We visited Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in late August of 2016 and ended up staying in Woodland Park Campground for just one night after we tried and struck out twice to book a campsite within the boundaries of the National Lakeshore. We arrived after dark so no one was on duty in the office. As other reviewers have noted, the... more

This campground is one of very few options in the area, Verizon coverage was good, and provides easy walking access to the town, bay, and beach. This was our first '1st come, 1st served' campground experience, and we found their approach to be frustrating and annoying. A friendly gentleman from the office gave us a rundown of the pa... more

This park is 1st come 1st serve, but not in the traditional sense, where you go to the office and they give you a spot if it's available. When we arrived they told us there might be a site available, so we should try and park in it and then come back and pay. It was already occupied. We had friends in the primitive section who texte... more

This is a big campground along Lake Superior offering little to no privacy and smoke from your neighbor’s campfire – not what we normally seek. But lakeside camping along Lake Superior in or near Pictured Rocks is limited. Twelvemile Beach, the picturesque lakeside primitive campground (see Campendium reviews), operates on a first co... more

This is a large city park c/g in Grand Marais, MI a cast off from the old "Northern Exposure" TV show. It is remote, quietly alive during the summer months and shoulder deep in lake effect snow in the winter. C/G is grass with gravel access roads. Electric, water and a dump station. You are close to town and shopping/eating. Near the w... more