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Hurricane River Campground

P.O. Box 40, Munising, Michigan, United States

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Hurricane River Campground

Vault Restrooms at Hurrican River Campground

Water fountain/spout available at campground

The Au Sable Light Station accessible from the Hurricane River Campground.

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About Hurricane River Campground

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore hugs the Lake Superior shoreline for more than 40 mi along Michigan's northern coast. Lake Superior is the largest, deepest, coldest, and most pristine of all the Great Lakes. Camping at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is a great way to relax and enjoy the beauties the lakeshore has to offer. Campgrounds are rustic, and do not provide electric or sewer hookups. Campers, trailers, and RVs are welcome, note there are generator free areas. Cell phone reception is limited, so unplug, unwind, and enjoy the serenity Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Campgrounds has to offer. Hurricane River Campground is located 12 mi (11.8 mi) west of Grand Marais and is divided into two separate sections off County Highway (H-) 58, Hurricane River Upper, and Hurricane River Lower. The Upper Campground has 10 sites and the Lower Campground has 12. Campground amenities include water, pit toilets, picnic tables, fire rings, and handicap accessible sites. Hurricane River Lower Campground is the trailhead for the Au Sable Light Station, which is a 3-mile (3.1 mi) round trip stroll to the lighthouse with views of Lake Superior, Jacobsville Sandstone, and Shipwreck remains. Upper Hurricane River is tucked back in the woods with beautiful deciduous trees between sites allowing for the woodsy experience of Northern Michigan.

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🚐 01, Loop: Lower RV

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Pet Friendly · 24 × 14 ft · Gravel

🚐 01, Loop: Upper RV

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Pet Friendly · 34 × 15 ft · Gravel

🚐 02, Loop: Lower RV

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Pet Friendly · 36 × 17 ft · Gravel

🚐 02, Loop: Upper RV

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Pet Friendly · 36 × 17 ft · Gravel

🚐 03, Loop: Lower RV

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Pet Friendly · 36 × 13 ft · Gravel

🚐 03, Loop: Upper RV

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Pet Friendly · 36 × 18 ft · Gravel

🚐 04, Loop: Lower RV

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Pet Friendly · 36 × 15 ft · Gravel

🚐 04, Loop: Upper RV

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Pet Friendly · 36 × 12 ft · Gravel

🚐 05, Loop: Lower RV

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Pet Friendly · 36 × 12 ft · Gravel

🚐 05, Loop: Upper RV

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Pet Friendly · 36 × 13 ft · Gravel

🚐 06, Loop: Lower RV

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Pet Friendly · 28 × 15 ft · Gravel

🚐 06, Loop: Upper RV

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Pet Friendly · 36 × 13 ft · Gravel

🚐 07, Loop: Lower RV

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Pet Friendly · 33 × 12 ft · Gravel

🚐 07, Loop: Upper RV

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Pet Friendly · 36 × 11 ft · Gravel

🚐 08, Loop: Upper RV

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Pet Friendly · 42 × 15 ft · Gravel

🚐 09, Loop: Lower RV

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Pet Friendly · 36 × 11 ft · Gravel

🚐 09, Loop: Upper RV

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Pet Friendly · 36 × 17 ft · Gravel

🚐 10, Loop: Lower RV

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Pet Friendly · 36 × 15 ft · Gravel

🚐 10, Loop: Upper RV

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Pet Friendly · 36 × 12 ft · Gravel

🚐 11, Loop: Lower RV

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Pet Friendly · 36 × 12 ft · Gravel

🚐 12, Loop: Lower RV

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Pet Friendly · 36 × 16 ft · Gravel

