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North Higgins Lake State Park

Higgins Lake

175 sites scored88% shaded4 secluded13 verified
Steps from Higgins LakeDark skies (Bortle ~3)Wooded

Thicket's picks at North Higgins Lake

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

  1. Site 157#1
    Deep shadeSecludedLevel

    Grassy site, shady all day, set back from the rest. Flat enough. Worth chasing.

  2. Site 102#2
    Some shadeSecludedLevel

    Dirt pad, spotty shade, private enough. Flat enough. A good one.

  3. Site 112#3
    Some shadeSecludedLevel

    Dirt pad, a little shade, tucked off on its own. Flat enough. Worth chasing.

  4. Site 138#4
    Some shadeSecludedLevel

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

  5. Site 64#5
    Deep shadeSome privacyLevel

    Dirt pad, shady all day, some elbow room. Sits level. A good one.

  6. Site 15#6
    Deep shadeSome privacyLevel

    Dirt pad, shady all day, some elbow room. Level pad. Grab it if it opens.

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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.

92 of 92 in this loop
Site 1
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, a little shade, middling privacy. Flat enough. Could be worse.

Site 2
Some shadeExposedLevel

Dirt pad, patchy shade, wide open to the loop. Sits level. Could be worse.

Site 3
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, spotty shade, middling privacy. Level pad. It'll do.

Site 4
Some shadeExposedLevel

Dirt pad, patchy shade, out in the open. Level pad. It'll do.

Site 5
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, a little shade, some elbow room. Flat enough. It'll do.

Site 6
Some shadeExposedLevel

Dirt pad, a little shade, out in the open. Sits level. Could be worse.

Site 7
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, a little shade, neighbors aren't far. Level pad. Middle of the road.

Site 8
Some shadeExposedLevel

Dirt pad, spotty shade, packed in tight. Level pad. Fine, nothing special.

Site 9
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, shade part of the day, neighbors aren't far. Flat enough. Fine, nothing special.

Site 10
Some shadeExposedLevel

Dirt pad, a little shade, out in the open. Level pad. It'll do.

Site 11
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, spotty shade, middling privacy. Level pad. Fine, nothing special.

Site 12
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

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

Site 13
Some shadeExposedLevel

Dirt pad, a little shade, wide open to the loop. Level pad. Fine, nothing special.

Site 14
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, patchy shade, some elbow room. Level pad. Fine, nothing special.

Site 15
Deep shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, shady all day, some elbow room. Level pad. Grab it if it opens.

Site 16
Some shadeExposedLevel

Dirt pad, spotty shade, packed in tight. Level pad. Middle of the road.

Site 17
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, patchy shade, close-ish quarters. Flat enough. It'll do.

Site 18
Some shadeExposedLevel

Dirt pad, a little shade, no privacy here. Sits level. Fine, nothing special.

Site 19
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

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

Site 20
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, shade part of the day, some elbow room. Flat enough. Could be worse.

Site 21
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, patchy shade, some elbow room. Level pad. Fine, nothing special.

Site 22
Some shadeExposedLevel

Dirt pad, patchy shade, out in the open. Level pad. It'll do.

Site 23
Full sunExposedLevel

Grassy site, no shade to speak of, out in the open. Sits level. A dud, honestly.

Site 24
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, spotty shade, some elbow room. Sits level. Middle of the road.

Site 25
Full sunExposedLevel

Gravel pad, open to the sky, out in the open. Sits level. Not one I'd chase.

Site 26
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Site, shade part of the day, close-ish quarters. Flat enough. Fine, nothing special.

Site 27
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

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

Site 28
Some shadeExposedLevel

Dirt pad, spotty shade, wide open to the loop. Flat enough. Middle of the road.

Site 29
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

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

Site 30
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

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

Site 31
Some shadeExposedLevel

Dirt pad, a little shade, wide open to the loop. Sits level. Middle of the road.

Site 32
Deep shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, shady all day, middling privacy. Level pad. Worth chasing.

Site 33
Some shadeExposedLevel

Dirt pad, patchy shade, out in the open. Flat enough. Fine, nothing special.

Site 34
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

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

Site 35
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, shade part of the day, middling privacy. Flat enough. Fine, nothing special.

Site 36
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

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

Site 37
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, shade part of the day, middling privacy. Sits level. Fine, nothing special.

Site 38
Some shadeExposedLevel

Grassy site, shade part of the day, no privacy here. Level pad. Could be worse.

Site 39
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

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

Site 40
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, a little shade, neighbors aren't far. Level pad. It'll do.

Site 41
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

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

Site 42
Some shadeExposedLevel

Dirt pad, a little shade, packed in tight. Sits level. It'll do.

