This place was fantastic! My wife, two boys, and I stayed in one of the lakefront yurts and were…read moreimpressed. We went during the winter season (March). There were 2 electric heaters and a propane heater for quicker bursts of heat. They already had the electric heaters on when we checked in, so it was pretty comfortable. The heated bathrooms/showers were clean--a bit of a walk if you choose the yurts on the lakefront. The fire pits were easy to find & firewood was available & inexpensive. Charcoal grills, picnic tables, and outdoor furniture that would be great to make use of in the warmer weather. Starry skies at night were great through the skylight, and looking north over Lake Superior, we were even lucky enough to be able to see the Northern Lights for a bit. Tips: Be sure to pack lots of blankets as it does get cold at night even with the heaters. Cell service was in & out (we have Verizon), but there is a wifi signal you can catch sometimes. If you go with kids like we did, think to bring hangers or a drying rack to dry out snow gear.

Concept of yurts and cabins is great. In practice they are much too close together. You can hear…read moreevery sound your neighbor makes whether you want to or not! Weekend nights are drunk fests many lasting into the wee hours. A hassle if u signed up for an early morning paddle or hike.But if you are there to party til u puke and do it loudly this is your kinda place lol. Wifi is very good. Campfire wood sold on nearby lot is mostly hardwood and seasoned. Build and finish of yurts and cabins is better than that of safari tents. Many tents had large rips in canvas walls and alongside main wall zippers allowing entry to too many mosquitoes and flies. The tents offer nice breezy front porches. All beds are hard green plastic covered mattresses - no bueno. Bring your own sleeping pad and comfy sleeping bag or blanket. Also highly recommend bringing own pillow. Pillows supplied look like they need laundering. Campground bathrooms get overwhelmed on weekend days and evenings. Cleanliness suffers . Some campers are gross beasts however Campground staff needs to stay on top of cleanliness and supplies. Campground and office staff are pleasant enough it seems that management is not allowing the campground (bathrooms, fire pits, chairs and grounds) to look first class.

All went well, owner very nice, pull through spots, good price, camp fire, would definitely stay…read morehere again!

First time at this park and it was great. Pat the owner stayed open 1 1/2 hrs till we got here…read more There is a park across the road that was nowhere as nice as this place! The lots a large and level with solid ground!! Yelp sent us to the other place first but it wasn't the way Pat explained her Park. Call her and she said that yelp took us to the wrong place. Boy was she ever right!! As we run the roads of Michigan we will definitely come back here!!

Road to the park Is gravel but well-maintained. Park is clean, on the water front, well taken care…read moreof and I found the owner, Marie to be most pleasant and accommodating. Showers/bathrooms private and immaculate. Many trees. Most sites are shaded. I wish the sites were a bit more level, but we were able to level our super-C without trouble. Best deal you'll ever get on firewood. If the sites were a bit more level, I'd opt for a 6-star review. Park new in 2016.. Perhaps the best kept secret in Michigan RV parks. Garbin 890 could not find it but Apple Maps did with no trouble. Satellite view on Google Maps is way out dated so don't go by that. Backed into a 72 foot site and didn't have to unhook the trailer. Some pull through site also available. We're here for four nights and looking forward to it.

Nice sites of all sizes and lots of trees, not a parking lot campground. Sites were well buffered…read morefrom each other. Bathrooms were nice and kept clean. Great hot water in the showers. The bar restaurant is great. Hopefully as the business grows, they'll be able to keep it open for sunsets, bc it's a great location to watch from. It seems like a lean and mean operation right now, but the workers were really polite and great service in the restaurant.

We picked this place as a plan B, because we waited too long and the better camp sites in the area…read morewere all booked up. At Wandering Wheels, the sites are cramped, making you feel a little too cozy with your neighbors. Way too many kids and dogs, making it a very noisy place (we were woken up to our neighbor's little yapping dogs at 6:30 AM). I should also add that being as close to the road as it is, you hear cars all night and morning. I had a difficult time falling asleep... rather than being lulled to sleep by nature, all I heard were trucks. The bathrooms were also pretty gross; continually wet and smelly. The one pro is that the shirtless guy cleaning the bathrooms was nice. That's about it. I think this place is better suited for families who want a place to park their RVs at night; did not suit our group of young 20-somethings looking to camp in a tent.

This is a KOA now, which is an embarrassment for KOA. This…read moreis one of the most expensive KOA camping cabins I've ever stayed in. There was no potable water or electric on the exterior. This made cooking and washing a real chore. I found myself dehydrated on 90 degree days because I wasn't drinking enough. The RV site next to us had it. It would be simple to split the spigot. If you have a fire ring, you should have water to extinguish said fire. You have to hike super far for water or bathrooms. There are only three showers for a ton of sites. For $150, this was a joke. There are no hooks or mirror inside or screen door (pretty standard at Kai camping cabins). Pay the extra money and stay at the Econolodge next door for $160. You'll have water, ac, and electricity. We wanted to go camping for the first time with our son. It wasn't worth it for the cabin. We should've just rented it. The campground in Newberry was half the price and worth it.

