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U.S. Forest Service · Hiawatha National Forest · MI

Grand Island Recreation Area · Site Murray Bay Group Site.

at Grand Island National Recreation Area

This site, photographed by the agency
Photos: Recreation.gov RIDB media records filed against this campsite · Oct 19, 2026
Filed by the agency against this site and 1 other campsite here
Murray Bay Group Site, filed by the agency against 2 campsites at Grand Island National Recreation Area
Murray Bay Group Site · USFS - Hiawatha National Forest
Shared frame: SHA-256 of the agency’s own file, compared across every campsite photograph at this campground · Sep 12, 2026
Group Hike ToType
Reservablerecreation.gov lists it
978 ftRoom
610 ftElevation
38%Tree cover
116 ftWater · to Lake Superior
Pit ToiletsToilet · listed for this site
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point query at this site’s coordinate · Sep 7, 2026
Tree cover: NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC), one 30 m cell at this coordinate · Sep 9, 2026
Water: USGS National Hydrography Dataset, nearest perennial lake, reservoir, river or stream to this site’s coordinate · Sep 8, 2026
Toilet: Recreation.gov per-site record: Pit Toilets · Sep 8, 2026

Room

978 ftto the nearest other site, against 1386 ft typical here
#13 of 18roomiest site in the campground
0other sites within 100 ft
No RV or electric sites within 100 ftso, probably no generators
Nearest sitesLoon Call 978 ftDuck Lake 2168 ftBermuda 2305 ftLittle Duck 4989 ftDriftwood 5774 ftLittle Dune 1 6435 ft
Source: Derived by CAMPANAC from recreation.gov per-site coordinates (nearest-neighbor spheroid distance) · Oct 19, 2026

The site

TypeGroup Hike To
LoopGrand Island Recreation Area
HookupsNone
Site AccessHike-In
Max Num of People25
ShadeYes
Pets AllowedYes
Campfire AllowedYes
Bear PoleYes
Checkin Time2:00 PM
Checkout Time12:00 PM
Drinking Water (Hand Pump)Yes
Fire PitYes
FirewoodYes
Food Storage LockerYes
Location RatingGood
Min Num of People7
Picnic TablesYes
Pit ToiletsYes
Proximity to WaterLakefront
Site Height/Overhead Clearance12 ft
Site RatingStandard
AccessibleNot listed
Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

What fits here

Large Tent Over 9x12`no length limit listed
Tentno length limit listed

Recreation.gov lists these as the equipment permitted on this site. A length is the ceiling for that equipment; where none is published we say so rather than guess.

Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

Book this exact site

Opens this site’s own calendar on recreation.gov.

Site Murray Bay Group Site on recreation.gov
Source: Recreation.gov

The campground

Every site, the season, fees, weather, and what’s happening on this land right now: Grand Island National Recreation Area →

Most private sites hereChannel Marker 8883 ftRoad's End 4190 ftFreighter View 2682 ftShelter Ridge 2682 ftJuniper Flats Group Site 2168 ft
Source: CAMPANAC campground index