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NPSPictured Rocks National Lakeshore · Michigan
Twelvemile Beach Campground And Cabin
Overview Twelvemile Beach Campground is a beautiful campground along Lake Superior located within the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, just 15 miles (24 km) west of Grand Marais.
Sites3736 reservable
Elev.643ft
Comf.May-Oct6 months
Max rig36 ft
Electricnonesites
From Marquette2h09real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 643 ft, Twelvemile Beach Campground And Cabin has a 6-month comfortable window (May-Oct). Winter nights average around 17°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 37 sites total: 36 reservable and 1 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 1 walk-in, and the longest takes a 36-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 2 named hiking routes, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on big-rig fit.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Mar
May-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
81%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
May 3
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 31.
58°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Marquette
85 mi
2h09
02
Traverse City
236 mi
5h23
03
Grand Rapids
354 mi
7h09
04
Detroit
406 mi
7h56
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 10.5 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 37 SITES
1
Walk-in
0
50-amp
2
Accessible
1
Prime
37
Sites
★ The standout
Site 31
West · shaded.
Max rig
36 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
2
Trail segments
33
Viewpoints
2
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
10.5 mi
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.