Hoist Lake Foot Travel Area Trailhead
Hoist Lake Foot Travel Area Trailhead is a serene and beautiful hiking and backpacking location near Curran, MI. It offers mixed hardwood and conifer forests, varied terrain with gentle elevation changes, and multiple lakeside camping spots including Byron Lake and North Hoist Lake. The area is quiet, kid-friendly, and ideal for both beginner and experienced backpackers. Visitors should be aware of ticks and occasional swampy areas, and long pants are recommended due to tall grass and brambles. The park includes public restrooms and is a peaceful getaway spot with friendly outdoor enthusiasts sharing the trails.
Reviews
Nice place to get away from the crowd for hiking and backpacking. We were here on a Friday and Saturday in early August, and there were only 2 other cars. It is mostly easy hiking in mixed hardwood and conifer forest, but some parts of the trail have tall grass and a few have brambles – I recommend long pants. The bugs weren’t bad except close to swampy areas. The lakes are small, nothing spectacular, but they make a nice destination for hiking.
Beautiful scenery all around the hiking trails, people you run into are always friendly and all the campsites are well kept when people leave (though don’t dig bare handed in ANY fire pits, ever!). The lakes are beautiful to camp at and you’ll get to spend the night with a noisy porcupine if you’re lucky!
Great elevation changes throughout the area, great terrain for hiking through the woods. Many great spots on Byron Lake for setting camp. Looking forward to backpacking to N. & S. Hoists on next visit.
Nice spot restricted to hiking and backpacking only. Ticks were plentiful in early May so check yourself and your dogs.
Great Place To Backpack in and Camp. Hiked in from the East Trailhead and camped on north hoist lake. There’s a few more camping spots than what shows on the trail map if you explore a little bit. Camped July 30th-Aug 1st and bug’s were not as bad as anticipated. Would recommend for beginners and experienced alike.