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Bay Furnace Campground

31 Reviews

About

National Forest

Hiawatha National Forest

Bay Furnace Campground is located on the south shores of Lake Superior, near Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Favorite to many, the campground is centered to various waterfalls, as well as other sightseeing attractions, including boat tours and visits to Grand Island. Recreation Fishing in Lake…

Fee Info

Standard Non Electric Site Fee $20 - Federal Recreation Passes (Golden/America the Beautiful) are accepted. Dump station Fee $5.00 - Firewood for sale

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Access

  • Drive-In
    Park next to your site
  • Walk-In
    Park in a lot, walk to your site.

Stay Connected

  • WiFi
    Good
  • Verizon
    Good
  • AT&T
    Available
  • T-Mobile
    Good

Site Types

  • Tent Sites
  • RV Sites
  • Standard (Tent/RV)

Features

For Campers

  • ADA Access
  • Trash
  • Picnic Table
  • Phone Service
  • Reservable
  • Drinking Water
  • Electric Hookups
  • Toilets
  • Alcohol
  • Pets
  • Fires

For Vehicles

  • Sanitary Dump
  • Water Hookups
  • Pull-Through Sites
  • Big Rig Friendly

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31 Reviews

Laura M.The Dyrt PRO User
Reviewed Nov. 2, 2023

Fabulous USFS campground

Really nice USFS campground, one of our favorites. Some sites are reservable in advance and some are FCFS, but if the reservable ones are free when you arrive you can still take the spot. 

The sites are nicely marked with incoming reservations, so we were able to get a spot and pay for two…

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Clete B.The Dyrt PRO User
Reviewed Sep. 29, 2023

Nice Clean Campground

Host here did a great job keeping everything tidy and clean. Great views with just a short walk to the bay. The Bay Furnace stone building was interesting feature of the park. You can hear highway in a distance but you can tune it out. Campsites are large and fairly private. Vault toilets were…

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Doug L.The Dyrt PRO User
Reviewed Sep. 4, 2023

Near the Shores of Gitche Gumi and Lots of Hungry Mosquitos!

Bay Furnace Campground is a pretty campground in the Hiawatha National Forest but it is filled with loads of voracious mosquitos. It was so bad that campers had to wear mosquito netting just to walk about. Other than that it is a very pretty campground.

For Astronomers this is a Bortle class 4…

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Location

Bay Furnace Campground is located in Michigan

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Directions

Bay Furnace Campground is located in Alger County, about 3 miles west of Munising on Highway 28, at the village of Christmas, across from the Kewadin Casino.

Coordinates

46.43833329 N
86.70833355 W

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