Worth chasing.

Site 105
Some shadeSecludedLevel

Paved pad, spotty shade, private enough. Flat enough. Grab it if it opens.

Site 106
Some shadeSecludedLevel

Dirt pad, a little shade, nobody right on top of you. Flat enough. One of the better ones here.

Site 107
Some shadeSecludedLevel

Dirt pad, patchy shade, nobody right on top of you. Level pad. Grab it if it opens.

Site 108
Some shadeSecludedLevel

Dirt pad, spotty shade, tucked off on its own. Sits level. A good one.

Site 109
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Paved pad, patchy shade, middling privacy. Flat enough. It'll do.

Site 110
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Paved pad, spotty shade, middling privacy. Flat enough. Could be worse.

What's at this campground

RestroomsShowersPlayground

Water access about 0.6 mi from the campground.

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