Twelvemile Beach Campground and Cabin

Excellent campsites, lots of garbage cans, clean pit toilets, beach is beautiful and sandy

We would recommend the many hiking trails, the beautiful beaches, Pictured Rocks Cruise, and the sunsets on Lake Superior. Excellent campground and Ranger Hannah was very helpful.

We would recommend the many hiking trails, the beautiful beaches, Pictured Rocks Cruise, and the sunsets on Lake Superior. Excellent campground and Ranger Hannah was very helpful.

Black flies are miserable. People walking around with nets covering face. Beach gorgeous but horse flies biting constantly

Black flies are miserable. People walking around with nets covering face. Beach gorgeous but horse flies biting constantly

We stayed at Twelvemile Beach campground for seven nights in late June; we had first enjoyed this campground two years ago. It is a gorgeous one with large sites and a fantastic beach at the bottom of a bluff. Stairs lead to the beach. Our campsite was on the side of the bluff away from the water. Although the views aren't quite as nice as those in sites directly overlooking Lake Superior, we were doubtless warmer on cold and windy nights. The campground has only vault toilets, some newer than others. The newest ones have walls painted in a light color, which aids with visibility (take your headlamp, in any case). There are only two water spigots in the campground. Trash (bear-proof metal containers) was emptied daily; toilet paper was restocked daily and toilets were tidied somewhat. We had a pleasant and helpful campground host on all but our final night. Unfortunately, noisy campers arrived after 11 p.m. that night, setting up with much yelling and loud laughter, but they were the only inconsiderate campers we experienced. We had rain and fog on most days, but managed to get in some hiking every day (even in the rain). The White Birch Trail, accessed from the campground, is a beautiful trail and highly recommended. We also enjoyed many miles of the North Country Trail, which leads to most of the main vistas of PRNL. The trails are well maintained, but were somewhat brushy because of the lush vegetation in late June. A word of caution: after heavy rain, be careful if hiking the trail between Miner's Castle and Sand Point. It was extremely muddy, and the lengthwise boards on many of the boardwalks were treacherously slippery. Our less than perfect experience was primarily the result of the weather during our week at PRNL. We love the park and will be heading back, but to a different campground, later this summer.

We stayed at Twelvemile Beach campground for seven nights in late June; we had first enjoyed this campground two years ago. It is a gorgeous one with large sites and a fantastic beach at the bottom of a bluff. Stairs lead to the beach. Our campsite was on the side of the bluff away from the water. Although the views aren't quite as nice as those in sites directly overlooking Lake Superior, we were doubtless warmer on cold and windy nights. The campground has only vault toilets, some newer than others. The newest ones have walls painted in a light color, which aids with visibility (take your headlamp, in any case). There are only two water spigots in the campground. Trash (bear-proof metal containers) was emptied daily; toilet paper was restocked daily and toilets were tidied somewhat. We had a pleasant and helpful campground host on all but our final night. Unfortunately, noisy campers arrived after 11 p.m. that night, setting up with much yelling and loud laughter, but they were the only inconsiderate campers we experienced. We had rain and fog on most days, but managed to get in some hiking every day (even in the rain). The White Birch Trail, accessed from the campground, is a beautiful trail and highly recommended. We also enjoyed many miles of the North Country Trail, which leads to most of the main vistas of PRNL. The trails are well maintained, but were somewhat brushy because of the lush vegetation in late June. A word of caution: after heavy rain, be careful if hiking the trail between Miner's Castle and Sand Point. It was extremely muddy, and the lengthwise boards on many of the boardwalks were treacherously slippery. Our less than perfect experience was primarily the result of the weather during our week at PRNL. We love the park and will be heading back, but to a different campground, later this summer.

Beautiful campground right on Lake Superior.

Beautiful campground right on Lake Superior.

What a beautiful place! We stayed in one of the beach side sites with a trailer and four young kids. We've done our fair share of camping, mostly in Colorado where we're from, but Twelvemile beach campground is probably the best place we've camped as a family. Such an awesome beach, the kids loved playing in the soft sand and building things with the smooth rocks. We spent the evenings on the beach watching the sun swt and we were blessed with great clear weather while we were there. I wish we lived closer so we could come again!