This is a trip we make every summer and it’s always magical. The campground is perfect for us. Some sites are closer to each other and privacy is a little hard to come by sometimes because the camp is almost always full. Because it’s not an easy place to get to (you have to take the ferry. It’s not cheap) the people that do come are top notch. There’s an electric area and a non electric. The camp host is a little out there but in a good way. They do sell ice and wood and have WiFi at the camp host building. There are nice flushable toilets and showers (Bring quarters). The walk to the beach isn’t terribly long but there are quite a few stairs so a wagon isn’t really a good option. We wish we could bring kayaks but the steps also make that a little hard to maneuver through. Someone with lots of man power could probably swing it. We love spending days out on the beach searching for agates and other cool rocks. We have picnics, take floaties, and bring our giant bubble wands to keep us entertained. We spend another day at the state park hiking. We always pack a lunch and spend the entire day out there because you don’t want to leave!! It’s so much fun!! There are rocks you can jump off to go swimming and it’s actually pretty safe considering it’s the Great Lakes. I’ve never kayaked there yet but we see kayaks all the time. It’s usually just a little too choppy for my liking. The water isn’t the warmest but who cares! It’s amazing. We also take one day to head into town and hang out at Tom’s burned down cafe. Usually we get one rainy day when we’re there (last year we were lucky and no rain!) so we throw on our rain gear and head to Tom’s for bloody Mary’s. Their bartenders are a hoot. The place is so easy going. The roof is definitely a tarp 😋 so dress accordingly if the weather isn’t perfect. There are places to rent mopeds and bikes in town. There’s an ice cream shop and a few markets if you forget anything they probably have you covered. We’ve never really went to eat in town so I won’t be helpful in that area. I know the hours are weird on the island so that’s always something to be mindful of. The place is epic. I would say Madeline island is one of my favorite places I’ve ever been. I look forward to this trip every year.

We enjoyed camping here. Would go back. There’s a couple sites that are absolutely huge! The lake water has being rising and the beach is almost swallowed up which is lame because it used to be sooo nice! The water is still swimmable and it’s great for kayaking. The steps are rough going to the water won’t lie.

The campground is pretty basic nothing fancy. You get privacy from campsite to campsite which is nice. The most epic part of the place is the Eau Claire river with the rocks and mini water falls. Spring time the water is usually high and the breakup of ice happens it’s amazing to see. It’s crazy loud too! In the summertime you will see people all over the rocks swimming/sun bathing/having picnics/weddings/photo shoots…. You name it. The weekends are busy there all summer long. There is a beach area but sometimes it gets washed out pretty bad. I visit the place at least once a year. We like going and hiking there too.

One of the worst camping trips I’ve had and it was a bummer. The campground is cute and small but the people working at the park then were awful. We had 6 people at the site 4 adults and 2 children. I’ve never in my lifetime of camping been told that each couple had to pay to camp at the same site together. Not only is it not cheap (25$ a night) they made us and our friends both pay so it was 150$ for us to camp 3 days. That’s outrageous. Also they had leaf blowers going at 7 am and came right next to our tents. Then lawn mowers did the same. It was obnoxious and I swear it took them 3 hours to do it. It’s a small campground. It also rained one day which we usually never mind but our entire campsite was a lake. It sucked. I would never go back.

We loved brunet island state park and will definitely go back. We went right after Labor Day weekend and it was still half full with campers. We enjoy mid week camping so it’s not so busy. Beware the raccoons are ninjas and will definitely come visit. We kayaked and hiked a couple times and loved both. There were tons of mushrooms in the woods which made hiking even more fun. The beach is huge but it was too chilly to swim when we were there. There was no wood available there that we knew of so we made a short drive into town and found some for sale on the street after the gas station in town. Most of the campsites you can drop right into the water from which is also awesome. It was windy the first day we were there and we were camped on the west side of the campground. It got a little crazy but the views of the sunset made it totally worth it.