Reviews

Mike Mitchell

Drove through on our way past to check it out for next year. Beautiful campground!

Idra Fallow

If you've ever wanted to experience the sounds of the big city while camping in a remote forest, this is the place for you. We came from Chicago for a visit. The campground is gorgeous, and the guests graciously volunteered to make sure we wouldn't feel homesick for the familiar background noise we're used to, by making as much racket as possible. Between the constant hum of diesel generators and cars left idling by the bathroom, the teenagers shouting and playing loud music all night, and the bottle rockets, we felt as if we'd never left home at all. Some of our neighbors even went the extra mile of setting off their car alarm no less than seven times! And at $22/night, Courtney Lake is more expensive than other campgrounds in the Ottawa Forest. So we got to have a small taste of those big city prices.

Oscar Dunlap

Nice small campground

Paul Batavia

Wasn’t bad just didn’t catch any fish

Doug Dirr

When we were there. There was only one other camper, so it was quiet. Large spaces. Nice campground.

Pat Range

We met our good lifelong friends there 34 yrs ago! Kids have grown up as cousins now grands know each other. Magic for us!

Tracy Massie

It is just an awesome place to camp. Bring a camper, tent, can bring your horse too. They have camp sites just for horse owner's. Great trails to walk or ride. Nice beach area for swimming and sun bathing.

Dale Kluth

Drove up to the lake to checkout the 6 camp sites setup for horses. Looked really nice, so our brother & sister-in-law are planning a camp trip with their horse in the next month or so.

Mike Lehman

Awesome hidden oasis

Greg Krueger

Stellar beach area great for swimming with plenty of shallow sand-bottom lake frontage. There’s also a short hiking trail on the property. This is a concessioner-managed US Forest Service campground with reasonable fees and great scenery. It isn’t as remote as some National Forest campgrounds in northern Wisconsin and the UP. This small lake does have developed private property on it, immediately across from the campground, so you won’t find complete silence or seclusion here. Courtney Lake is nonetheless a great place to camp, swim and hike. The campground lacks electricity and flush toilets, but does offer several running water spouts. The Ottawa National Forest has done a great job finding partners to manage campgrounds like this and keep them open to the public as developed recreation sites. Many similar campgrounds across the Nicolet/Chequamegon in Wisconsin have been permanently closed over the past six or seven years due to budget shortfalls in those National Forests.

Cyndi Anderipple

Secluded and very peaceful. Clean and Spacious camp sites. Clean restrooms

S Whipple

Absolutely Beautiful. Clean and safe. The Upper Peninsula never disappoints.

Nathan Miller

Quiet little camping area down in the Ottawa National Forest. Not a whole lot in the area other than the great outdoors, so plan to be outside a lot and enjoying the northwoods! The lake is just big enough to be interesting and makes for a fun little paddle spot.