Gooseneck Lake Dispersed Campsite Campground, Manistique, MI

Gooseneck Lake Dispersed Campsite Campground in Schoolcraft county is located 3 hrs 29 min northwest of Traverse City, MI with an elevation of 587 feet. There are a total of 3 campsites. The campground is normally open from mid May to mid October. 1 sites can accommodate RVs up to 24 feet. All sites are currently reservable. Reservations can be booked up to 6 months in advance. There is a fee of $8.00 per night. Some amenities include swimming. Activities include boating, fishing, floating sports.

Make a Reservation

Campsite Reviews (21)

3.6 out of 5

5 star		48%
4 star		14%
3 star		5%
2 star		19%
1 star		14%

@NathanB8721791 · Camped on Oct 12, 2024 at Campsite #4

I visited in October of this year. The campsite is in excellent condition, big fire ring but there is no grate on it just FYI. The Coordinates 4603'59.6"N 8632'41.9"W give the exact location, but the maps link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/fcF3MDae1JTZUPea8 also shows you exactly where you need to turn to get to the campsite. The campsite road is marked with a post with the number 4 on it. The trail is bumpy but I made it work with a FWD Sedan. If you have any kind of 4x4 or car with some clearance you'll be fine. There are neighbors nearby, the lake was calm but I could see it being louder in the warmer season with boats and the like. But this campsite is great, and big enough to accommodate multiple tents.

@SarahB5025907 · Camped on Oct 5, 2024 at Campsite #4

It was the most beautiful, quiet campsite ever! And all to ourselves! We had an amazing time. You get your own private little beach and the lake is gorgeous...absolutely loved it!

@NicoleW2749952 · Camped on Jun 7, 2024 at Campsite #4

Absolutely loved our site and stay at Gooseneck! Lost our screen tent in a nasty thunderstorm that blew through, but we improvised and enjoyed our stay. Cant wait to go back!

@JennaM7949879 · Camped on Jun 4, 2024 at Campsite #1

The location was quiet and large with plenty of wood to gather for fires. The lake is gorgeous and just steps away from the camp site. The daily cost was amazingly cheap. The bathroom is rustic but at least there was a bathroom. Would definitely go back.

@KyleJ858084D24 · Camped on Sep 1, 2023 at Campsite #1

We had a great experience. Large space, tucked back in woods. Only note would be better signage on way in. Once we found site we enjoyed every min of our stay

@DarrylLE496C56 · Camped on Aug 26, 2023 at Campsite #4

A bag of trash and other debrie was left from someone prier to us arriving. We disposed of it cleaned up the site. Other than that we really enjoyed our two day stay.

@LoriS9698117 · Camped on Jun 30, 2023 at Campsite #1

Terrible construction of campsite you can’t even a camper in anymore! All those huge rocks all over looks terrible!!!! It used to be by favorite campsite not anymore!!! Totally not a rustic beautiful place anymore !!!

@RogerT7200224 · Camped on Aug 13, 2022 at Campsite #4

Everything was great except someone that had registered the site two weeks into the future showed up. Very relaxing and beautiful.

@SeanM6156675 · Camped on Jun 19, 2022 at Campsite #4

It was very beautiful spot.. took our daughter and 2 grandkids camping all under 10... it was the best from all kids.. the people around the lake was very polite. Thank you 😊

@JONATHANF46559 · Camped on Sep 8, 2021 at Campsite #4

Don't wander down the trail, if you do watch where you're walking and don't leave the trail as people have decided to use it as a bathroom. And as they can't be bothered to even walk off the trail they certainly didn't bother to mark it with a stick etc.

@JonathanF610 · Camped on Sep 8, 2021 at Campsite #4

@MandyJ468 · Camped on Aug 27, 2021 at Campsite #4

The previous campers left the site a mess, tons of water balloons all over beach. Otherwise I loved the size of site and great location. Coulda used a bathroom

@MandyJ3581577 · Camped on Aug 27, 2021 at Campsite #4

The previous campers left the site a mess, tons of water balloons all over beach. Otherwise I loved the size of site and great location. Coulda used a bathroom

@DerekR8208999 · Camped on Jul 30, 2021 at Campsite #4

Great site. 2nd year in a row staying here. Only complaint is there were a couple hundred cigarette butts around the area. We spent a lot of time picking up the majority of these.

