Little Bay De Noc Campground, Munising, MI

Little Bay De Noc Campground is located in the Rapid River Ranger District, Hiawatha National Forest (4 hrs 10 min northwest of Traverse City, MI) with an elevation of 636 feet. There are a total of 37 campsites. The campground is normally open from mid May to the beginning of October. Sites can accommodate RVs and trailers between 40 and 60 feet. All sites are currently reservable. Reservations can be booked up to 6 months in advance. Fees range from $22.00 to $60.00. Some amenities include boat ramp, swimming. Activities include boating, fishing, floating sports.

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(906) 387-1804 (Information)
(877) 444-6777 (Reservations)
$22 - $60

Campsite Reviews (56)

4.4 out of 5

5 star		61%
4 star		21%
3 star		11%
2 star		2%
1 star		4%

@ErinAA7ED260A3 · Camped on Aug 30, 2024 at Campsite #25

My favorite campground for many years..Sites have a decent amount of privacy with most lots being wooded, except Twin Springs loop. Twin springs loop has a gorgeous view of Little Bay De Noc. There are a lot of trees that could be cleaned up to allow easier backing in of a camper to the sites. Bathrooms are brand new for 2024, they are outhouses. This is a non electric campground. The Oaks loop does not have easy access to the beach, there is a set of stairs that lead down a steep hill to a trail to get to it.

@RandyS7957196 · Camped on Aug 26, 2024 at Campsite #22

All Loop sites are clean and nice

@MarkV8262617 · Camped on Aug 5, 2024 at Campsite #29

We have visited this NF Campground several times now. Sites are well spaced out, some have paths to the water. Several hiking trails in the area, and accross the bay Gladstone and Escanomba. Nice place to relax too.

@DaveR6869053 · Camped on Aug 2, 2024 at Campsite #15

Love the new bathrooms!!

@GregS1457823 · Camped on Jul 20, 2024 at Campsite #5

Fantastic campground! Very well maintained. Brand new pit toilets (summer 2024). Paved campground roads are great for biking with kids. Beautiful sandy beach is great for swimming. Definitely one of the nicest rustic campgrounds I've ever been to!

@StacyP5654820 · Camped on Jul 7, 2024 at Campsite #7

Large site with direct access to the bay. Quiet and peaceful.

@TracyB1260578 · Camped on Jul 5, 2024 at Campsite #31

The perfect site - I hope to go back many times. No dump for RV or water hose (so be prepared) but that will NOT stop you from having the BEST time at this campground. We have solar and our site worked perfectly - other campers had generators.

@PeggyR6CBB6E50 · Camped on Jun 15, 2024 at Campsite #30

Very nice campground. Clean new bathrooms.

@HeidiB1808423 · Camped on May 30, 2024 at Campsite #11

The remnants of one of the vault toilets were blocking our site when we arrived. We sought out the host (last site in Twin Springs loop) and he kindly pointed us to the site he had reserved for us instead. New toilets are very nice. In the past we have camped here over Memorial Day weekend but this year was one week later. There have never been as many mosquitoes as there were this year. Hopefully they've settled down since. Not much for black flies while we were there so that helped. Stonington Point lighthouse is nice to visit and was a welcome break from the bugs this year.

@RobertS9225788 · Camped on Sep 7, 2023 at Campsite #16

We stayed at group site 16 with friends. The weather was not good the first night but the next day was great weather. I like the bigger fire ring and we sat by the fire all night the first night. The next morning after breakfast we walked the Maywood trail and it was really nice. Enjoyed the information boards on the trail giving some of the history also. Very large hemlock trees on the trail. We then went to the different beaches on the peninsula. Spent the night with visitors and a beautiful fire again. Very relaxed. A couple of owls were making a lot of noise for about 15 minutes. Must of been a family disagreement. Recommend you face your RV doors away from the lake, cause if the North wind picks up its more difficult.

@BruceJ5384338 · Camped on Aug 29, 2023 at Campsite #5

Was able to adjust dates of arrival, to maximize best weather, but still had rough start campers should be sure to prepare for extreme changes.

