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About Twelvemile Beach Campground and Cabin
Number of accommodations: 36
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 (1030)
What Guests Are Saying
Twelvemile Beach Campground offers stunning views of Lake Superior and spacious, well-maintained campsites, providing a peaceful atmosphere for visitors. Campground hosts are friendly and helpful, contributing to a clean and welcoming environment. However, challenges with the reservation system and occasional mosquito swarms have been noted by guests, highlighting the need for preparation regarding bug protection and awareness of site availability.
What Guests Are Saying
Twelvemile Beach Campground offers stunning views of Lake Superior and spacious, well-maintained campsites, providing a peaceful atmosphere for visitors. Campground hosts are friendly and helpful, contributing to a clean and welcoming environment. However, challenges with the reservation system and occasional mosquito swarms have been noted by guests, highlighting the need for preparation regarding bug protection and awareness of site availability.
Review Summary
Vicki B
VerifiedJuly 22, 2026 • Stayed at: 14, Loop: East
We love this campground. Sites are large, bathrooms were clean and hosts friendly.
Diana K
VerifiedJuly 16, 2026 • Stayed at: 34, Loop: West
12 Mile Beach Campground is beautiful! The lakeside sites offer amazing views of Lake Superior. The hiking along the Pictured Rocks shoreline is excellent. The campground hosts were friendly and as helpful as they could be. The most frustrating part of our experience is that the only way to book a site or check availability is through recreation.gov. This does not make much sense when there is no internet service in the area or at the campsite. Unfortunately, the best lakeside sites and many other sites were not occupied due to no-shows. The campground hosts had no way of knowing if a site became available and they had no way of contacting those that had reserved the site to find out if they still planned to arrive. All the campers we met during our stay were complaining about this. We all had tried to book sites for weeks in advance and failed because rec.gov showed no availability. We arrived in hopes for a first come first served site only to find that the campground was far from fullly occupied, but the newly available sites were not an option because the no-show people did not officially cancel. Beautiful sites were abandoned and people willing to pay to stay were turned away. Simple solutions include equipping the hosts with satellite internet access or a satellite telephone to check availablity in real time or to call no-show people directly for an undate on their plans. As a result, when someone arrives in need of a site in a "fully booked" campground, the campground could actually double their money by booking it again instead of turning people away. Please work to correct this problem or stop managing remote campgrounds.
Jonathan R
VerifiedJuly 15, 2026 • Stayed at: 03, Loop: East
Wonderful place
Emily E
VerifiedJuly 15, 2026 • Stayed at: 18, Loop: West
Great sites close to a lot didn’t even miss electricity it was so cool for sleeping
TiDee G
VerifiedJuly 13, 2026 • Stayed at: 34, Loop: West
We hadn't been there in 10 years thought it was still first come first serve woke up super early and went out there to get our spot on the beach and found that they were all reserved with luck there was one single spot open not on the beach it was on the back loop for one night we had a wonderful night but very much discouraged that most of the beachfront sites that were reserved were empty and we were there wanted to be there for two nights but couldn't be because they were reserved for nobody to show up I don't like the way things have changed we really think the state should go back to the way it was
Ken C
VerifiedJuly 13, 2026 • Stayed at: 34, Loop: West
Very noisy with trailer in tent area slaming doors constantly had to leave at 11pm drive 400 mi back home also speed bumps on entry road !!? want refund
Justin M
VerifiedJuly 9, 2026 • Stayed at: 24, Loop: West
We got there and even though they were booked out online, no one was there. Right when we got out we got swarmed by biting flies (they don’t go away with deet) so we ended up leaving and going somewhere else. It would have been nice knowing that they have that many biting flies. This was July 4
Ross H
VerifiedJuly 8, 2026 • Stayed at: 05, Loop: East
Black flies were terrible. Had to cut our vacation several days short. We love Twelvemile so it was a huge disappointment!
Taylor W
VerifiedJuly 7, 2026 • Stayed at: 27, Loop: West
This site was by far our favorite we stayed at. Campground is well kept, easily accessible, and the views are amazing. There were multiple bathrooms which was convenient, especially when staying at a larger campsite. Wish we could’ve stayed here longer, will definitely come back!
Evan S
VerifiedJuly 7, 2026 • Stayed at: 28, Loop: West
A true gem. Sorry to say the current administration’s budget cuts have had a negative effect on staffing and the availability of maps and merchandise. The dedicated NP employees continue to provide the imaginable service under these circumstances.
Location Twelvemile Beach Campground and Cabin
Address:
Munising Falls Visitor Center, 1505 Sandpoint Road
Munising, MI, 49862
United States
Twelvemile Beach Campground is located 15 miles (24 km) west of Grand Marais off Alger County Road H-58 (34 miles/55 km east of Munising).
Twelvemile Beach Campground is accessible via M-28, which is approximately 20 miles to the south, providing access to other major routes in the region.
Elevation: 195 feet
35 mi drive to downtown Munising (about 45 min)
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 at any time of day in the west-end loop (#17 - #37) of Twelvemile Beach Campground nor in sites designated as generator free at Hurricane River Campground.
- Upon arrival, you can occupy your site any time after 11:00 am. There are generator-free areas at Twelvemile Beach and Hurricane River Campgrounds. Music should be for private listening only.
- 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.Campsites 4, 26, and 35 can be reserved two weeks before your intended arrival date while Campsites 8, 15, and 33 can be reserved four days before your intended arrival date.
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