Site 43

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

Site 45
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, a little shade, middling privacy. Flat enough. It'll do.

Site 46
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, spotty shade, neighbors aren't far. Level pad. Middle of the road.

Site 47
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

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

Site 48
Some shadeExposedLevel

Gravel pad, a little shade, out in the open. Sits level. Middle of the road.

Site 49
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, patchy shade, some elbow room. Sits level. Fine, nothing special.

Site 50
Some shadeExposedLevel

Dirt pad, shade part of the day, wide open to the loop. Sits level. Middle of the road.

Site 51
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Paved pad, shade part of the day, close-ish quarters. Sits level. Fine, nothing special.

Site 52
Some shadeExposedLevel

Dirt pad, a little shade, wide open to the loop. Flat enough. Middle of the road.

Site 53
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, shade part of the day, neighbors aren't far. Level pad. Middle of the road.

Site 54
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, spotty shade, close-ish quarters. Sits level. Middle of the road.

Site 55
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, a little shade, some elbow room. Sits level. Fine, nothing special.

Site 56
Some shadeExposedLevel

Dirt pad, shade part of the day, out in the open. Level pad. Fine, nothing special.

Site 57
Some shadeExposedLevel

Dirt pad, spotty shade, out in the open. Sits level. Fine, nothing special.

Site 58

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

Site 59
Some shadeExposedLevel

Grassy site, spotty shade, out in the open. Flat enough. Fine, nothing special.

Site 60
Some shadeExposedLevel

Grassy site, spotty shade, wide open to the loop. Flat enough. It'll do.

Site 61
Some shadeExposedLevel

Dirt pad, shade part of the day, out in the open. Sits level. Fine, nothing special.

Site 62
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

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

Site 63
Some shadeExposedLevel

Grassy site, spotty shade, no privacy here. Level pad. Fine, nothing special.

Site 64
Deep shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, shady all day, some elbow room. Sits level. A good one.

Site 65
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

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

Site 66
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

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

Site 67
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, patchy shade, close-ish quarters. Sits level. It'll do.

Site 68
Some shadeExposedLevel

Dirt pad, spotty shade, out in the open. Sits level. Fine, nothing special.

Site 69
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

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

Site 70
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

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

Site 71
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, shade part of the day, close-ish quarters. Sits level. It'll do.

Site 72
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

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

Site 73
Some shadeExposedLevel

Dirt pad, patchy shade, no privacy here. Level pad. Fine, nothing special.

Site 74
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, patchy shade, close-ish quarters. Level pad. Could be worse.

Site 75
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, spotty shade, neighbors aren't far. Level pad. Middle of the road.

Site 76
Some shadeExposedLevel

Dirt pad, a little shade, no privacy here. Level pad. Fine, nothing special.

Site 77
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, patchy shade, some elbow room. Level pad. Middle of the road.

Site 78
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, patchy shade, neighbors aren't far. Sits level. Could be worse.

Site 79
Some shadeExposedLevel

Dirt pad, shade part of the day, no privacy here. Level pad. Middle of the road.

Site 80
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, spotty shade, some elbow room. Sits level. Fine, nothing special.

Site 81
Some shadeExposedLevel

Dirt pad, spotty shade, no privacy here. Sits level. Fine, nothing special.

Site 82
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, spotty shade, middling privacy. Sits level. Fine, nothing special.

Site 83
Some shadeExposedLevel

Dirt pad, a little shade, packed in tight. Sits level. Could be worse.

Site 84
Deep shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, good tree cover, some elbow room. Flat enough. One of the better ones here.

Site 85
Some shadeExposedLevel

Dirt pad, a little shade, wide open to the loop. Sits level. Could be worse.

Site 86
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, a little shade, neighbors aren't far. Level pad. Middle of the road.

Site 87
Some shadeExposedLevel

Dirt pad, a little shade, wide open to the loop. Flat enough. Middle of the road.

Site 88
Some shadeExposedLevel

Dirt pad, a little shade, wide open to the loop. Sits level. It'll do.

Site 89
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, spotty shade, middling privacy. Sits level. It'll do.

Site 90
Some shadeExposedLevel

Dirt pad, spotty shade, wide open to the loop. Sits level. It'll do.

Site 91
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

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

Site 92
Some shadeExposedLevel

Dirt pad, spotty shade, out in the open. Flat enough. Middle of the road.

Site 93
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

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

What's at this campground

RestroomsDump stationPlaygroundBoat launch

Water access about 0.2 mi from the campground.

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Amenities and distances are from OpenStreetMap and are approximate. Google Maps opens in a new tab for camper photos of the campground.

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