@DeborahB541180 · Camped on Aug 9, 2023 at Campsite #33

I had a site that was right on the water and it was fabulous! It was a very peaceful place to stay and the sunsets were gorgeous. The Bayside Trail was a pleasant walk by the water and through the woods.

@BradG2303206 · Camped on Aug 7, 2023 at Campsite #34

Campground is beautiful and the views of the water are great. Our site had a nice flat spot for the camper, great access to the water and a nice picnic table. This park is now managed by vista rec instead of the federal rangers. Im not a fan of vista rec as we ran into problems at this site and Vista rec was impossible to contact. We ended up leaving a voicemail and they called back a day later.

@JoeA9101109 · Camped on Aug 5, 2023 at Campsite #33

Beautiful campground. Toilets were pretty clean. Other than the noisy neighbors whose dog was running around and a couple generators running at other sites, it was great. We would camp there again.

@jimm7796384 · Camped on Jul 30, 2023 at Campsite #23

Great site, large and clean

@DanielK2430073 · Camped on Jul 25, 2023 at Campsite #22

All I'm going to say is never again..

@MartinH4750228 · Camped on Jul 12, 2023 at Campsite #5

Clean sites, plenty of room, quiet neighbors. 4.5 mile drive to get ice.

@SusanS9297654 · Camped on Jul 6, 2023 at Campsite #22

Very nice park. Sites are large and not too close to each other. Bathrooms were very clean and well stocked

@SarahP6892621 · Camped on Jul 1, 2023 at Campsite #30

We love this area! Iur third trip here and it gets better each time we go!

@mckinziemC6DB6 · Camped on May 26, 2023 at Campsite #31

Great park!

@ChrisR8980926 · Camped on May 15, 2023 at Campsite #30

Quiet until the last night.Out of state campers had their noisy generator on running from 10 pm til 6 am.This is supposed to be quiet time.

@MikeS6104174 · Camped on Sep 1, 2022 at Campsite #1

Site #1 is beautiful! Nice access to the beach and quiet.

@RichardH338463 · Camped on Aug 21, 2022 at Campsite #22

Super clean. Super quiet. Super big campsites. Even the outhouses were spotless. Great place.

@AimeeF3025708 · Camped on Aug 16, 2022 at Campsite #31

Last year I would have given this a five-star review. This year, there was a new sheriff in town...aka, a campground host who is a stickler for the rules. Instead of approaching our site from the street, she came in through the brush from another site. My canine good citizen, and former service dog (health issues have forced us to get a new pup to take over that job), alerted me by barking. A very uncharacteristic behavior used only when he feels there is something to be concerned about. Now mind you, because he is a highly trained animal, we generally do not leash him on the site. Always when leaving the site, but not usually on the site. That way he is still available to help me up off the ground if I fall. However, she demanded we leash both our dogs. N She complained about the way we leashed the animals: on a 5-ft leash, attached to a runner with pulleys. That way they get the exercise and enjoy the trip as much as we do. It is the reason we seek out large national forest sites. But the tree we had it connected to apparently crossed a path we were unaware of. Not many people use it, but she demanded we shorten the run. When we did, it was too short to do any good. Then she complained that our generator cord crossed that same path. It is a very thick yellow cord that is clearly visible, but she was worried about a trip hazard. The only other place we could safely place the generator was close to both our site and the one next door. Not enjoyable for either of us, but necessary. So after a few days of listening to the generator and untangling the dogs from everything on the site, we decided to pack it up and go home. Fortunately, recreation.gov gave me a refund for the two days we did not use. We won't be returning to this site as long as that particular campground host is there. We have been at numerous National Forest sites all over the USA and have never encountered anyone complaining about how we camp or how our dogs behave. Not once in 15 years!

@Jacalync726762 · Camped on Aug 4, 2022 at Campsite #19

Around midnight on my first night there some exceptionally loud music started playing that went on and on. And the loud awful music started again even earlier the next night. My neighbors stated they tried to go to the camp host site but got no answer. I know this is a rustic site within the National Forest but there should be someone or some way that campers can report such disturbances too. I didn’t get much sleep while there because of this matter.

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