National Park Service · Michigan
Popple Campground - South Manitou Island
National Park Service · Michigan, United States · in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
- Sites
- 7
- Cost
- Popple Campground for 1-4 persons: $10. Nightly fee for Popple Campground for 1-4 persons
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- No
- Dump station
- No
- Laundry
- No
- Elevation
- 679 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
- Nearest town
- Empire
- Address
- 9922 Front Street, Empire, MI, 49630
- Phone
- (231) 326-4700
Season dates aren't confirmed for this campground yet - opening and closing dates haven't been verified. Check the operator's page or call ahead before you plan a trip.
Site map
The imagery of the campground. Press and hold the map to drop your own pins and notes; the operator publishes no site points here. Your ratings, notes, pins and photos are kept with the campground on your Saved list, the same list the camping map and the drive page keep.
Site map · loading…
About
The Popple Campground is the furthest from the dock (about 3.5 miles), so you are likely to have fewer people camping there. The campground is close to the beach on the northern tip of the island. Bring water filtration equipment since there is no source of purified drinking water. There are 7 individual sites
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 20° | 1° | 40° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 30° | 21° | 7° | 43° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 35° | 28° | 11° | 49° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 41° | 35° | 23° | 56° | 6 of 11 |
| May | 49° | 43° | 36° | 61° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 61° | 53° | 44° | 69° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 69° | 64° | 57° | 77° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 72° | 67° | 62° | 77° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 67° | 63° | 54° | 74° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 56° | 49° | 39° | 67° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 43° | 38° | 22° | 57° | 3 of 10 |
| December | 35° | 29° | 12° | 54° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Trails nearby
All 23 trails in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Trailheads the Park Service and the Forest Service map; each trail's page has its length, climbing and the Service's description.
Nearby campgrounds
- South Manitou Group Campground · National Park Service · 3 mi · 6 sites
- Village Campground - North Manitou Island · National Park Service · 9 mi · 8 sites
- D.H. Day Group Campground · National Park Service · 11 mi · 4 sites
- D.H. Day Campground · National Park Service · 11 mi · 87 sites
- Empire Township Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 19 mi · 60 sites
All public campgrounds in Michigan · Every state and province · Facts read from the operator 2026-02-25. Confirm fees, rules and current status with the operator before you go.