This is a really high rating but the park was perfect for us…read more It's new and has gravel roads, no trees, but electric and water and sewer campsites. It's spacious and most sites are pull through. There are some tent sites back in the woods and along the river, very rural and pretty out there. There is no pool, playground or fenced in pet walk. What I really liked the most was the proximity to local bicycle trails located just off the park, making it easy to ride to Marquette and even Presque island. The Northern Michigan University public golf club is just outside the park. If conditions are right you have an unobstructed view of the Aurora borealis. I've seen many prettier parks but this was just right for our needs. Even though we had some rain the gravel sites didn't get muddy, big plus when traveling with dogs. Enjoy the amazing area, hike, bike, eat and enjoy nature... this park is a great place to set up and then go do the stuff you came here to do.

This is a very convenient camp ground to see many points of interest. There are full hookups and…read morenice drive thru pads. It is tucked behind a golf course. There are no trees around the trailer spots, but the surrounding area is beautiful forest. There are fire pits and picnic tables. We needed a part and had Amazon ship it to the office, and we were able to pick it up at 9 PM. There are 4 clean showers and a nice bathroom. The only recommendation I would give is to add a chair or seat in each shower. The entire campground is very well maintained.

We are used to rustic camping so full hook up was nice. As forewarned water is from iron country…read more Ranger Jeff was available by phone at all times. The campsites were clean as is whole park. Dumpster available for trash. Layout was confusing but we walked most of the park and enjoyed nature, winter berries, moss and natural beauty. The parks features were closed unsure if available in warmer/busy season. It is across the street from the lake and 15 miles from town, convenient for needed/forgotten things. Absolutely will be back...when warmer lol. Thank you Jeff!!

This was our first trip of 2026 to this place and we thoroughly enjoyed it! we have a travel…read moretrailer so all our needs are met without question. The place was quiet and we were at the closest campsite to the road so were able to see the water and walk over to the beach. overall this place meets our needs and the best part was the view of Lake Superior right from our camper. Enjoyed it so much we are booking again for this fall And plan on having three other couples come along!!

$65 night , we stayed here for three nights as we are heading up to stay in Northern Michigan for a…read morewhile. This place was convenient to see Marquette, it's only 15 minutes away, so make sure you schedule some time there. They had alot to do for the kids- Pool and bounce pad, Picnic area and playground You are Walking distance to a few places, including a meat market that also will have grill specials and make sandwiches and such, see review for that (Milano) It is a really nice park however, there are a couple of campers that are very rundown and there's some of the first that you see when you enter the park. Other than that, staff are very friendly and we had a nice quiet stay

We rented one of the "Tiny Homes" in the park for a week. We came up to ishpeming for my…read moregrandfathers 80th birthday. We had to bring our doggie with us on this trip. So, we wanted a place where he could hangout freely as we did our visiting. When we first got there, the first problem was that there was no air conditioning in the home. Obviously we were told prior to booking this unit there would be central air. They told us they would send somebody that night to fix it because, they didn't know how to or what was wrong with it. We waited three hours, Missed dinner with my family on the first night there, after driving 8 hours. No one showed up to fix it. My fiancé suggested that he would go buy a portable AC unit from Walmart, as long as they would take the cost of it ,off our total. They agreed. He went and got a unit, set it up. Had no issue and it started to cool down in the home. The next morning we went to the front office and spoke to Linda. Told her the AC unit was working out fine. We don't want to be disturbed with someone while on our trip fixing the central air, we have our dog there and we are gonna be in and out visiting family. She said okay. Told her we were going out for breakfast. We get a call on our way to breakfast. She said the guys are here to fix the central air. But, they have to go inside in order to do so. We said we just left, we're now more than a half hour away. We just told her the portable AC unit was working fine. We said sorry, we're not there, and our dog is there by himself. We don't want anyone in the place while we are gone. We just told her the portable is working fine, just send someone to fix it after we depart from our trip. She sent them away. After our week of staying in the tiny home which smelled like dog oiss the whole time. Seeing the loft that is covered in urine stains, marker stains, and god knows what else. They had the audacity to not refund us for buying the portable AC unit. After getting home and seeing they only refunded us less than half for it. My fiancé called and asked to speak to the owner. Linda stated that "he is a very important business man. He can't call us" my fiancé said he just wants the money back for the AC unit we bought. She said she would have to talk to the owner about it and that she would email us. We never got a call or an email. If Linda is the person you interact with at this park. She cannot be trusted. She'll take your money and run. She also tried telling us that because SHE had to send out a company to fix the AC unit WE would have to cover the cost of them coming out! Like what? We left out the part to Linda that while my finance was showering in the unit, he found multiple cockroaches. Also, that something was living and scratching in the walls. It's a beautiful "Tiny Home" but, they need to do some serious fixing to it, if they're gonna charge people what they charge for it. If I didn't want AC and I wanted to sleep with cockroaches we would have just pitched a tent.

the service was nice a super nice lady by front desk with two large dogs but sleeping so they won't…read moreharm you and bernadoodles. nice short walk to the troll and a phone stand so it's super easy to get water and whole troll in the pic. if you do go don't get any squishy toy, bad quality mine popped already and barely touched it

This was great fun. Benny the Troll has unending personality and charm. The detail on his…read morefingers, toenails and face are quite remarkable. Just a short walk from parking lot. First stop in shop to pay the $10 fee per person. Totally worth it. Beautiful surroundings, water sports, cabins, and nice gift shop.

