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.

Very nice National Forest campground. No hookups, but beautiful area. Great base for Pictured Rocks sightseeing activities.

This is beautiful and well maintained campground on the shore of Lake Superior.
The road coming in could use some TLC.

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.

great and well kept campground. first toilet in first loop smelled terrible. even after truck came, it was nausiating.

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.

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.

What a great campground! The space was wonderful and clean, and the bathroom facilities were so well maintained.

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.

Had a great experience at Bay Furnace!

SITE 10: Very spacious. Enough trees for shade or a hammock if you want it, but not so many as to create a lot of barriers or limit space. It gets a bit sandy toward the lake edge of the site, so bring a hand broom to brush off picnic table and belongings. Sand stakes useful if using tent (though our 18" steel spirals may have been overkill). This site has direct access to Lake Superior; the site's access point is steep and sandy, so any mobility issues may limit its usefulness. The beach itself is mostly sand, but definitely becomes rocky right inside the water line (bring water shoes).

VAULT TOILETS: Bring hand sanitizer (no sink), a lantern (only have skylights for lighting, so it gets VERY DARK in there at night), a mirror (no mirrors), and a bit of courage (because... well... vault toilet). Definitely cleaner here than any of the other vaults we encountered during out two-week stay.

NO SHOWERS: Bath wipes, wash basins, and large water containers / dispensers are crucial for longer visits.

BUGS: Didn't really have too much of an issue at our site. Deet worked just fine for mosquitoes (which were not really a problem during the day). Thermacell wasn't very useful at this site, likely due to being right on the water (breezy) - though that may also be why there wasn't much of an overall bug problem either. A bee or two may follow you around if you're holding an open beer. Luckily, the flies which visited our site must not have been of the biting variety.

Firepit: Comes equipped with fold-over grill... bring tinfoil or pans if you plan to use it, as it's a bit rusty and caked with old remnants. Drinking water was nearby (only two sites over for us). Firewood was not being sold on site during our visit (not sure why). Plenty of places to get it nearby though.

WEATHER: ...is fickle! Bring a variety of clothing types. Temperature and precipitation fluctuate a lot - both from day to day and, also, within the same day.