@DerekR809 · Camped on Jul 30, 2021 at Campsite #4

Great site. 2nd year in a row staying here. Only complaint is there were a couple hundred cigarette butts around the area. We spent a lot of time picking up the majority of these.

@ConorO576 · Camped on Aug 21, 2020 at Campsite #4

This place was incredible. There was a little bit of a mess left over from some visitors before us, but nothing too bad. Just a broken bottle and some bottle caps. The water in the lake was crystal clear, the locals are friendly, and the place was easy to find. The paper map and directions are both accurate. For help getting here, you can use this location pin: 46.066566, -86.544978. Just copy and paste it into maps and you'll be very close to the road used to access the site. There was no noise and the area was quiet by 10pm each night (4 total). Lots and lots of toads and frogs! A couple swampy areas on the outskirts of the campsite made for a cool habitat to check out. I would love to go back here again. Definitely recommend doing some local kayaking and seeing grand island (45min drive).

@ConorO1041990 · Camped on Aug 21, 2020 at Campsite #4

@CarrieZ2710401 · Camped on Aug 10, 2020 at Campsite #4

Well let’s see, the site 04 was not labeled so I circled forever with my kids. A resident of the lake tried to help me find my site with no luck. I went down a path that said sites 2-3 to see if I could get anywhere and met some women that said that the site I was looking for was closed and should not have been rented out. I was over 400 miles from my home with 4 children with me and no where to camp in the middle of some pretty rainy weather!! I have never been more upset in my life!!! I had to drive around and find somewhere else to stay! Thank God I was able to find a place!! I couldn’t even find how to get a refund!! I will never rent from recreation.gov again!!

@CarrieZ646 · Camped on Aug 10, 2020 at Campsite #4

@ChrissyK511 · Camped on Jul 15, 2020 at Campsite #1

It's a beautiful spot but there were a bunch of 20 something year old that were camping near us and were extremely loud most of the night. Every night at 1030-11pm they got on their pontoon boat and rode around the lake most of the lake hooting and hollaring until about 3am. I'm all about having a good time, but being respectful of others.

@ChrissyK893219 · Camped on Jul 15, 2020 at Campsite #1

See other campgrounds near Manistique, MI with availability Tonight
See other campgrounds near Manistique, MI with availability This Weekend

Other Campgrounds Nearby

We track all the sites so you don't have to.

Reservation Systems

Campsites Tracking

Campsite Reviews

Available Tonight

Available this Weekend

Cancellations Today

PRO $2.50/month

You're in Control. We never save credit card information or auto-renew subscriptions.

Availability Map Search
3000+ Interactive Campground Maps
Campground Virtual Tours
Save Your Favorite Campsites
Favorite Campsites Availability
Campground Mobile Speed Test Maps
National Parks, Forests & Ranger District Layers
Wildfires & Air Quality Map Layer
Satellite View Map Layer
Campsite SMS Cancellation Alerts
Rent your Property & Cabins
Love's & Super Walmart Map Layers
Cracker Barrel & Bass Pro Shop Map Layers
Motor Vehicle Use Maps (MVUM) Layer
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Map Layer
RV Propane, Parking, Dump, Water Map Layer

Pro is FREE for 7 days. (No credit card information required!)

Thanks to all our Supporting Members

@BranJen - Santa Clara, CA

I wanted to thank you for this site and especially for the notifications feature. Thanks to your site and my subscription I was able to book a campsite I've been annoyingly trying to book for 5 years unsuccessfully. So thank you.

@Wondering - Oregon

Wow! Woke up this morning to a notification that a favorite had opened at Paulina, and when I went to check, it was there. This membership just paid for itself in the first 24 hours I owned it. Couldn't take the site it conflicted with a trip already set, but it truly was there. Thanks Tons.

@CarlaLThompson - Colorado

I just love this site and I tell everyone about it! It's so competitive to secure desired campsites and the alerts really help track when sites free up. The best part of this story is our alert notified a cancellation the next day!!!!!! Just incredible!!!