Best Camping & Campgrounds - Munising & Pictured Rocks
Michigan's Upper Peninsula
South Shore Lake Superior Circle Tour

Bay Furnace National Forest Campground

Spacious and level tent sites and parking.

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

Sandy beach with some rocks for rock hounds and agate hunters.

The historic Bay Furnace that lends its name to the campground.

Bay Furnace Campground Map

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

Go Here for more information on Hiawatha National Forest Facilities

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.

Go Here for the Tourist Park website

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.

As of August 2019 all campgrounds in the park are now by online reservation ONLY-- this includes Hurricane River, Twelvemile Beach, and Little Beaver Lake. pictured rocks - recreation.gov

Go Here for more information on Camping & Pictured Rocks

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.

Go Here for a map and brochure of Upper Peninsula State Forest Campgrounds

Marquette Tourist Park Campground

The Marquette T ourist Park Campground is open from mid-May to mid-October with 100 sites for either RV or tent camping and 10 rustic sites for tent-only camping. Amenities include a playground, ball diamond, picnic areas, swimming beach, full service restrooms, and RV dumpwater station.

Go Here for a map of the campground

Other Campgrounds

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

And also have had favorable comments about the Gitchee Gumme Campground, also on Michigan 28 but west of Munising, closer to Marquette.

Reserving Camp Sites at Michigan State Parks & Forests