Brimley State Park

We stopped to check the temperature of Lake Superior in July. Newsflash: it’s still cold 😁 We only walked up and down the beach a bit, but what we saw was very nice – classic UP beach. Seemed like a great place to spend the day and even swim – once you got used to the temp!

We had the lakefront sites. However you can’t see the lake from your site there is a lot of trees but you do have your own trail to get to it and it’s super close. We loved that you could hear the waves all day and night. The campground had very friendly staff that were helpful when we ended up coming a day earlier than expected they helped us get our reservations figured out. The sunsets were beautiful here and the bugs were not bad at all. We had site 237 it was huge we had plenty of room for our 37ft camper and truck plus our awning and a screened tent. It was a busy campground but noise was kept very minimal. It was very peaceful.

Nice campground with clean new restrooms. Sites are flat, grassy and decent size. Shore is right at the edge of camp with a small but nice beach where you can watch (and hear) freighters going in and out of the locks.

We stayed in the 1-mini cabin in the campground. I think this is the best campground in Michigan! Cabin was very clean & was perfect for the us two adults. Can sleep four but would be a bit more cramped. We put all our luggage on the top bunks. Had mini fridge, microwave, 2- single sized bunk beds, nice blinds on all (door, back, & front) windows. Screens on front/back windows to open. Had 4 beautiful wooden stools that you could pull up to the attached wall bench to eat/drink while viewing through the front window. No air conditioner, but they did provide a fan & a portable heater. The top bunks could get hot if sleeping on top. We did get direct sunlight in front windows late evening. But it was quite cool at night during our stay. Fire pit & picnic table in area behind cabin. Public restrooms & showers close by – brand new structure & very clean. They even had an outside hot/cold sink on the outside of the restroom building. I used that to fill up my container to wash dishes that we brought. We were just a short walking distance to the sandy beach. You can easily see the freighters as they passed by coming or going to the Soo Locks. Camping sites all seem good size, grassy, with lots of trees for shade & sun. We loved our stay!

I camped here last June and it quickly became one of my top 5 MI state parks to stay at. My site was a short walk from two multi-stall restrooms, including accessible stalls and a single person restroom. My first night there, I was very happy to discover I could hear the lake from my site; amazing ambiance to fall asleep to. A short drive to Sault Ste. Marie, meaning you can quickly stock up on supplies you may need without having to make a long trek. Definitely will come back some time and explore more of the area.