Haymarsh State Game Area Campground
20500 140th Ave.
Big Rapids, MI 49307

Please call Paris Park for information:
(231)796-3420

Email:
admin@mecostacountyparks.com

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
   



 

   
    campground map
   
 
     Click here to download the map in PDF format. 

 

 
 

ACCOMMODATIONS

 
 
 
 
  • Rustic Camping
     

  • Vault Toilets
     

  • Hand Pumps
     

  • Boat Launch

   
 
   


The Haymarsh State Game Area Campground is OPEN.

The Haymarsh Lake State Game Area has become locally famous for the wide range of opportunities it has to offer the outdoor enthusiast. 

Whether you have come to hunt, fish, camp, or just to view the wildlife, we think you’ll find just what you’re looking for at the Haymarsh!

The Haymarsh Lake was a series of six small bodies of water until in 1949 the Department of Fish and Game built a concrete dam six feet deep where a beaver dam once stood.  The Haymarsh Lake now has about 375 acres of surface water that includes the original six lakes, some 18 to 30 feet deep, surrounded by shallow water, about four to six feet deep.

The dam is about 120 feet long and stands six feet above the spill way.  The impoundment offers a large variety of fish including, but not limited to:  Pike, Bluegill, Bass, and Perch.

In addition, the new campground offers access to some of the best hunting territory in the County.  There is an abundance of rabbits, grouse, deer, and much more.  Come and see!
 
 

 

RATES & FEES

 
 
 

Are you wondering how much it would cost to camp at Tubbs Lake State Forest Campground? 

Click here for Rates & Fees!

 

THE HAYMARSH STATE GAME AREA CAMPGROUND IS A PET FRIENDLY PARK.
(Pets must be kept on a 6' leash.)

 
   
 

RESERVATIONS

 

 

 
 
 
Tubbs Lake State Forest Campground is first come, first served and does not allow reservations.  
   
 

FIREWOOD

 
 
 
  The Mecosta County Park Commission has decided to continue its current policy which does not allow campers to bring in their own firewood.  We have reviewed the press release stating that the firewood ban has been lifted from the Lower Peninsula, but also take heed to the requests that we still not move firewood as new pests are beginning to cause problems with other tree species.

Firewood must be purchased through our park office, or through an approved wood vendor.  The wood vendor list, when it becomes available in March, can be found here. 

 
 
   
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