National Park Service · Michigan
Twelve Mile Beach Campground (Pictured Rocks NL)
Near Grand Marais, Michigan — $25 a night per Booking page; rigs to 42 ft, the park's recommended maximum per Booking page.
Quick answer
Can I bring an RV to Twelve Mile Beach Campground?
What length RV fits Twelve Mile Beach Campground? 42 ft, the park's recommended maximum — per Booking page, read Sep 24, 2026. 6 months ahead via Recreation.gov. Book on the operator's own page.
- Open: Our record: Mid-May through mid-October.
What the source pages say
Sites are $25 per night. Visitors with the "America The Beautiful" Senior Lifetime, Senior Annual, or Access passes are eligible for a 50% discount on camping per night.
Booking page, read Sep 24, 2026The turning radius and some of the parking at sites are limited, so the Park recommends that camper, or vehicle/trailer length should NOT exceed 42 feet (13 m).
Booking page, read Sep 24, 2026Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore drive-in campsites are rustic and do not have electric, water, or sewer hookups. Campsites provide a picnic table, fire ring with grill grate, and tent pad. The campground has vault toilets, well water and an interpretive amphitheater.
Booking page, read Sep 24, 2026
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On the ground
Walk-down to Lake Superior beach with the cliff backdrop. The campground has well water and vault toilets but no hookups at any site. Au Sable Light Station hike (3 mi) is the underrated photo walk.
From our record
- Open
- Mid-May through mid-October
- Booking
- 6 months ahead via Recreation.gov
- On site
- Pets allowed, Fire rings, Dry / no hookups
- Camping styles
- RV-friendly, Tent camping
What a posted rig limit measures
- Pad length — the rig plus anything it tows
- Height — what the branches and the awning need
- Turning arc — the swing off the loop road
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Twelve Mile Beach Campground (Pictured Rocks NL) questions
- What length RV fits Twelve Mile Beach Campground?
- 42 ft, the park's recommended maximum — per Booking page, read Sep 24, 2026.
- When is Twelve Mile Beach Campground open?
- Our record: Mid-May through mid-October.
- How do I reserve a site at Twelve Mile Beach Campground?
- 6 months ahead via Recreation.gov. Book on the operator's own page.
Before you go
Michigan rules for RV renters
Michigan rules
Verified 2026-05-10
- Rental tax
- 7%
- Min driver age
- 21+ · 25+ Class A
- Gravel roads
- Allowed, disclose
- Generator quiet hours
- 22:00-07:00
- Alcohol in cabin
- No open container
- Dump station
- Standard