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🚐 01, Loop: Lower RV

Pet Friendly · 24 × 14 ft · Gravel

🚐 01, Loop: Upper RV

Pet Friendly · 34 × 15 ft · Gravel

🚐 02, Loop: Lower RV

Pet Friendly · 36 × 17 ft · Gravel

🚐 02, Loop: Upper RV

Pet Friendly · 36 × 17 ft · Gravel

🚐 03, Loop: Lower RV

Pet Friendly · 36 × 13 ft · Gravel

🚐 03, Loop: Upper RV

Pet Friendly · 36 × 18 ft · Gravel

🚐 04, Loop: Lower RV

Pet Friendly · 36 × 15 ft · Gravel

🚐 04, Loop: Upper RV

Pet Friendly · 36 × 12 ft · Gravel

🚐 05, Loop: Lower RV

Pet Friendly · 36 × 12 ft · Gravel

🚐 05, Loop: Upper RV

Pet Friendly · 36 × 13 ft · Gravel

🚐 06, Loop: Lower RV

Pet Friendly · 28 × 15 ft · Gravel

🚐 06, Loop: Upper RV

Pet Friendly · 36 × 13 ft · Gravel

🚐 07, Loop: Lower RV

Pet Friendly · 33 × 12 ft · Gravel

🚐 07, Loop: Upper RV

Pet Friendly · 36 × 11 ft · Gravel

🚐 08, Loop: Upper RV

Pet Friendly · 42 × 15 ft · Gravel

🚐 09, Loop: Lower RV

Pet Friendly · 36 × 11 ft · Gravel

🚐 09, Loop: Upper RV

Pet Friendly · 36 × 17 ft · Gravel

🚐 10, Loop: Lower RV

Pet Friendly · 36 × 15 ft · Gravel

🚐 10, Loop: Upper RV

Pet Friendly · 36 × 12 ft · Gravel

🚐 11, Loop: Lower RV

Pet Friendly · 36 × 12 ft · Gravel

🚐 12, Loop: Lower RV

Pet Friendly · 36 × 16 ft · Gravel

Reviews

346 reviews

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Hurricane River Campground is praised for its beautiful location near Lake Superior, with clean facilities and well-maintained sites that offer privacy. Campers enjoy the easy access to hiking trails, pristine beaches, and the soothing sound of waves. However, many reviews mention issues with mosquitoes and the need for better campground management, including the presence of hosts and clearer information. Overall, it’s seen as a lovely spot, especially for hikers and nature lovers.

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4.5

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Based on 346 reviews

5 stars 69.1% (239)

4 stars 19.7% (68)

3 stars 5.5% (19)

2 stars 2.0% (7)

1 star 3.8% (13)

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Emma B

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September 30, 2023 Stayed at: 11, Loop: Lower

Wonderful time! Beautiful campground! Will definitely be back!

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Mallory B

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October 1, 2023 Stayed at: 07, Loop: Lower

The scenery was as beautiful as ever, this is our sixth year staying here. The lighthouse and lighthouse volunteer and ranger were so awesome. However, the camping part was awful. The bathrooms were absolutely disgusting and there was so much Marijuana being smoked at three different sites around us that we left a day early. We were extremely disappointed. There didn't seem to be a host this year, maybe that is why this year was so different.

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Michael C

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October 4, 2023 Stayed at: 04, Loop: Lower

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Michael C

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October 4, 2023 Stayed at: 04, Loop: Lower

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Michael C

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October 4, 2023 Stayed at: 04, Loop: Lower

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Michael C

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October 4, 2023 Stayed at: 04, Loop: Lower

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William D

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October 6, 2023 Stayed at: 05, Loop: Lower

Great location and beautiful setting

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Gary E

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October 15, 2023 Stayed at: 03, Loop: Upper

The spacing between camp spots was refreshing. Pit toilet was best smelling, cleanest I had ever used. Want to go back there for extended stay.

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Pearl P

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October 21, 2023 Stayed at: 02, Loop: Upper

Stayed 1 night before a backpacking trip. Nice location, can hear waves from both lower and upper sites. Has a potable water fountain and pit toilets, but no sinks w running water. Con: couldn’t get tent stakes into the gravel tent pad, it’s far too solid. Bring a mallet!

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John G

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October 21, 2023 Stayed at: 11, Loop: Lower

I think your reservation system needs work. I was at Hurricane for four nights, Oct. 10-13, only because a campsite opened up online a few days before I left home. All the others were officially reserved, but on Oct. 10 and 11, only four sites were actually occupied in the lower loop and only two in the upper. Traffic picked up on the weekend, but there were still empty sites. People are apparently gaming your system, reserving sites just in case they decide to come but then not showing. That obviously prevents people who want to camp from enjoying the beauty of the park. Raising your rates would keep even more people away, but there should be some way to encourage actual use of reserved sites. Fines for no-shows? Required excuses? Stern reminders or appeals to conscience? Post-date letters of warning or shaming to no-shows? Another option would be to keep half the sites open on a first-come, first-served basis. Whatever the solution, I encourage you to think creatively of ways to ensure that such a wonderful campground is actually being used.

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Location & Directions for Hurricane River Campground

P.O. Box 40, Munising, MI 49862 United States

Elevation: 196 ft

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Getting There

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 h...

Nearest town

Munising, MI - 37 mi

About 45 min to downtown

Highway access

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.

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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