Bay Furnace Campground is located on the south shores of Lake Superior, near Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Favorite to many, the campground is centered to various waterfalls, as well as other sightseeing attractions, including boat tours and visits to Grand Island.
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🚐001, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
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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.
Bay furnace is a cool site, having the blast furnace on site is really cool. There were a lot of people driving by looking for 'first come first serve' sites, so that is slightly annoying, but overall the site was great, bathrooms are really clean and there are some great spaces to hang out and the beach is really nice. Bring some time of foot cover as there is old slag/glass from the blast furnace, which is actually really cool, but sharp on bare feet :)
The campground was clean and quiet. Pit toilets are never fun, but the one near our site received daily attention. It rained heavy one morning and our tent was in standing water If you camp at site 13, place your tent on the front of the tent pad [closer to the road and further from the lake].
We love this campground. It was our second time here. Sites are large and shaded. Day use area is beautiful. Great views of Lake Superior and close to Munising. Had 3 bars of ATT too!
This is in my opinion one of the best places to camp near Pictured Rocks if you aren't able to camp in the park (and possibly even if you are). The campsites are well separated from each other and many of them have lots of shade and trees. There is beach access to Lake Superior directly from the campground (directly from some individual sites as well). You can hear light background noise from M28 depending on your site, but I didn't find it to be annoying or bothersome. I would highly recommend camping here!
Quiet and clean campsite. The overall campground was clean and there was always wood available to purchase. The only downfall was not having a shower facility on the grounds.
We had a very enjoyable stay this past September. The campground was quiet and the bathrooms were always clean. We were close to everything we wanted to do in the area. We would definitely camp here again.
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.
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
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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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