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Camping & Campgrounds - Munising Pictured Rocks
Michigan's Upper Peninsula
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Sunrise at Bay Furnace Campground, near Munising, Michigan

Bay Furnace National Forest Campground

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Camping Around Lake Superior

There are a number of private and public campgrounds in and around Munising, Michigan. Our favorite is Bay Furnace, located in Christmas, Michigan a few miles west of Munising.

The 50 campsites are nicely spaced with picnic table, fire grills, level tent pads and ample parking areas and include both open and wooded sites. Other amenities include fresh water hydrants, vault toilets (which are kept quite clean by the campground hosts), picnic grounds and an expansive sand beach on Lake Superior. Bay Furnace is far enough from the highway to be isolated from the noise, but close enough to easily travel to Munising, Pictured Rocks, and other area scenic and recreational areas.

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Spacious and level tent sites and parking.
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We lucked out and scored a lake front camp site. While there are no RV hookups, Bay Furnace does have an RV dump site.

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Sandy beach with some rocks for rock hounds and agate hunters.
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The historic Bay Furnace that lends its name to the campground.

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Other Nearby Upper Peninsula Michigan National Forest Campgrounds with similar facilities

Au Train Lake Campground - About 12 miles east of Munising
Island Lake Campground - About 10 miles south of Munising
Pete's Lake Campground - About 12 miles south of Munising

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Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Campsites

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore offers three campgrounds: Little Beaver Lake, Twelvemile Beach, and Hurricane River. All have water, tables, grills, and vault toilets (but no showers or hookups). Little Beaver and Twelvemile are reached via unpaved roads; the road to Hurricane River is paved. Little Beaver is not well suited for RVs.

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Michigan State Forest Campgrounds - Lake Superior State Forest

Several campgrounds are scattered throughout the state forest south of Pictured Rocks and west of Munising. Most are rustic sites with limited facilities, vault toilets, hand pumps, and accessible via unpaved roads.

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Munising Tourist Park Campground

Located 2 miles west of Munising on Lake Superior, the park offers 80 Camp Sites, 67 with Electricity & Water, Modern Bathrooms & Showers, and Dump Station.

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We've heard nice comments from an RV traveler about Wandering Wheels Campground, 3 miles east of Munising on Michigan 28.

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