About Bay Furnace Campground
Available sites
30 total sites
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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
Laurel W
VerifiedJuly 26, 2023 • Stayed at: 048, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
Pictured Rocks hike Chapel Mosquito Loop was great. Almost 11 mi long with about four miles along the coast.
Lauren S
VerifiedAugust 2, 2023 • Stayed at: 031, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
Great site, level and private. Campground was well maintained, from the sites to the beach/ picnic area and even the vault toilets. Convenient to get out and enjoy Munising and Pictured Rocks.
Joel T
VerifiedAugust 7, 2023 • Stayed at: 026, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
There was a little problem when we arrived, as our reserved site had accidentally been given to someone else. Once that was cleared up, everything was fine. Pit toilets, but kept tidy. Good base for seeing Pictured Rocks and Munising. Nice location on the lake.
brad g
VerifiedAugust 11, 2023 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
Nice campground and pretty views of the water. This campground has water, dump station and garbage.
Jennifer K
VerifiedAugust 12, 2023 • Stayed at: 019, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
We love this campground! The sites are wooded and not close together. We love the Lake Superior beach and get up for the sunrise every morning. The furnace is very cool!
Our favorite place to camp in Munising area.
Eric E
VerifiedAugust 24, 2023 • Stayed at: 016, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
Wonderful spacious campsites with plenty of shade. Campground was close the town and the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Kathleen H
VerifiedAugust 30, 2023 • Stayed at: 014, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
Loved this campground. Right on Lake Superior, trees give some privacy between campsites. While it is near Pictured Rocks, you do have to drive (or walk/ bike 5 mi) on roads to get to any trailheads. Facilities were clean, place was quiet and well kept. The beach is great for sandcastles and skipping rocks :)
Coty O
VerifiedSeptember 7, 2023 • Stayed at: 015, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
This is the most well maintained camp side I have ever been to. The location is amazing, most of the sites on the western side have private paths to Lake Superior, the bathrooms were immaculate and there is plenty of space between sites.
William R
VerifiedSeptember 10, 2023 • Stayed at: 017, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
This is a nice public campground. Great location. Limited resources. Private sites.
Tim F
VerifiedSeptember 13, 2023 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
Campground is very nice mix of sites in trees and a couple with direct Lake Superior frontage. Most sites are fairly private and reasonably spaced apart from neighbors. Vault toilets are good and a dump station is available to dump your own, if you have it. I would stay here again when I'm in the area.
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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