Twelvemile Beach Campground and Cabin

Twelve Mile Beach board walk
Twelvemile Beach Campground Map
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Vault restrooms at Twelve Mile Campground

Featured amenities

Pet Friendly Pet Friendly

Sites & Rates

Average nightly rates

36 total sites

RV Sites

32 sites

Tent Sites

3 sites

Cabins

1 site

About Twelvemile Beach Campground and Cabin

Twelvemile Beach Campground is a beautiful campground along Lake Superior located within the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, just 15 miles (24 km) west of Grand Marais. There are 36 sites total, including 2 universally accessible sites. Twelvemile Beach has water, pit toilets, picnic tables, fire rings, and an interpretive amphitheater. The campground has access to the North Country Trail and the two mile (3.2 km) long self-guided White Birch Interpretive Trail. The turning radius and some of the parking at sites are limited, so the Park recommends that camper, or vehicle/trailer length should NOT exceed 42 feet (13 m). 

Number of accommodations: 36

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

2026 Season availability

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Currently open - May 15 to Oct 15

Campground Amenities

Most popular amenities

Pet friendly Pet friendly
Water Access

Water Access

  • Beach Access
Pets and Policies

Pets and Policies

  • Pet friendly
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Rates, Sites & Availability

Select check-in and check-out dates to see real-time availability for each site.

36 Sites Available

Site
Price
🚐 01, Loop: East RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 02, Loop: East RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 03, Loop: East RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 04, Loop: East RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 05, Loop: East RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 06, Loop: East RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 07, Loop: East RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 08, Loop: East RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 09, Loop: East RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 10, Loop: East RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 12, Loop: East RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 13, Loop: East RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 14, Loop: East RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 15, Loop: East RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 17, Loop: West RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 18, Loop: West RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 19, Loop: West RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 20, Loop: West RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 21, Loop: West RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 22, Loop: West RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 23, Loop: West RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 24, Loop: West RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 25, Loop: West RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 26, Loop: West RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 27, Loop: West RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 28, Loop: West RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 29, Loop: West RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 30, Loop: West RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 31, Loop: West RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 32, Loop: West RV
No Hookups
Price not available
33, Loop: West Tent
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
34, Loop: West Tent
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
35, Loop: West Tent
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
🚐 36, Loop: West RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 37, Loop: West RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🏠 Twelvemile Cabin, Loop: West Cabin
8 guests · Campfire
Price not available

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.

Review Summary

4.6
1030 reviews
5
75.6%
779
4
15.2%
157
3
5.6%
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2.0%
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1
1.5%
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Sandra M

Verified

August 21, 2026 Stayed at: 05, Loop: East

5

Sites are large and although the park was nearly full, all was quiet. The beach and night view of the sky left me speechless.

Priscila P

Verified

August 21, 2026 Stayed at: 32, Loop: West

4

The camping area and beach access are amazing. We had the opportunity to see an incredible sky view, as we never had seen before, a real stargazing experience.

Andy B

Verified

August 18, 2026 Stayed at: 01, Loop: East

5

The site was really close to Lake Superior and you could hear the waves lapping the shore from our tent. Everything was clean. Would definitely stay at this campground again.

Larissa N

Verified

August 18, 2026 Stayed at: 23, Loop: West

5

Clean, welcoming hosts, courteous neighbors, beautiful landscape and so much to do in the area. This particular site was great because it was tucked away a bit and backed up to the woods. Good if u want more privacy.

Patricia R

Verified

August 17, 2026 Stayed at: 19, Loop: West

5

The campsites are lovely, the Campground hosts oarticularly good. The second set of stairs in the campsite should be rebuilt.

Haley O

Verified

August 15, 2026 Stayed at: 28, Loop: West

4

It is a beautiful, quiet, spacious campground with relative privacy (depending on the spot) and beachfront access (though you have to climb down the dunes to get to the water). My biggest issue is not the campground itself but the inefficient reservation process. After months of competing with others to reserve a campsite on the day of release to no avail, I was only able to claim a spot through a cancellation. On my first night (a Friday), there were approximately 4 sites that remained unoccupied by people who just didn’t show (but also didn’t cancel). Such a waste!! I noticed it again the next night as well. Though it has its benefits, there is this huge problem with the reservation system that remains unaltered.

Kelly W

Verified

August 13, 2026 Stayed at: 28, Loop: West

5

This is a beautiful, rustic, quiet campground! Be prepared with your supplies as firewood and ice are many miles away.

doug p

Verified

August 10, 2026 Stayed at: 37, Loop: West

5

Everything is always top notch at 12 mile beach. Vault toilets are spotless, the water is always dependable and clean and the sites are spacious and cared well for. The camp hosts are great. We only have one suggestion, please repair/rebuild the middle stairway. By not having that stairway, people climb up and down the bluffs which add to erosion. Keep up the great work and thank you for making this place one of the most beautiful places on our planet. Grand Marais and Munising are lovely communities with friendly proprietors…enjoy!

Katie L

Verified

August 8, 2026 Stayed at: 13, Loop: East

5

Loved staying here! Vault toilets were very clean, campsites were a great size. Campground hosts were fantastic (we had a flat tire and they had a pump that attached to my battery).

Melissa N

Verified

August 8, 2026 Stayed at: 05, Loop: East

4

I love staying here just wish they would fix the stairs near the west loop. I am handicap and only can stay there when the east loop sites open up close to the stairs. We had to leave the first time we stayed here because we were on site 25 and the walk to the stairs was way too far.

Location Twelvemile Beach Campground and Cabin

Address:
Munising Falls Visitor Center, 1505 Sandpoint Road
Munising, MI, 49862
United States

Highway access

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

Distance to downtown

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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Last updated: September 9, 2026

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