Bay Furnace Campground

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.

Very friendly and helpful host.

Perfect campsite with good spacing for privacy. Infrastructure is in excellent shape. We did visit the remaining bay furnace within walking distance of the campsite. No issue with the dump station or potable water fill. Picnic area overlooks Lake Superior.

Great experience, perfect spot to be to visit the national park, bathrooms well kept, campsite had lots of tree to be slightly isolated from other campsites. An ideal camping spot!

There was no proper bathroom, only an outhouse. Also, nobody was there to check us in, so we really fumbled around for a minute. No Wi-Fi, and the water was in a discreet place, but we didn’t go looking too hard, so I guess that was our bad. Wouldn’t recommend.

Wonderful small campground. My site had direct access to Lake Superior. Nice swimming beach, but bring water shoes for the rocks.

Nice quiet campground. No complaints.

We had a perfect week at Bay Furnace over the Fourth. We were able to park our 29 foot trailer with no issues on lot 13. Access to the lake and nothing to the direct left of us but Hiawatha State Forest. The grounds and rest rooms are clean and well taken care of. We look forward to next years camp at Bay Furnace.

Campsite was great. Private and comfortable. Went on pictured rocks boat tour which was close and convenient

The campground has spacious camp sites. The bathrooms were very clean, had nice lake shore access for recreation which created an overall relaxing atmosphere.