September 2024, 6 nights, campsite 29
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| Water view behind campsite 29 in Brevoort Lake Campground |
Reservations and arrival
This was our first stay in this campground, and there is not any signage inside the park, other than the park sign when entering the area. There was no sign designating which direction for the campground when the road split (fortunately, google was correct). The campground is straight ahead on Park Lane when arriving from the south, and the picnic area is down the road to the right. The campground was not staffed in September, so we proceeded directly to our campsite. This campground has reservable sites and first come, first serve campsites. There are several great non-reservable sites on the water, and since our stay was off-season, we probably should have picked a site after arrival. We reserved a waterfront site online; however, the online photos do not provide enough information about the sites. I have provided some details about our campsite below.
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| Campsite 29 in Brevoort Lake Campground |
Campsite 29
Something to be aware of, that is not disclosed on the reservation site, is that the online photo of campsite 29 is not taken from the road. There is a dirt road area in front of this campsite, which gives it more privacy from the road; however, there are also two stumps in this area that stick up several inches. They were tall enough that we could not drive over them with our trailer. This made backing our trailer in a bit challenging. I would not suggest this campsite for anyone who wants easy parking.
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| Campsite 29 in Brevoort Lake Campground |
Campsite 29 is a spacious site with a partial water view, and easy access to the water.
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| Above: looking toward campsite 30 from site 29 in Brevoort Lake Campground Below: Campsite 29 from the water |
The site is level, and mostly private. The only partial opening is the view toward site 30. Campsite 30 was empty every night of our stay, so we enjoyed complete privacy. Other than the small opening to site 30 and the lake, this campsite is surrounded by trees.
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| Beach area in Brevoort Lake Campground |
Recreation: boating, fishing, hiking, picnic area, beach
Brevoort Lake was pretty calm and there was not much water activity during our stay. We explored the lake in our inflatable boat and our kayaks. We launched both boats from our campsite. This campground also has a boat ramp for larger boats. We did not have any luck fishing, although we did find a nice beach area with a picnic table. As I stated earlier, this campground does not have good signage or even a map of the park. After finding this beach by boat, we later discovered how to find it via land: There is a small area beside the road next to campsite 1 with room for a couple of vehicles to park. If you walk to the lake from this spot, you will see a trail on your right that goes to the beach. This walk is less than ¼ mile from the parking spot; however, there are no signs and you cannot see the beach and picnic table until the trail opens up when you get there.
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| Brevoort Lake Campground picnic area and beach |
The picnic area is down the road we passed on our right before arriving at the campground. It is about a 1 mile walk to the picnic area from campsite 29. You can also get to the picnic area from the beach I just described via an unmarked trail.
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| Ridge Trail in Brevoort Lake Campground |
There is a short hiking trail inside this park called Ridge Trail. Our walk on this trail and through the entire campground was less than 2 miles. You can see Brevoort Lake from the top of the ridge, although the view is mostly obscured by trees.
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| North Country Trail near Brevoort Lake Campground |
North Country Trail crosses Park Road before the campground entrance, and we met a couple of hikers that spent the night in the campground before continuing on their trip. One hiker had started at Castle Rock, and was planning to end at Tahquamenon Falls. It is about half a mile walk down the road from the NCT crossing to Brevoort Lake Campground (¾ of a mile from NCT to campsite 29). We hiked the NCT a few miles in both directions from the campground. When hiking north, we passed a trail entrance from Little Brevort Lake - North State Forest Campground, as well. That campground was not visible from NCT, and the sign did not say how far away it was.
Misc. and overall
This campground is part of the USDA Forest Service in the Hiawatha National Forest, and reservations can be made at recreation.gov. The rate at the time of our stay was $24 a night; $12 with the senior pass. There is a sanitation station with fresh water at the entrance, and there are several fresh water spigots in the campground, as well. There are flush toilets in both loops. None of the campsites have electricity except the host sites, and an old host site in transition. At the time of our stay, campsite 67 still had power. The new host site in that loop was located a couple of sites away.
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