Best RV Parks & Resorts near Pictured Rocks National Park

WOODLAND PARK CG: (Scale 1- bad, 5-Very good (70 yr olds in 17’ trailer) Overall Rating: 2 to 3 , but location an be everything. Usage during visit: The half that is open is full. Site Privacy: None Site Spacing: Close Site surface: Grass Reservations: Yes Campground Noise: Seemed very low for sites so close Road Noise: Some sites are right along a city road. Through Traffic in campground: No - safe Electric Hookup: Yes Sewer Hookup: No Dump Station: No Potable Water Available: Yes Bathroom: I peaked in to see that they are clean with flush toilets Showers: Yes. Private and clean. Pull Throughs: Most are back ins. Cell Service (AT&T): 1 bar Setting: On Lake Superior Weather: Very nice on first day of September. Rig size: Big rigs present Sites: The value of being here is that you can sit on supplied benches to gaze the lake. Best sites are those facing the lake. Still, site no privacy.

Kingston SF in Pictured Rocks NP buffer zone. (Scale 1- bad, 5-Very good (70 yr olds in 17’ trailer). I rate primarily based on desire for at least a moderate wilderness type experience w at least some camp site privacy. Cleanliness and care of campground are also taken into consideration. Overall Rating: 4.5. Looks to be on a piece of land that stretches out into Kingston lake. Price 2023: $20 Usage during visit: 3/4 full Site Privacy: pretty good Site Spacing: most sites are very well spaced. Site surface: Dirt covered Gravel Reservations: First come Campground Noise: Quiet Road Noise: None Through Traffic in campground: No. Boat ramp is at cg entry. Electric Hookup: No Sewer Hookup: No Dump Station: No Potable Water Available: A hand pump Generators: ? Bathroom: Pit toilet. Clean Showers: No Pull Throughs: A couple Cell Service (AT&T): No bars Setting: Amazing lake setting. Weather: Partial sun o my Sept 2 visit Solar: Not for fixed panels Host: I didn’t see one. Rig size: 25’ max. Looks too tight for a big rig. Sites: Along lake or Water View: 1-7, 11- 16 , 8,11. All sites, I would be pleased with any site here. Not super private, but so many are right along the water and most of not all have a view of the water . Site 5 looks to have a water view from the campground road. But, it is the most private.

This is a busy campground right on Munising Bay on Lake Superior. Reservations for the busy season need to be made months in advance, and even reserving 6 months before our arrival date, we got the last spot. We have a 22 foot travel trailer, so we can fit onto most any site, but this campground draws some huge rigs pulled by tractor trailers.

The people in the office are great. The beach on the bay is spectacular. Overall nice campground at a very good price.

But this is an older campground, and the electrical system can't handle the power draw from the big rigs. People at the end of the power line - beware! Bring your surge protector to protect your electrical system.

We were fine until day 3 where the temps hit 88 degrees, and the big rigs were running their double air conditioners, while we were running just our fridge, water heater and a fan. Draws about 6 amps. We didn't have enough power coming to our site even for that, and the surge protector shut everything down. Thank goodness it did it's job and protected the electrical system on the trailer. At one point the power coming into the site was only 98 instead of 120ish.

So while the big boys further up the line were running 2 air conditioners, we weren't getting enough power to run a water heater, fridge and a fan. We had to put our water heater and fridge onto propane and do without even a fan in 88 degree heat. Thank goodness our fridge and water heater can run on propane, and the lights work on DC, but the fan runs on 110, so it didn't work. 

The people in the office were apologetic, and they said we should have power when it cools down and there aren't so many air conditioners running. That was small comfort when we were paying for a 50 amp site for our 30 amp trailer, and we couldn't even run a fan. At least the surge protector kept us from damaging the trailer electrical system - we hope!

There are a limited number of sites here, 6 for tents and the rest for RVs. We have a travel trailer and this was the easiest set up we’ve ever had. Each site has a long, paved, level pad for your camper and vehicle. The electric and water post is very nice organized. Sewer available at all electric sites. Tons of big rigs here bc the spots are spaced appropriately and easy to maneuver. Bathrooms and showers are the nicest I e ever used at a campground. But the jewel are the lake front campsites. We literally walked out our door to the sand beach. Our fire pit was located so we could chill and watch the lake while the kids jumped the waves in the long shallow sandy areas. Dunes are also behind some sites, which is fun for the kids to roll around in. Super dog friendly. Close to grocery and restaurants if needed, but still feel isolated despite the proximity to the highway. The sounds of the waves on the lake put us to sleep at night. A perfect camping paradise. The only downside is that this campground is always booked, so it’s hard to get a reservation. We booked in December for the following June, and all lakefront spots were booked already. A last minute cancellation meant we could snag the lakefront spot, and it’s amazing. Don’t hesitate if there’s a spot open, just book it!

