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 (970)
What Guests Are Saying
Twelvemile Beach Campground and Cabin is praised for its stunning scenery, well-maintained facilities, and friendly hosts, making it a favorite among visitors. Clean bathrooms, beautiful sunsets, and easy access to the beach enhance the overall experience. While some noted challenges like biting flies and limited water access for campers, these did not overshadow the campground's charm and potential for a peaceful getaway.
What Guests Are Saying
Twelvemile Beach Campground and Cabin is praised for its stunning scenery, well-maintained facilities, and friendly hosts, making it a favorite among visitors. Clean bathrooms, beautiful sunsets, and easy access to the beach enhance the overall experience. While some noted challenges like biting flies and limited water access for campers, these did not overshadow the campground's charm and potential for a peaceful getaway.
Review Summary
Holger M
VerifiedJanuary 17, 2020 • Stayed at: 12, Loop: East
Great place
Ken T
VerifiedJanuary 17, 2020 • Stayed at: 05, Loop: East
Phenomenal venue.
Matthew D
VerifiedJanuary 17, 2020 • Stayed at: 31, Loop: West
Best Superior car camping experience, well kept area. Leave behind any hopes for being connected, blissfully free of any usage of devices. Disconnect, sit down, tune in to the sounds of the waves.
Matt D
VerifiedJanuary 17, 2020 • Stayed at: 26, Loop: West
1. Please note that Google Maps has seperate locations for Twelvemile Beach (actual beach) and Twelvemile Beach Campground. If you search for the wrong thing, you become faced with an extremely difficult situation. My wife and I blindly followed map and the "roads" caused much tension and tested our nerves. We thought the paths were just rugged, but they wound up not being real paths at all. We were fortunate and happy to get out of the situation unscathed with our marriage in tact. Please note, I am very aware that this falls under user (my) error and my wife will remind me about it for the rest of time. It is comical now, however, I still think it unwise to have Google Maps show a route for vehicle to get to the beach front.
2. I did not fully comprehend how rugged the campground would be. I was expecting some sort of ranger station to check into, or even just a little information shack to pick up a pamphlet about the campground. When we arrived, it was dark, and we were dissapointed by the lack of signage and overall clarity of what was going on. We were also surprised that there was no station to purchase firewood, and found it annoying that we had to improvise in the dark.
3. It was a very rainy weekend and the campsite was just a mess. The campsite/campground had very poor drainage and sloppy conditions across the campground. We wound up not staying both nights and finding a nearby motel.
4. (and maybe the only real constructive criticism) I found the potholes across the campground to be annoying. Maybe it was because we had just traversed the wilderness, but with a bike rack and full car of gear, it was terrible to drive through and watch everything in the car rattle around.
5. All of this is circumstantial and on us as campers. We're softies. We thought it was a really cool location. We loved being so close to the lake! I'm quite sure that if the weather was better and we had arrived two hours earlier, our experience would have been amazing!
Melissa W
VerifiedJanuary 17, 2020 • Stayed at: 37, Loop: West
Twelvemile is one of the best camping places in Michigan, and is very popular. I was lucky enough to book a site in advance for the dates I wanted. However, the new reservation system shuts out people who can't plan months in advance since it's booked solid.
Patrick S
VerifiedJanuary 17, 2020 • Stayed at: 20, Loop: West
Overniter didn't see much.
Steve P
VerifiedJanuary 17, 2020 • Stayed at: 24, Loop: West
Beautiful views, great beach, lovely woods and campsites reasonably spaced apart. We'll definitely be back!
Valerie S
VerifiedJanuary 17, 2020 • Stayed at: 14, Loop: East
This was a magnificent place to dry camp. We had site 12. My only complaint is with the reservation system. There is no phone on site and no cell coverage in the area. We drove in and checked out the site that would accommodate our 25 foot RV. Then we had to drive 8 miles down the road to make the reservation. If this had been like other Michigan state parks, there would have been a phone on site to make the reservation.
Jeff A
VerifiedJanuary 17, 2020 • Stayed at: 33, Loop: West
The campground was easy to find! The site was clean!! We were in the No Generator area and loved it.. Our solar panels had enough light even in the trees to keep us going!! The only draw back was that the map of the sites was not to scale and our site to park our small travel trailer was barley big enough.. We will be back!!!
Cameron H
VerifiedJanuary 17, 2020 • Stayed at: 23, Loop: West
awesome campground. i slept all night listening to the crashing waves of lake superior
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.
Latitude & Longitude: 46.6391 / -86.2178
Elevation: 195 feet
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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