Bay View (Hiawatha National Forest, MI)

Nice location, near Taquamenon falls, and pictured rocks. Peaceful campground right on Lake Superior.

Love this campground! The people that take care of this campground are second to none. It is so clean and peaceful that we come back on a regular basis. Nothing is better than sleeping in a tent listening to Lake Superior all night!!
Best campground we have stayed at!!

1st let me say that my family loves this campground. The sites are amazing we couldn't ask for better primitive sites. However, the campground hosts have taken away some of the joy of staying here. They run their generator after hours and when asked about it they said, well we have work to do. Excuse me, you are in the campground I would think you have to abide by the rules. They run their golf cart and riding lawnmower up and down the camp road all day long. The noise is obnoxious. Also, we see signs on vacant sites that say "closed for maintenance"???? what maintenance? cleaning out the fire pit??? We used to leave firewood for the next campers, but have found out they pick it up and sell it. So much for paying it forward. We will never leave firewood here again. We will burn it all. Also when speaking with the hosts they told us if we didn't like the way they run the campground we should just go somewhere else! We come here because it is quiet, primitive and secluded. Its not a state park, I don't want it to be like a state park. those are ok, but not for me. I am concerned that they are going to ruin the campground. Speaking with other campers, they feel the same way. I just love it so much it is like home away from home for me but the noisy hosts are really trying to ruin that.

The scenery was wonderful. The campsite was large. There is a fair amount of space between sites, giving campers some privacy. The bathrooms were clean.

Bay View has been our family's summer camping destination for years. This year we finally made it up for the color change in October, and we weren't disappointed.
It's right on Whitefish Bay, the facilities are always well maintained, and it's proximity to landmarks between the Mackinaw Bridge, Lake Superior and beyond make it an easy choice!

Bay View is such a wonderful place to spend a few days on the shores of Lake Superior! Remote north woods environment but close enough to convenience-store civilization to re-stock. The campsites were all clean, beautifully situated with many right on the beach but up high enough to be somewhat protected from the "gales of November." Met some friendly folks full of local intel and the campground manager was helpful and affable. Highly recommended and I will be going back someday!

Bay view is a small, pleasant, primitive campground on the shore of Whitefish Bay. It is conducive to tent and smaller rv style equipment. The campground is very well maintained and monitored by its camp hosts and is within reasonable driving distance of numerous attractions in the Eastern Upper Peninsula including the Soo Locks, Tahquamenon Falls, and Whitefish Point. The beach is reasonably accessible for the fit, though recent high water levels and associated storm erosion has created some problems in that regard. As with anywhere in the Upper Peninsula, insects, biting and otherwise, are one’s constant companions during warmer months and should always be expected. Lake Superior is a powerful and volatile entity. Weather systems often bring abrupt, harsh changes within minutes. One should always bear this in mind when camping on its shores. We are accustomed to its vagaries and consider them a welcome challenge. Some probably would not.

I need to go back here when I can stay longer! I was only there one night but it was one of the best campsites on our road trip. The campsite was enormous. Perfectly clean, sandy. There was a short path from our campsite to the beach. There was a self serve firewood shed, which was great for us as we arrived near sunset. There was a cupboard with some games and sand toys for the kids to borrow. I was amazed at how great this place was. We really didn't want to leave.

We have been camping here for about 50 years and the camp grounds are excellent. Quiet, clean and a very friendly atmosphere. The camp hosts are the best ever. There is no better place to camp than on the Lake Superior shoreline.

Peaceful, quiet , enjoy the cold water.