Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights3 sites open for every nightA forested campground near trout fishing, and hiking. Most campsites have no hookups, and RV fit varies by site.
Practical comforts at Ellery Creek are straightforward: each site has a paved parking spur, a tent pad, a picnic table, a food locker, and a fire ring with grill, and there are two sets of vault toilets and water spigots scattered through the campground. There are no showers or electrical/water hookups, and no on-site store (the nearest supplies are about 21 miles away in Lakehead), so come prepared.

















Length limits vary by campsite.
Check dates on Recreation.gov.
| Site | Fr 13 | Sa 14 | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 003 standard nonelectric | – | – | $30 |
| 004 standard nonelectric | – | – | $30 |
| 005 standard nonelectric | – | – | $30 |
| 006 standard nonelectric | – | – | $30 |
| 009 standard nonelectric | – | – | $30 |
| 013 standard nonelectric | – | – | $30 |
| 002 standard nonelectric | – | – | $30 |
| 007 standard nonelectric | – | – | $30 |
| 010 standard nonelectric | – | – | $30 |
| 017 standard nonelectric |
Hookups (individual campsites): 19 no-hookup individual sites.
Gilman Road Exit off I-5
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Themes from recent written reviews on Recreation.gov. Quotes are verbatim.
“Perfect location close to the arm of the lake.”
Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (25 reviews, ★ 4.0). Not written or edited by us.
“The only problem was that the bear locker could not be locked, as the key was broken.”
“Perfect location close to the arm of the lake. Campground was well maintained. Found out after there are caves nearby that we plan to check out next time. Just an FYI the Ellery Creek sign off of Gilman Rd is missing so you can miss the turn into the campground. ”
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| $30 |
| 019 standard nonelectric | – | – | $30 |
| 011 standard nonelectric | – | – | $30 |
| 015 standard nonelectric | – | – | $30 |
| 016 standard nonelectric | – | – | $30 |
| 018 standard nonelectric | – | – | $30 |
| 008 standard nonelectric | – | – | $30 |
| 001 standard nonelectric | – | – | $30 |
| 012 standard nonelectric | – | – | $30 |
| 014 standard nonelectric | – | – | $30 |
✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights3 sites open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights38 sites open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights4 sites open for every nightRentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 40 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

Travel trailer · 21 ft · sleeps 3 · 25 mi from campground
$120/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
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Class C motorhome · 31 ft · sleeps 10 · 84 mi from campground
$250/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
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Travel trailer · 22 ft · sleeps 5 · 147 mi from campground
$90/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available
View rentalFor June weekends, book about 182 days ahead. Three in four June Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 115 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.
| Arrival month | Fri/Sat arrivals: half booked at least | A quarter at least | Other days: half booked at least | A quarter at least |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | 64 days ahead | 112 days ahead | 66 days ahead | 142 days ahead |
| June | 115 days ahead | 182 days ahead | 94 days ahead | 182 days ahead |
| July | 64 days ahead | 168 days ahead | 70 days ahead | 174 days ahead |
| August | 56 days ahead | 130 days ahead | 48 days ahead | 110 days ahead |
| September | 46 days ahead | 87 days ahead | 23 days ahead | 50 days ahead |
Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.
Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (2,549 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.
19 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 7. Rates are the listed nightly rates.
Tent, van or small RV, no power
19 sites · $30/night
Loops: AREA ELLERY CREEK (19)
0 open Nov 13–Nov 15