Warning
GeneralOpening day for this campground has been delayed to mid-June due to a USFS paving project within the campground. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding.
About Bay Furnace Campground
Number of accommodations: 30
Campground Amenities
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Potable Water -
Dump Station
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
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Reviews (265)
What Guests Are Saying
Bay Furnace Campground is praised for its clean, spacious sites and quiet atmosphere, with easy access to Lake Superior and nearby attractions like Pictured Rocks. Reviewers appreciate the well-maintained restrooms and the beauty of the surrounding area, making it a great spot for outdoor activities. However, many noted the access road's severe potholes as a significant downside, which detracts from the overall experience.
What Guests Are Saying
Bay Furnace Campground is praised for its clean, spacious sites and quiet atmosphere, with easy access to Lake Superior and nearby attractions like Pictured Rocks. Reviewers appreciate the well-maintained restrooms and the beauty of the surrounding area, making it a great spot for outdoor activities. However, many noted the access road's severe potholes as a significant downside, which detracts from the overall experience.
Review Summary
Stephen H
VerifiedSeptember 15, 2022 • Stayed at: 031, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
Nice campground with fairly private sites, easy back in for trailers and a small beach. Close to Munising. Close to main road, but did not hear any road noise.
Mark S
VerifiedSeptember 14, 2022 • Stayed at: 009, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
This is beautiful and well maintained campground on the shore of Lake Superior.
The road coming in could use some TLC.
Bruce B
VerifiedSeptember 14, 2022 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
Very nice National Forest campground. No hookups, but beautiful area. Great base for Pictured Rocks sightseeing activities.
Sheri K
VerifiedSeptember 5, 2022 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
We loved our stay at site 4 in this campground. Our site had the most privacy of any site and we could not see our neighbors. I will note that this is a pretty small site and we had to set our tent up in the driveway/parking area to find a large enough level area. Nicely made paths intersect throughout the campground to lead you to multiple drinking water spots and vault restrooms. I did wish, in this era of Covid, that there were hand sanitizer stations in the restrooms.
The campground has a beautiful shoreline area with awesome views of the bay and a huge picnic area along the water. The actual historic site was cool too and the picnic table and stone stairs going down to the water were very postcard-worthy. This is my second time at this campground and it has a great variety of spots, a prime waterfront, and a close location to all the Munising sites. There is also a gas station right across the road with any necessities you might have forgotten and firewood for sale. I highly recommend it.
Timothy L
VerifiedAugust 28, 2022 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
great and well kept campground. first toilet in first loop smelled terrible. even after truck came, it was nausiating.
Thomas G
VerifiedAugust 24, 2022 • Stayed at: 033, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
Stayed in site #33 which was very large and private. Level area is closer to the front of the site. Site was clean with picnic table and fire ring.
Dump station was in good working order with flush water and well as drinking water. No recycle collection at the campground.
Cell coverage for both AT&T and Verizon was 1 to 2 bars not adequate for our work needs but we were there on a weekend so no problem.
Enjoyed the history presentation of the furnace.
Lisa B
VerifiedAugust 23, 2022 • Stayed at: 046, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
What a great campground! The space was wonderful and clean, and the bathroom facilities were so well maintained.
Reid E
VerifiedAugust 23, 2022 • Stayed at: 032, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
Very clean sites. The vault toilets were clean and well-maintained. Get there very early if you're looking for a first-come first-served spot in the summer.
susan v
VerifiedAugust 21, 2022 • Stayed at: 031, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
I don't usually write reviews, but Bay Furnace campground was one of the most beautiful places I've ever been, ever. I was afraid it was a campground built around some stupid old iron factory or whatever (and there IS a very impressive iron furnace that you can take a very short walk to see - impressive enough that I went back to the car and grabbed my angsty pre-teen because I knew she wouldn't want to miss it) - but the beach at Bay Furnace is STUNNING. Like, unbelievably so. Crystal clear water and multicolored rocks, sand beach. The spots themselves were also well-maintained, but the highlight is the Bay Furnace beach. Just stunning.
Susan N
VerifiedAugust 18, 2022 • Stayed at: 013, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
Bay Furnace is a lovely campground with access to Lake Superior. The camp hosts, Jill and Darren Pope, were very helpful and professional.
Location Bay Furnace Campground
Address:
P.O. Box 171
Munising, MI, 49862
United States
Bay Furnace Campground is located in Alger County, about 3 miles west of Munising on Highway 28, at the village of Christmas, across from the Kewadin Casino.
Latitude & Longitude: 46.4383 / -86.7083
Elevation: 188 feet
Policies & Rules
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Insect repellent is encouraged for visitors to Grand Island |
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Off-road vehicles not permitted |
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Two pets per site |
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No switching sites upon arrival |
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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. |
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Reserved Sites will be held until checkout time (NOON) 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. |
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Once your reservation start date has begun, neither the Recreation.gov Contact Center nor the campground manager will be able to modify your reservation. |
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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). |
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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. |
Warnings & Advisories
Warning
GeneralOpening day for this campground has been delayed to mid-June due to a USFS paving project within the campground. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding.
