Munising is a small town on the southern shore of Lake Superior in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and it holds its own—art, breweries, good food, and beaches that would stop you in your tracks even if Pictured Rocks didn’t exist. Chad and I actually spent a week here when we were living in the RV full-time, just the two of us, and it’s been on the list to get back to ever since. It’s the kind of place where you plan one night and immediately wish you’d planned a full week.
We were wrapping up a week in the Keweenaw Peninsula at the end of August, 2025, and starting the long haul back to North Carolina. Munising was a logical overnight stop—it sits right on M-28, which was already our route, and I’d seen enough photos of Lake Superior campsites to know it was worth one more night before the long drive home. Munising Tourist Park kept coming up, and once I saw that some of the sites backed directly to the water, that was the end of the conversation.
We booked site 89—a full hookup, waterfront site right on Lake Superior—for $51 a night plus a $2 booking fee through Campspot.
Site 89 at Munising Tourist Park: What to Expect
Site 89 is a back-in, easy to get into and mostly level. You pull in from the road side, and when you walk around to the back of the R-Pod, you’re looking at Lake Superior. There’s a small path off the back of the site that takes you right down to the water.
The hookups are on the road-facing side: two water spigots, electric with both 30 and 50 amp, and sewer. The site has a picnic table and a fire ring with a grill grate. A full hookup waterfront site on Lake Superior for $51 a night is hard to beat.
The sites are close to one another, but that’s the trade-off for waterfront and honestly it wasn’t a big deal. You spend all your time at the water anyway.
That evening Chad cooked on the fire ring—hot dogs (Vollwerth’s, obviously) and corn. We ate outside, then walked down to the water. Clare brought her little guitar and strummed while we picked up pebbles on the beach. The sky put on a full cloud show—at one point there was a cloud shaped like the Upper Peninsula, which felt appropriate—and when the sun finally went down over the lake, the whole campground cheered. Like, actually cheered. We were in our own little bubble and somehow also part of something bigger. It was exactly the kind of night we needed.
Amenities at Munising Tourist Park
The restrooms are clean—four stalls in the women’s room including an accessible one, outlets at the sinks, and a shower room with a bench and changing area.
Wi-Fi is free and actually works. Fast enough for uploading photos and email, and probably fine for a video call. Cell service was strong the whole time on both Verizon and T-Mobile—5G UW.
The camp store sells ice, firewood by the cord or bundle, souvenirs, and basic RV supplies. There’s a Coke machine out front, a wheelbarrow to haul wood to your site, and a small free library outside the office. Horseshoe pits are available and the horseshoes are free to borrow from the gift shop.
Sites without full hookups have access to a dump station and portable water station on-site. This is a big rig-friendly park—sites 23 and 29 have plenty of room, there are pull-through options (site 16 is one), and tent-only sites at each end of the park, one of which you reach by crossing a small footbridge over a river.
Pictured Rocks, Scott Falls, and What’s Within 10 Minutes
Downtown Munising is about five minutes by car. The Pictured Rocks cruise ferries are roughly eight minutes away—worth booking in advance in August. There’s a lot of waterfalls, hikes, and great beaches within a 15 minute drive.
Scott Falls is about ten minutes down M-28 and one of my favorite roadside stops in the UP. The waterfall sits right off the highway on a sandstone cliff and you can walk right under it. Across the street is a roadside park with pit toilets, picnic tables, and a sandy Lake Superior swim beach.
Camping on Lake Superior: The Last Morning
We did a final walk down to the lake before loading up. It was 64 degrees out, and the surface temp of Lake Superior was 67. Our daughter pointed at the water and said, “Swim mama, swim.” We were dressed, bags packed, ready to leave. That water is cold. I went in anyway—fully clothed—because she asked and because we were about to drive to North Carolina and I wasn’t going to say no to Lake Superior. She went in down to her diaper, said “Cold, mama, cold” with the biggest smile, and when I asked if she wanted to get out she said, “No, more swim.”
We drove away with wet hair, but it was worth it.
Munising Tourist Park — Quick Info
Address: E8518 M-28, Munising, MI 49862
Hookups: Full hookup (water, 30/50 amp electric, sewer); partial hookup and tent sites also available
Cost: $51/night for waterfront full hookup + $2 booking fee (August 2025)
Wi-Fi: Free; fast enough for photo uploads and email
Cell Service: Strong — 5G UW on Verizon and T-Mobile
Dogs Allowed: Yes
Notes: No generators allowed
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