Hurricane River - Upper: MAKE SURE YOU ARE IN THE CORRECT CG - Upper or lower - different locations (Scale 1- bad, 5-Very good (70 yr olds in 17’ trailer) Overall Rating: 4 Price 2023: $ 15 w America the Beautiful pass Usage during visit: Some nights full during the week. Full during Labor Day weekend Site Privacy: Good Site Spacing: Very good Site surface: Sand/Gravel Reservations: Required Campground Noise: Very quiet during our 5 day stay Road Noise: None Through Traffic in campground: None Electric Hookup: No Sewer Hookup: No Dump Station: No Potable Water Available: Yes, at the entry kiosk.
Generators: Allowed, but there is a generator free zone. Bathroom: Pit toilet kept very clean during stay.
Showers: No Pull Throughs: No Cell Service (AT&T): No bars.
Setting: Dreamy forest. Weather: Sunny, rainy, cloudy, calm, thunderstorm, windy. Bugs: Cold nights drove them away. Solar: Too forestry. Host: Not present Rig size:35’maybe. Sites: Most Private from neighbors 1. 8.

Open, level gravel sites and some concrete pads scattered throughout this pretty new campground. A few baby trees in the open meadow are trying to get started, but other than those there is no shade. We stayed in a full hook up 50 amp site, and experienced no power issues despite 2 days of freakishly high winds and scorching heat in the 90s. This is an immaculately clean and well run campground. Wi fi is ok for email and phone scrolling social media. The only reason we didn't give 5 stars is due to construction in the campground with dump trucks and beep beep beep of machinery backing up every day. Once they are finished and the shade trees grow this will be a premier campground in a beautiful area. Pets allowed on leash. Trash receptacles convenient to each area of the campground. Bath house with coin laundry machines.

Wish we had stayed here - beautiful

Twelve Mile : (Scale 1- bad, 5-Very good (70 yr olds in 17’ trailer) Overall Rating: 4.8. FABULOUS Price 2023: Usage during visit: Full for Labor Day weekend Site Privacy: Fair to Very good Site Spacing: Good Site surface: Sand. Reservations: Yes Campground Noise: Quiet Road Noise: None Through Traffic in campground: None Electric Hookup: No Sewer Hookup: No Dump Station: No Potable Water Available: One faucet near site 12. Another further down. Maybe more. Generators: Allowed, but there is a generator free zone. Bathroom: Very clean pit toilets. Showers: Nope Pull Throughs: I didn’t see any. Cell Service (AT&T): None Setting: Along the lake Weather: Nice first day of September. I am sure this campground can get extremely windy. Solar: Too thick of a forest.
Host: Yes Rig size: Max I saw was about 28’. Sites: there is not a bad site here. Amazing. I like the following sites because they are long the Lakeshore. Some of them aren’t as private as other sites, but looking at the lake from the campsite would be just fabulous: 1, 3 4 5 7, 9, 12, 14, 15, 30, 19 .

Hurricane River Lower : (Scale 1- bad, 5-Very good (70 yr olds in 17’ trailer) Overall Rating: 4.
Price 2023: Usage during visit: Will probably fill up for Memorial Weekend Site Privacy: Good to Very Good Site Spacing: Good Site surface:
Reservations: A must Campground Noise: Very quiet Road Noise: None Through Traffic in campground: None Electric Hookup: No Sewer Hookup: No Dump Station: No Potable Water Available: Yes. At entry kiosk Generators: Yes, but be aware there is a generator free zone Bathroom: Pit toilets Showers: No Pull Throughs: No Cell Service (AT&T): No Setting: in a delightful forest Weather: Sunny and breezy today Bugs: Not a problem after some recent cold nights. Solar: No Host: Not present Rig size: Some sites will hold up to a 35’ or so. Sites: all sites on the outside of the loop are nice . The sites on the inside loop are pretty good. Some of my favorites: 2,3,5,6,7