About Hurricane River Campground
Number of accommodations: 21
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
Pet friendly
Water Access
- Beach Access
Pets and Policies
- Pet friendly
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Reviews (273)
What Guests Are Saying
Hurricane River Campground offers a beautiful and quiet setting with well-maintained, spacious campsites located near Lake Superior and hiking trails. Campers enjoyed the clean facilities, scenic views, and proximity to stunning sunsets and the beach. While some experienced challenges with the reservation system and biting flies, many found the campground to be a lovely retreat and a great base for exploring the area.
What Guests Are Saying
Hurricane River Campground offers a beautiful and quiet setting with well-maintained, spacious campsites located near Lake Superior and hiking trails. Campers enjoyed the clean facilities, scenic views, and proximity to stunning sunsets and the beach. While some experienced challenges with the reservation system and biting flies, many found the campground to be a lovely retreat and a great base for exploring the area.
Review Summary
Teresa H
VerifiedSeptember 24, 2021 • Stayed at: 07, Loop: Upper
Loved this campground. Sites are large and semi-private. It is not on the lake (if you want lake access, choose the lower campground), but that keeps it quiet and uncrowded. Its worth noting that this area is about 20 miles from any of the pictured rocks hikes, but there are several other interesting hikes around and it is close to the North Country trail. No cell recepion here at all. Overall, I enjoyed my stay here.
Monica N
VerifiedSeptember 16, 2021 • Stayed at: 07, Loop: Lower
Beautiful and well kept campground. Very easy access to the North Country Trail with lots of beautiful views. Watching the Hurricane River swell after a rain and pour into Superior was really cool.
Vicki H
VerifiedSeptember 15, 2021 • Stayed at: 11, Loop: Lower
This was a great place - we enjoyed the hike to the lighthouse and the private spot. The beach was perfect with the best sunsets we've seen in awhile.
Vince W
VerifiedSeptember 10, 2021 • Stayed at: 02, Loop: Upper
First thing camping with my wife. Was very grateful that I got reservation last minute online.
Camping site is very nice. Very easy to find. Very close to the shore even though it was the upper campground. Very quiet and dark at night.
Only negative I can think of is the vault bathrooms could be a little cleaner but no regrets. We got our rustic camping experience. Definitely will come back again.
Plenty of things to do. You can drive to grand marais. Go hike the north country trail. Swim at the many beaches along the shoreline. See the log slide.
Nathan B
VerifiedSeptember 7, 2021 • Stayed at: 02, Loop: Upper
Wonderful campground with clean latrines and access to beach. Absolutely beautiful!
Elan C
VerifiedSeptember 3, 2021 • Stayed at: 04, Loop: Lower
Gorgeous campsite in a beautiful location. The site was clean, the beach was spectacular, and the amenities were fine!!
Richard H
VerifiedSeptember 1, 2021 • Stayed at: 02, Loop: Upper
During our stay at Upper Hurricane campground the one pit toilet was well beyond overdue for vault emptying.
Words can't describe the ammonia reek that users are subjected to. To call it a toxic atmosphere is an understatement.
Our advise, avoid at all costs.
Sam B
VerifiedAugust 31, 2021 • Stayed at: 06, Loop: Lower
Esther J
VerifiedAugust 28, 2021 • Stayed at: 08, Loop: Upper
We thought the beach in front of Hurricane River was beautiful. The lower campground loop has 1 bathroom house with 2 separate vault toilets. The same toilet house services the hiking trail that leads to the Au Sable lighthouse. Even though the bathrooms were cleaned in the morning, we thought they were quite dirty and disgusting. One of the vault toilets didn't have the proper size toilet seat leaving a portion of the toilet exposed. My husband had to wait behind a line of 6 day hikers to use the restroom in the morning. The August campground hosts were nice and easy to communicate with.
Bobbie M
VerifiedAugust 28, 2021 • Stayed at: 09, Loop: Lower
Loved our stay at Hurricane River! Site #9 was perfect for us. As with any site, be sure to level the ground on the tent pad; we had a little "hill" that made it somewhat uncomfortable for the one of us who was lying right on it. Short walk to the gorgeous beach and beautiful falls/river. Campground hosts were super nice, helpful, and informative. Outhouses had a lot of flies (typical for August), but were kept pretty clean. Will definitely return!
