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Bay Furnace Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MI · 46.44103, -86.70756
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Bay Furnace Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 616 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Bay Furnace CampgroundNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Bay Furnace Campground · Hiawatha National Forest · MI
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- DDump0 mi
- FFuel0 mi
- GGrocery0 mi
- @Mail3 mi
- EVEV fast charger4 mi
- +Urgent care4 mi
- ShShower12 mi
- MMechanic13 mi
- RxPharmacy31 mi
- HHardware32 mi
- LLaundry34 mi
- OOutfitter51 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 0 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Bay Furnace Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
616 ft
State
MI
Coordinates
46.44103, -86.70756
Cost
Fee · reservable on Recreation.gov
Nearby & resupply — around Bay Furnace Campground · Hiawatha National Forest · MI (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureGongeau Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townChristmas · ~0.4 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.0 mi
- FuelSunoco · ~0.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~0.0 mi
- GroceriesKrist · ~3.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicMunsing Memorial Hospital · ~4.1 mi
EV charging — from Bay Furnace Campground · Hiawatha National Forest · MI — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger3.5 mi straight-line SE — Munising City Hall · FLO · CHAdeMO, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 9 within 50 · 21 within 100 · 87 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)36.9 mi — Andys Seney Bar, Seney
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)30.9 mi — NCP BACK LOT NORTH COAST PL, Marquette, MI · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 356048 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Bay Furnace Campground · Hiawatha National Forest · MI — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomChannel Marker Campsite · ~1.5 mi NE · USFS
- RestroomMuskrat Point Campsite · ~3.3 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMurray Bay Group Campsite · ~3.3 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLoon Call Campsite · ~3.3 mi NE · USFS
Open Bay Furnace Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Bay Furnace Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Channel Marker Campsite~1.5 mi · fee
- Muskrat Point Campsite~3.3 mi
- Murray Bay Group Site~3.3 mi · fee
- Juniper Flats Group Campsite~3.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages Bay Furnace Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Bay Furnace Campground are set by Hiawatha National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Bay Furnace Campground
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
Agency page
recreation.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
How it was placed
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Bay Furnace Campground
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Bay Furnace Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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