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About Bay Furnace Campground
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2026 Season availability
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- 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
Kurt S
VerifiedJuly 8, 2020 • Stayed at: 048, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
Mosquitoes were crazy, but the host was on top of firewood and the site was great!
Abigail F
VerifiedJuly 18, 2020 • Stayed at: 014, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
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!
Kristi B
VerifiedJuly 25, 2020 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
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!
Jeff W
VerifiedJuly 26, 2020 • Stayed at: 013, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
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].
Kristi S
VerifiedJuly 26, 2020 • Stayed at: 009, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
Muldoons for pasties. Presque Isle Park! Pictured Rocks! Lake Superior!
Michael S
VerifiedJuly 28, 2020 • Stayed at: 014, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
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 :)
Laurie B
VerifiedJuly 31, 2020 • Stayed at: 015, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
Beautiful spot, right along the shores of Lake Superior. You can hear the noise from M-28, especially at night, but other than that a nice spot for an overnighted or longer stay.
Dianne B
VerifiedAugust 4, 2020 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
Our family had 3 campsites. We were close to the water - beach was nice and not crowded. Perfect for Covid. The other 2 sites were very wooded and nice. That's camping! Very nice, quiet and private sites. Camped there before and wanted to come back and were glad we did.
Caleb H
VerifiedAugust 31, 2020 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
One of the best State Campgrounds in Michigan!!! Excellent location and so fun for the entire family.
Steven L
VerifiedSeptember 12, 2020 • Stayed at: 022, Loop: BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND
Nice setting - quiet - clean. Walking distance to the lake and old Furnace 2mins. Launch/Ferry to Grand island 5min drive.
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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