Location Hurricane River Campground
Address:
P.O. Box 40
Munising, MI, 49862
United States
Pictured Rocks NL is located on the south shore of Lake Superior in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, between the towns of Munising (west) and Grand Marais (east). Access the west side of the park via Michigan highways M-28 and M-94 to Munising. State highway M-77 leads to Grand Marais on the east side. Alger County Road H-58 runs parallel and through the park, providing access to spur roads that lead to scenic overlooks, trailheads, campgrounds, beaches, etc. Many roads are closed in winter due to snow.
Hurricane River Campground is accessible via Michigan highway M-28, which connects to Munising to the west, and Michigan highway M-77, which leads to Grand Marais to the east. State highway M-94 also provides access to the area.
Latitude & Longitude: 46.664 / -86.1662
Elevation: 196 feet
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check in time
11AM
Check out time
11AM
General
- Conditions for all camping: Camping is limited to 14 days per calendar year within the Lakeshore. Permits are required for all camping. Camping is only allowed at designated locations. Overflow camping is prohibited. A campsite must be occupied by the person in possession of the permit for the campsite on the date(s) of occupancy. The campsite must be vacated by 11:00 am of the following day. Campers must have the appropriate camping permit in their possession. Campers must pay required fees for the site they are occupying.
- Drive-in Camping Regulations:Only one screened porch/tent may be placed over the picnic table per site. A screened tent does not count towards the four tents per site limit.No more than eight persons per site.There is not a vehicle limit per site. Vehicles must fit within the parking space provided. This is strictly enforced; there are plenty of day use parking spaces nearby for extra vehicles.All tents must be placed on or within 6 feet of the existing tent pad. A maximum combination of 4 tents or sleeping hammocks are allowed on the campsite.Generator use is not allowed in sites designated as generator free at Hurricane River Campground (#4 - #7).
- Please print your reservation and have it with you or attached to campsite post.
- Fire Regulations: The lighting or maintaining of open fires is generally prohibited, except in government provided metal fire rings and fire grills at the locations they are provided, or in personal self-contained charcoal grills in a parking lot or paved sidewalk. Campfires are permitted in fire rings only. Fires or hot coals cannot be left unattended. Beach fires are not allowed. Fire must be extinguished entirely using water and not buried. Purchase wood locally. No collecting of wood. No cutting of standing trees or limbs. Ash firewood is prohibited.
- Pets / The following areas are closed to dogs, cats or any other domesticated animal: The North Country Trail and Sand Point Marsh Trail. The Grand Sable Dunes Natural Area and adjacent Log Slide dune field. All winter ski trails which are maintained by grooming. All park areas east of Miners Beach to the western edge of 12 Mile Beach Campground is closed to pets including: Little Beaver Lake Campground Beaver Basin Overlook Parking Area Pets must always be on leash. Please dispose of all pet waste in the appropriate receptacles. This closure does not affect legal hunting as defined in 36 CFR 7.32.
- Food Storage / The following conditions for the storage of food are in effect in the entirety of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore: All food items, lawfully taken fish and wildlife, garbage and equipment used to cook or store food must be kept sealed in a vehicle, or in a camping unit that is constructed of solid, non-pliable material, in government provided receptacles or suspended at least 10 feet above the ground and 4 feet horizontally from a post, tree trunk or other object. This is bear country! Proper storage ensures safety for you and members of your party when enjoying the natural resource. Violations of food storage rules may result in fines.
- Conditions for the disposal, containerization, or carryout of human body waste have been established as follows: Where toilet facilities are not provided, human wastes will be disposed at least 200 feet from a trail, campsite, or water source; in a hole at least six inches deep; and covered with earth or packed out of the park. Where toilet facilities are provided (park campgrounds), human waste shall not be disposed of in park trash cans. Portable toilet facilities may be used (such as in a camper) if graywater and sewage remain contained within the vehicle. Tent style enclosures for campsite portable toilets and/or showers are prohibited.
- Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore drive-in campsites are rustic and do not have electric, water, or sewer hookups. Campsites provide a picnic table, fire ring with grill grate, and tent pad. The campgrounds have vault toilets and well water. Tent-style enclosures for campsite portable toilets and/or showers are strictly prohibited. Typically there is no cell phone reception. All camping at Pictured Rocks is by reservation only. Same-day reservation are accepted.
- Other:Resale or auction of advance reservations is prohibited.Campsite 1 in the upper loop and campsite 11 in the lower loop can be reserved 2 weeks before your intended arrival date.Campsite 1 in the lower loop and campsite 2 in the upper loop can be reserved 4 days before your intended arrival date.
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