We got lucky for a spur of the moment weekend get away and scored the perfect site at a campground we had never been to before. It's a busy campground.. but this site made us feel like we were in our own little world. The lake was only a few yards from our tent. There is also a dark sky preserve there which worked out perfectly for the meteor shower that was going on that weekend. One of my favorite camping trips ever… it was just gorgeous. I booked online through the michigan parks website. There must have been a cancelation that I got lucky and grabbed. It really was the perfect camp site.

We had initially wanted to stay at Lake Superior State Forest campground, but there were no sites available. This was just right up the road, within minutes and worked out wonderfully. We took two sites since we had family joining us at a later date. It's pay the tube at the entrance. The sites were large. We took the first sites towards the entrance and were directly across from the boat launch, but it wasn't nearly as busy as I was afraid it might be. It was a beautiful view. The campground is down a long, dirt road that has lots of ATV activity. We really enjoyed our time here. We were within minutes of Lake superior and there was a walking trail that went there as well. The stars were fantastic because it was so dark at night due to the remoteness. There is a little store about 15 minutes away in Deer Park and it has everything you might need. It was also wild Blueberry season and they were everywhere. The vaulted toilets were clean, and the water didn't have any funny smells or tastes. I'll definitely camp here again.

Beautiful campground if you can get a reservation. It used to be all first come first served, but now they have some reservable sites. I've been coming here since I was a kid. The bluff over looking the lake is a great place to watch the sunset.