Hurricane River Campground

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 25ft long and we pulled an 18ft 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.

We had an absolutely phenomenal visit to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore & Hurricane River campground! We visited in the last week of October 2020 & were the only campers in the campground the entire week. Sure it is a little cool that time of year, but the calm solitude due to the lack of other visitors more than makes up for the cooler weather! Added bonus; visitation in the late fall means no biting flies, which can easily ruin a trip up here during the summer months. We got to see some amazing fall foliage and beautiful scenic views of the lake. We hiked several of the trails available in both the eastern & western areas of the park & were able to see historic lighthouses, stunning waterfalls, & the amazing Superior lakeshore. The RECREATION.GOV webpage did notify us that all water would be off during our visit due to the cold weather, so we planned ahead for that, however there was no obvious notifications advising visitors that the vault toilets are closed during the winter months, so we were surprised when a work crew came out on our second day and locked them up. If you plan to camp here in the late fall and winter months, be sure to consider the lack of restrooms in your planning. Part of the attraction of Hurricane River is the isolation and solitude, so the complete lack of cellular service in the campground is to be expected and relished. On some of our hikes we did run across pockets of cellular service where our phones jumped to life and inundated us with the backlogged notifications. The trail to the Au Sable Light Station was one area where we noticed the coverage to be especially strong. I would also like to thank both the forward-thinking personnel at RECREATION.GOV & Pictured Rocks for making this campground reservable. We drove 1,600+ miles to get to Hurricane River Campground and would never have made the trip if we didn't have a guaranteed place to camp. There is no place for first come first served camping in the Internet age.

Great views, no cell service, perfect escape