Apostle Islands National Lakeshore is the perfect place for adventurous campers and RVers. Aside from great camping spots, you'll find hiking and many more outdoor experiences. Thinking of traveling with kids? You're in luck—Apostle Islands National Lakeshore is surrounded by family-friendly activities. Ready to plan your adventure? Check out our campgrounds near Apostle Islands National Lakeshore and user-submitted reviews.
$30 / night
"Apostle Islands is part of a 21 islands chain at the northern tip of Wisconsin, on Lake Superior."
"Our site was perfectly level and plush ground for the tent."
"Nice sites for a couple nights with full hookups. Best part is that there is a lot of room to walk your dog as it backs up to a forest."
$20 - $40 / night
"Willow River State Park in Wisconsin is an amazing camp site and since it's in a state park the rates are quite reasonable as well."
$20 - $35 / night
"Just a few blocks from downtown on the Chequamegon Bay lakeshore, with swimming beach, playground, shelters and a dozen or so RV sites."
"This is a small lot for RV parking on the way to the scenic overlook. There’s a dump station and hose for fresh water down the hill."
$30 / night
"Many are in primo spots along the bluffs overlooking Lake Superior and the Apostle Islands, and many can accomodate a variety if RV’s and campers"
"Also has a great public use building with an outside sheltered fire pit and electricity."
$45 / night
"We had a nice site #39 in the Buffalo Bay campground with water and electric and a view of the lake. #7 was across from us on the water no one"
$8 - $15 / night
"I spent three nights here with my RV dry camping."
ScoutHerbester is on the shores of Lake Superior, its a beautiful campground. It's smaller with a little of every type of camping. From tent, rv hook ups and right on the water.
TravelerVery RV resort style - pretty close together sites and not a lot of privacy . There are some sites in the back loop that seem more spacious and secluded! The lakeside sites have great views though! And nice showers. We were passing thru and the FCFS campgrounds were all full so this was a fine option close to Bayfield!
GuideA rare find - clean, level, large RV sites with full hook ups on the North Shore not filled with residents in all the good sites. Strict rules such as no early check in and no late check out. Tents and rvs also allowed in a section next to the highway with electric only. NOTE: no onsite dump station - if you do not stay in a full hookups site you must drive into the town of Silver Bay to use the city dump facility, which may be too awful to use, depending on how many used it first. ATV trails connect to this campground, so it is very popular with them. No one starts before the 8am quiet time end, so we enjoyed watching the different types pass by. A new security code locked bathhouse is clean and nice. We stayed during the Memorial Day weekend, and were pleasantly surprised at the well behaved and polite people here. I recommend this campground as a nice place to explore the North Shore from.
RangerThis campground was just what we needed for out Nor' Shore adventure. We ended up staying in a basic site without sewer hook up but for 2 nights that was not supposed to be a big deal. The basic sites are right off Hwy 66, the full hook-up sites are further back, and seemed bigger in general. Having lived in Duluth for a few years we had our regular things to do planned but getting snow (in early Oct!) caused us to change it up a bit. One of those changes involved wandering down to Black Beach (right next to the campground) for the first time and it was awesome; cannot believe in all my trip up the shore I had never been. That night the snow moved in and we had an great evening around the fire while the snow fell. We also ended up doing the Alpine Slide at Lutsen and hanging out in Grand Marais the next day. Before heading to Duluth for a day, we had to use the city RV sewer dump area that is just a couple miles into Silver Bay since we did not get a spot with full hook-ups. The problem was when we got up there it was not working. And by "not working" I mean it was flooded with nasty-nasty "brown" water. We didn't want to drive +200 miles with the tanks full so we went back to the campground and dumped in a full hook-up site that was empty.
PROS: Great location for hitting all the North Shore hot spots.
Reasonable rates
Very clean
Full Hook-up sites are available, and are further off the highway and bigger
Right next to the very unique and cool Black Beach
Right in Silver Bay so option for groceries and restaurants
CONS: City RV sewer dump is not a bad alternative to no onsite dump, but only if it works!
The basic sites are right off Hwy 66 (which was not too bad all things considered), smaller and close together
RangerWe booked this campground so we could spend some time exploring up north. The site we got had full hookups, a fire ring and a picnic table. Not super spacious but the place is clean and the people are friendly. The bar & grill have a decent menu and the thin crust pizza was yummy. Conveniently located on Hwy2 but you could hear truck traffic at your site... cell tower right next to the campground meant we had full service when needed. We would stay here again no doubt! I think the price for 30Amp full hook ups was about $35/nt
GuideGreat location between Duluth and the far North Shore. Close to 2 state parks and land mark Black Beach. Silver Bay has small grocery store and services. The park is a tree dessert with only young saplings...no shade. Facilities are clean but limited in number for number of camp sites. Maintained by the city or county so it is kept pretty clean. We were here 4 days...waiting for next reservation. Easy access from 61. No camp store that we saw. Level gravel sites with various hookup options. Very few are full hook up.
LegendThis is a private campground that fills up quick. It is 1 mile from Bayfield town center. It is close to the ferry dock, restaurants, parks and beaches. All sites are electric and water and some are full hook up. There are cabins and tent sites as well. The office/store is very clean and stocked with things you may need. 8 flavor ice creams on site! There is a dump station and picnic tables and fire rings at each site. There is free wi-fi and a shower house, bathrooms and laundry.
TravelerVery nice campground. We had full hookups and a very level site. Because it is quite new, the trees in the southeastern portion are very young as sparse. There was wifi, but we didn't connect. This location seems to be heavily trafficked by quads/UTVs.
GuideStayed here in September for a few days, and occupied site 1 and 2. Sites are good sized and clean. Our two sites were great, but if I didn't care about being near the lake, I would look at the new sites they put in the wooded area. They were a little more "remote", The clientele mostly consisted of fisherman and bird hunters when I was here, so it seems to attract the more long term stays and not overnighters. The bathroom / shower combination is adequate and is reminiscent of my younger days at summer camp. They have some playground equipment both at the main loop and the wooded loop, this proved to be a lifesaver for my 4 year old. I also found, since this is further from town, it is very dark here and great for star gazing.
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