All campsites have Is Equipment Mandatory

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Lake Ottawa Campground entrance

Lake Ottawa boat landing

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Lake Ottawa Campground Picnic Shelter and Accessible Parking Spot

Lake Ottawa Recreation Area day use building

Lake Ottawa Campground entrance bulletin board and driveway

Lake Ottawa Campground restroom building

Lake Ottawa Campground Picnic Shelter

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Lake Ottawa Campground RV dump station

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Lake Ottawa Campground

<h2>Overview</h2>
<p><strong>Planning a trip to the Lake Ottawa Campground? Watch for Alerts at the top of the page for any Alerts regarding this facility.</strong></p>

<p>Lake Ottawa Campground is in a beautiful forested northwoods setting located 5 miles southwest of Iron River, MI, on the Iron River Ranger District. </p>
<h2>Recreation</h2>
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<li>Located adjacent to the Campground is Lake Ottawa, a deep cold water lake that provides fishermen with a good variety of game fish. There is a boat ramp with ample parking for trailers. </li>
<li>Ge-Che Trail - Length is approximately 9 miles on a dirt trail. This trail provides scenery of primarily hardwood forest. The trail can be accessed from Lake Ottawa boat landing, and from within the campground.</li>
<li>Lake Ottawa Recreation Area day use area provides indoor facilities for a group picnic, and a large outdoor picnic area complete with picnic tables and grills.  The area is large enough to provide plenty of space for all.  Also located in the same area is an athletic field.  The day use building provides indoor seating for eating or parties.  The building has a fireplace, electricity, and flush toilets. </li>
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<h2>Facilities</h2>
<p>Lake Ottawa Campground is 95% surrounded by National Forest System Land and offers 32 campsites, a picnic shelter with two stone fireplaces and original log picnic tables, and two log toilet buildings with flush toilets. A pressurized water system and RV dump station are located in the campground.  Adjacent to the campground, in the day use area, is a CCC era recreation building, with flush toilets, swimming beach, playing field, picnic areas and boat launch.</p>

<h2>Nearby Attractions</h2>
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<li>Stateline-Mile Post Zero Trail - Scenery is hardwood, forested with two destination points on the Brule River. The trail is not a loop, it is a relatively flat dirt trail. The length of the trial is approximately 4/10 of a mile and takes you to the historic Stateline Mile Post Zero location indicating the border between Michgian and Wisconsin. </li>
<li>The combination of topography and thousands of miles of rivers and streams have created hundreds of waterfalls throughout the Upper Peninsula, with several of the waterfalls located on the Ottawa. The Ottawa National Forest has 18 named waterfalls, 53,637 acres of lakes, 2,366 miles of perennial streams, 2,890 miles of intermittent (occasional) streams, and 210,761 acres of wetlands.  The falls vary in size and some are easier to get to than others.  For more information on the most visited waterfalls on and around the Ottawa National Forest, visit the <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/ottawa/recreation/?cid=fseprd546750" rel="nofollow">Ottawa National Forest website waterfall page</a>. </li>
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Planning a trip to the Lake Ottawa Campground? Watch for Alerts at the top of the page for any Alerts regarding this facility.

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