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About Bay Furnace Campground
Seasonal information
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
Tami F
VerifiedSeptember 21, 2021 • Stayed at: 014, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
Beautiful campground! Lots of space between sites. Clean pit toilets. Be sure to check out Bay Furnace Ruin. Nice picnic area with Lake access
James C
VerifiedSeptember 26, 2021 • Stayed at: 017, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
Great location with easy access to Munising and Pictured Rocks. Everything is well maintained, including the vault toilets, camp sites and the picnic area. The picnic area is a great place to see a nice sunrise over the bay and Grand Island. The location is not that far from the main highway, which is good for a quick trip to the gas station for supplies, but there is some low rumble road noise in the background and the occasional Harley rider that will break the tranquility during nice weather.
Scott F
VerifiedSeptember 29, 2021 • Stayed at: 015, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
Campground was very clean and well kept, camp host was very friendly and helpful—thanks!
Mark R
VerifiedSeptember 30, 2021 • Stayed at: 025, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
Great location and sites were nicely spread out. Appreciated the dump site and we enjoyed being close to the big lake. Overall good, but the road in is brutal.
Greg B
VerifiedSeptember 30, 2021 • Stayed at: 046, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
Please fix the road coming into the park. Horrible. Camping was fine, bathrooms clean, park was quiet
ted o
VerifiedOctober 3, 2021 • Stayed at: 043, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
Everything we expected and more.
Michelle P
VerifiedOctober 3, 2021 • Stayed at: 046, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
Love Bay Furnace! Nice large sites, quiet, and the outhouses are very clean!
Jeffrey B
VerifiedOctober 9, 2021 • Stayed at: 044, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
The short informational loop around the Bay Furnace Ruins was interesting. The campground location is close to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, be sure to visit that while you're in the area.
Lucinda F
VerifiedNovember 2, 2021 • Stayed at: 033, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
The road coming into the campground had many deep potholes, capable of causing damage, so take it very slow! Once in, the sites were spacious with brush between to screen the view into the next site. There are multiple water spigots around the campground as well as fresh water and rinse water spigots, with threaded connections, at the dump station. Vault toilets only with no showers which was not a problem for us since we use our own facilities. Traffic noise from Hwy 28 is persistent and at times significant.
It’s just a short walk to the lakeshore and an interpretive site of the ruins of the historic Bay Furnace. It was very cool along the lakeshore in mid-September but this would be a great location to escape the heat of summer. Just a short drive to the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore park/overlooks and beautiful hikes.
Bella R
VerifiedMay 25, 2022 • Stayed at: 014, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
Really enjoyable!!
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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Last updated: October 22, 2026
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