Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan Summer 2021
The second stop on our "National Parks of Michigan" tour was Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. We stayed at the Bay Furnace campground that was part of Hiawatha National Forest. We tried all the usual recreation.gov tricks but were still unable to get a campsite at the desired Twelvemile Beach or Hurricane River campgrounds. However, not to worry if you are in the same situation. Pictured Rocks is surrounded by state and federal land- Hiawatha National Forest and Lake Super State Forest surround the little national lakeshore so you can utilize the campsites there instead. Bay Furnace was just west of the park past Munising- the farthest eastern end of the park was about an hour away. The campground was nice with large wooded sites, some on the water. Very good place to stay. Here are the things we did as well as some recommendations if you have more time. Camp chores 1. Paddling Pictured Rocks The plan was to take a boat out a few miles to the heart of Pictured rocks- to