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About Bay Furnace Campground
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2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
RV Utilities and Hookups
- Dump station on site
Water and Hygiene
- Potable Water
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Reviews (326)
What Guests Are Saying
Bay Furnace Campground offers a beautiful, quiet setting with large, private sites and well-maintained facilities, making it an excellent base for exploring the Munising and Pictured Rocks area. Visitors appreciate the clean bathrooms and friendly hosts, along with easy access to Lake Superior's sandy beach and the historic Bay Furnace site. While some noted issues with road conditions and occasional noise, many expressed a desire to return due to the campground's overall appeal and recreational opportunities.
What Guests Are Saying
Bay Furnace Campground offers a beautiful, quiet setting with large, private sites and well-maintained facilities, making it an excellent base for exploring the Munising and Pictured Rocks area. Visitors appreciate the clean bathrooms and friendly hosts, along with easy access to Lake Superior's sandy beach and the historic Bay Furnace site. While some noted issues with road conditions and occasional noise, many expressed a desire to return due to the campground's overall appeal and recreational opportunities.
Review Summary
Allison M
VerifiedJuly 28, 2021 • Stayed at: 038, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
Our campsite (38) was clean, but dusty. Flat with plenty of space. The beach was a short bike ride away - I would choose a closer site next time. Bugs were pretty awful in July, so we could not spend much time outside in the evening. The lake was amazing - clear, warm, fun for swimming.
Jeffrey D
VerifiedJuly 28, 2021 • Stayed at: 031, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
Clean, well groomed and large site. Great location near Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore!
Guy L
VerifiedAugust 1, 2021 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
Close to Munising, nice access to Lake Superior
Joseph P
VerifiedAugust 4, 2021 • Stayed at: 009, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
We're yearly visitors and enjoy this clean well-managed campground and were happy to see the renovated vault toilets this year. The road in could use some upkeep and it would be wonderful if generator operation were more limited.
Stephen G
VerifiedAugust 9, 2021 • Stayed at: 016, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
Great location to use a base camp to visit surrounding sites along Lake Superior. Clean spacious sites.
David B
VerifiedAugust 11, 2021 • Stayed at: 023, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
The road coming into campground and through the campground is badly in need of serious repair, preferrably repaving!
Cheryl R
VerifiedAugust 15, 2021 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
Walked the beach and was attacked by sand fleas, both legs up to my knees, I was wearing shoes and long pants. Needed medical attention, antibiotics and a topical cream. The campground itself was very nice.
Karen W
VerifiedAugust 17, 2021 • Stayed at: 014, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
This park is about 10 minutes outside of Munising, MI, so there is quite a bit to do there. We did some hiking and took the boat tour at Pictured Rocks National Lake Shore. The sites are good sized, and the vault toilets were the cleanest ones I have seen.
Desaray S
VerifiedAugust 18, 2021 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
Bay Furnace is a beautiful campground and we really enjoyed our time there, much more than Camp Seven Lake last summer. Our camp hosts Jill and Darrin were super friendly and helpful. We enjoyed Jill’s company very much as we crossed paths with her several times. The bathrooms were kept clean. The campsites were tidy. The scenery is breathtaking and the other campers were all friendly and respectful. We had our two teenage sons with us and two of their friends and they all thoroughly enjoyed the beach and how clean and clear the water was. We will definitely be back next year!
Robert W
VerifiedAugust 18, 2021 • Stayed at: 014, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
Though I prefer a more isolated location in which to camp, Bay Furnace was an excellent choice for this trip's purpose with the grandsons. Despite its proximity to a busy highway, it was surprisingly quiet. We have visited Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore area for fifty years. Since it became a National Lakeshore, the amount of human traffic has grown exponentially. We were very lucky to find a campsite this year. Bay Furnace is well situated for the exploration of the park. It is well maintained, and the sites are well maintained.
Location & Directions for Bay Furnace Campground
P.O. Box 171, Munising, MI 49862 United States
Elevation: 188 ft
Getting There
Bay Furnace Campground is located in Alger County, about 3 mi west of Munising on Highway 28, at the village of Christmas, across from the Kewadin Casino.
Highway access
Bay Furnace Campground is accessible via Highway M-28, which runs directly through the village of Christmas, approximately 3 miles west of Munising.
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check out time
12PM
General
- Insect repellent is encouraged for visitors to Grand Island
- Off-road vehicles not permitted
- Two pets per site
- No switching sites upon arrival
- Please Note: One RV with tow vehicle per single site or one vehicle per tent site. Most sites can accommodate 1 extra vehicle that is not included with the reservation fee. Extra vehicle will be charged a per night fee and collected at the campground.
- Reserved Sites will be held until the day following your arrival date. Sites must be occupied by the checkout time of the second day to hold a reservation or the site will be forfeited and released to other guests.
- Once your reservation start date has begun, neither the Recreation.gov Contact Center nor the campground manager will be able to modify your reservation.
- Refunds: Refund requests made through www.recreation.gov will be charged a $10 processing fee. This fee is retained by the reservation service contractor along with the non-refundable reservation fee. All requests for the return of the non-refundable reservation fee and the cancellation fee will be declined by the campground concessionaire as they did not receive these fees (these are the fees retained by the reservation contractor, a different entity).
- Don't move firewood: To limit the spread of invasive tree-killing pests, firewood from outside the area is not permitted. Some states have quarantines and may confiscate your firewood. Please help protect our forests from invasive species by obtaining your firewood at or near your camping destination and burning it on-site. Visit dontmovefirewood.org for more information.
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