Mouth of Two Hearted River State Forest Campground

Two-Hearted is a 5-star, rustic campground, with easy access to the water including a boat launch; for hikers, there is also access to the "North Country Trail". The sites have ample space with a firepit and picnic table. The privies were clean and well-kept as is the whole campground, and potable water is available. There is a scenic foot bridge over river. It is a short walk from any campsite to the river, or Lake Superior at the river’s mouth with fantastic sunsets from the beach. 

There was a friendly host when we were there. He was heading out one morning and offered to shuttle us and our kayaks to point where we had a nice paddle back to the campground. I had to slip a twenty into the console of his pick-up as he refused any in-hand donation for his gesture.

 ANOTHER MATTER.

Unless you enjoy extreme vibration, the journey to the campground is quite a trial, as are all dirt roads in the area. You may want to acquire an athletic mouth guard, because the deep ripple of the washboard road surface creates a teeth-chattering ride. I don’t know if that depends on the time of the year. My, “I survived the road to Crisp Point” decal was well earned, and I should have received the same in regard to the 2-Hearted River.  I had to replace 4 self-threading bolts that vibrated out of my kayak trailer, luckily, they weren't securing anything structural. You should also keep an eye out for sand traps. It took the removal of my kayak trailer, some foot scraping and brush beneath my rear wheels for me to get me out of one.

When traveling in this area I strongly recommend a good map that shows and identifies each county road. Do not rely on Google maps as it can send you in the wrong direction, that’s how I ended up way out at Crisp Point. (Although the lighthouse was nice.) Google is also good at directing you down, what I would describe as trails that don't deserve their road names, more suitable for off-road vehicles, preferably dirt bikes. 

The landscape in this is area is kind of spooky, a ghost forest, thanks to a wildfire a few years back. 

This was one of the early adventures with my 18’ Class-B camper van.

Mouth of the Two Hearted River Campground is a quiet, secluded campground on the shores of Lake Superior. Even with rain the first day, the beauty of Lake Superior doesn’t disappoint, but it was nice with sun on the second day. My son and I had a great time! Great spot for rock hunting. Not too far of a drive from Tahquamenon Falls, Paradise, MI or Whitefish Point, the lighthouse and the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum. Echo what previous folks have said about getting a county road map as it can be easy to get lost. For reference, if you’re coming in on US 123 and turn onto County Road 500 then you will be on that for about 6ish miles before turning left onto County Road 414. You’ll be on that about 5ish miles before turning right onto County Road 423 and on that for about 4ish miles before it basically dead ends into the campground. Make sure someone knows where you’re headed because there isn’t service for at least 15 miles surrounding the site.

Also, look to buy firewood when you’re closer to Newberry, MI or Paradise, MI. They have one rack (like 10 “cubbies”) of wood at the corner of Co. Rd. 414 and Co. Rd. 423, but it goes fast.

The Mouth of the Two Hearted River State Forest Campground is located on Lake Superior at the mouth of the Two Hearted River. There are 39 camp sites on a first come first serve basis. This campground is absolutely one of my favorite campgrounds in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. All of the sites are nice and decently level. They are separated into two sections, section #1 and section #2. The sites in section #1 are closer to the suspension bridge that connects the campground to Lake Superior. Section #2 is a little farther from the bridge, down a short dirt road. I picked site 21, which was in section #2 and across the road from one of the pit toilets. There are two well water hand pumps for drinkable water, plenty of trees for hammocks at all of the sites and more than enough to do. The North Country Trail runs right through the campground, there is a boat launch suitable for small boats and kayaks and some of the best sunsets anyone could ask for. The fishing opportunities here are equally amazing with brook trout and steelhead in the river and lake trout, steelhead and salmon in the lake, just to name a few, If I could give one warning before coming to this campground, it would be: DO NOT USE Google maps, Apple maps or GPS to get here. It will be worth every bit to invest in an actual map. There are numerous ORV trails here which come up as the actual roads and I can tell you it can be quite stressful. Even knowing this before coming here I thought I would be able to tell the difference, I can tell you I was absolutely wrong. It was certainly worth it in the end, but if I could go back and avoid that confusion I would. This is one of the most beautiful places I have ever been and I would recommend the long trip here to anyone. Make sure to bring everything you need, there is nothing forever which is yet another bonus to this fantastic place.

If you are looking for that off the beaten path rustic campground, this might just be what you are looking for. This rustic campground is located 35 miles north of the town of Newberry on Lake Superior. The first thing you notice driving down the gravel roads is the openness that resulted from a devastating wildfire in late 2011 to 2012.  This is a stark contrast to the woodlands that typify the Upper Peninsula of Michigan but once you drive into the park and campground you see large trees and a nicely wooded campground. 

One of the best features of this campground is the access to Lake Michigan and the miles of beach available for walking. We can only imagine how spectacular the fall colors display is with a mix of deciduous and coniferous trees.  There are 39 sites all on a first-come, first-serve basis which are suitable for RVs and tent. There are multiple shaded camping sites with quick & easy access to a Lake Superior beach and more sites further back into a more heavily wooded area.  Some of the sites that back up to the lake have short trails that go through the pine trees and lead you to where the mouth of the river spills into Lake Superior. It was great to hang out by the lake because the breeze kept the black flies from driving us crazy. The lakeshore is composed of an amazing array of colored rocks and the water is beautiful. Pit toilets were clean, well-stocked and did not smell (super plus for that). Potable water is available from a hand pump. There isn't cell phone service in that area, which didn't bother us.  This is a very popular place for people who like to explore the area on ORVs as there are hundreds of miles of trails and roads to travel.  A boat ramp is located in the park and has sufficient water depth (approximately 3 feet) to accommodate all boats as well as paddle craft.  There is access to the North Country Scenic Trail from the campground but the black flied made it pretty unpleasant for us.