My girlfriend and I had a very nice three night stay here. We stayed in the tent lot where each lot…read morewas spacious and came with its own picnic table and fire pit. Firewood was available at a reasonable price and was delivered to your camp site free of charge. Bathrooms were clean and well maintained and the staff was very friendly. I would recommend this to others and stay here again.

Very crowded place and it is right by a railroad track that gets plenty loud and noisy. They say…read morethey have rules but three dogs were left by their owners all week to roam freely and bark. Very dusty, especially since no one drives at the 5mph. Extremely low water pressure at our site and forget WIFI as it was never available at our site. The manager was just downright rude and extremely unfriendly. It is a cheap place to stay but that's about the only positive I can think of for it.

We stayed at this campgrounds for 2 nights. The location was absolutely lovely. Despite being in…read moreclose proximity to a main road, the campground was super quiet. We heard another camper (with another group) played the sax one evening and it was very soothing with the sound of the lake lapping the shoreline. The camp host kept plenty of air fresheners in all the vault toilets. They were super clean and very pleasant smelling for vault toilets. The campground overall was super well kept.

Bay Furnace Camp and Picnic Grounds is a terrific place to stay for the simple traveler who…read moreappreciates sleeping outdoors in the heart of nature. I discovered Bay Furnace through the app on my phone called Campendium. Campendium was very helpful in assisting me finding worthwhile campsites along my 2021 summer road trip. Although Bay Furnace Campground is technically located in the town of Munising, Michigan, it's actually situated in the charming town of Christmas, MI. Though when I was here visiting back in the month of May...there wasn't anything Christmas(y) about the town, lol. Still, the main purpose for me being in Munising....was to explore the scenic coastal landscape along the shores of Lake Superior. Overall this campground is set just outside Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, and a host of beautiful waterfalls. After spending a good portion of my day driving along Pictured Rocks NL...I couldn't find any affordable accommodations in Munising. The next best thing for myself was camping. I had a tent with me and showed up here to Bay Furnace Campground. It was early evening when I pulled up to the entrance area. The instructions stated that Bay Furnace accepts about half reservations at recreation.gov and half on a first come, first served basis. I was a little nervous about not finding a campsite when I started driving throughout the grounds. It was late in the day on a Thursday just at the start of the summer vacation travel season, yet I spotted an unoccupied site right near the entrance and backed my car into the site. Yah, I was good for the evening! As per normal policy...when you arrive, you pick a campsite and then fill out a slip with your payment and drop it into a safety box. Then the campsite is yours and you can start constructing your tent and getting settled in. It was $22 per night. They accept cash and checks, though no credit cards. Checks must be made out to RRM, Inc. and need to include your Drivers License and License Plate Numbers. There are about 50 non-electric campsites on the grounds each with a fire-pit and picnic table. Check-In time is 2pm and Check-Out time is 11am. Honestly, I really lucked out probably grabbing the 50th and last site. Because in general, throughout this UP section of Michigan I had trouble discovering on a whim available campgrounds that weren't full. I was grateful to be here. Unfortunately there weren't any showers to use, but still...I had cell phone reception and each campsite was really spacious. I felt like I had plenty of privacy being in the woods without anyone around. Two extra notes I'd like to mention... I didn't have plans for the night and across the street from Bay Furnace was the Kewadin Christmas Casino. So...after setting up my tent and washing up...I took a short 15 minute walk outside the campground and went inside the casino and played some blackjack for an hour. It was sort of a pleasant change of pace from driving and picture taking all around the UP, to all of a sudden sitting down and playing blackjack at a random casino. Returning back to my campsite, there was a terrific little overlook vista point section just to the side of the entrance where I sat down on the shore of Lake Superior and admired the colorful sunset. It was a pleasant way to end my day. This panoramic coastline beach shore can't be missed when you're walking towards the facilities area. I highly recommend hanging out here when the sun begins to fade. Although I am a big outdoorsy type of person who loves being among nature...I just really wanted this opportunity to highlight Bay Furnace Camp and Picnic Grounds. Munising, Michigan is well known for its scenic waterfalls combined with picturesque vantage points of Lake Superior that makes this section of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan quite popular. But for those tourists who don't mind setting up camp among quiet surroundings with basic amenities, then I believe you will appreciate choosing to stay at Bay Furnace Campground in the heart of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.