Hurricane River Campground

Very peaceful quiet campground. Wonderful viewing of Lake Superior day and Night and the Milkyway!

The location was great! Our camping spot (#1) was less than 100 yds to the beach and less than 50 yds to the vault toilets (no running water in the restrooms but by the beach day-use parking lot there is a drinking fountain with lower faucet that was exceptionally good water to use for drinking, cooking, cleaning, etc). We could hear the waves crashing as we slept in our RV. There are a lot of trees that help block the winds from the lake and shade the campsite. We did have issues with our solar because of the trees shading our RV, but decided to move the RV to the upper lot during the day where it was more open to sunlight. Our RV is 25 ft long and we pulled an 18 ft car trailer behind it. The ranger suggested that we park the trailer up at the overflow lot for the week. It didn't cause any issues and allowed us to keep both our RV and SUV at the campsite. The camp hosts were extremely warm and welcoming. They answered any questions we had and greeted us at the site as we arrived. Right outside the vault toilets there was a nice butterfly garden where we just missed the mass migration of Monarchs but were able to see multiple caterpillars and subsequently, the chrysalis' hanging from the different flora. The campsite beach access boast a nice water fall and spectacular views of the Michigan sunsets!! Not a crowed beach at all, especially in the evening. There is so much to explore with short little day hikes to the many waterfalls in the region or the informative and exciting Picture Rock Cruise Tour in Munising, MI. Highly recommend the boat tour to get the best view of the Pictured Rocks. My suggestion would be to take a tour later in the afternoon to allow the sun to come over and illuminate the rocks for improved photos. Otherwise they will be slightly back-lit and not turn out as well. Recommend the Lower Hurricane Campsite to anyone wanting to visit the National Lake Shore. Can't wait to come back soon!!

No bad spot in the place if ya ask me.. I like the trail from upper to lower & all around.. would recommend

We loved this campsite in Pictured Rocks National lakeshore, however it was a little bit East of most of the hikes we did. Overall the site was super peaceful and quiet and we enjoyed our stay. There was a nice concrete tent pad and bathrooms were clean. Would stay here again!

This is the third year with the same hosts. They seemed relatively uninvolved. Friendly, but never around. not even in the campground half the time. The campground was rustic which is what like. would like dogs on the north country trail.
Thanks for the rangers and the work they do around the camp.

Quiet campground and nice location to explore the east side of Pictured Rocks . Here you'll see the Hurricane River empty into Lake Superior and you can walk the beach 1½ miles east to the Au Sable Light Station. Shipwreck remains can be found along this beach and pets are allowed. Other attractions nearby are Sable Falls, Log Slide, and Twelve Mile Beach.

Despite the overcast weather, I loved my time in Pictured Rocks National Lake Shore! Beautiful hikes and lovely surroundings.

Great hike to Au Sable Light. Sun came out just as we arrived. One of three best hiking experiences on the U.P.

We opted for this campsite since twelvemile beach was booked full. For our first time in the upper peninsula, this was a very good experience. The campsites sit within walking distance of the beaches of lake superior. The wind was very strong over lake superior but the trees around the campsites provided much protection from the wind. The waves and rustling trees from the wind could be loud at times but overall it wasn't an issue. The camping pads are clean and well maintained as well as the restrooms. I highly recommend these campsites.

This was our absolute favorite campground before they made it reservation only. We still love the setting, beach, and size. As annoying as it is to have to pay $15 to stay in the off season (we go yearly first or second weekend of November) it’s fine. Except when we got there and find the vaulted toilets were locked. We’ve been multiple times a year for 6 years and this was the first we’ve had to pay for off season AND not have access to the toilets (so what did I pay $15 dollars for?) I would like to think this is a result of covid...but I’m not sure why it’s not posted on the reservation site. Only warning there is about the water turned off as it always is at this time. So in short, I love this campground...and it holds a special place in my heart..but I was already struggling with the reservation only and paying for off season...to get there and not have access to the VAULTED toilets (not having a toilet while camping isn’t a problem when we are prepared for it...But we didn’t bring our normal system as we knew there was something there.) A little warning would have been appreciated and maybe I missed it on the app...Just be prepared for that if you go. I’m not convinced we will be returning as often when there are other free or cheaper off season camping options with no toilet available.