Moskey Basin Campground

If I come back this will be the campground I want to stay at the longest. Great wildlife viewing, beautiful water, best shelter locations. My favorite of the sites we visited.

My favorite campground on Isle Royale! On my trip, I went to Daisy Farms, Three Mile, Moskey Basin, Mcargoe Cove, and west Chickenbone. My favorite one had to be Moskey Basin. Our campground was super spacious, many nice, flat areas for our tents. The latrines were new and clean. We were the only group at the campground, and it was super misty and beautiful when we were there. There is a way to get up onto the giant rock if you go behind and up the side, and up there it was absolutely beautiful. I wish we could've seen it when it was less foggy, but it was still breathtaking nonetheless. I hope to go back to Isle Royale at some point and I would for sure recommend Moskey Basin if you are staying on that side of the island. I attached some pictures my friends and I took at Moskey Basin up o

During my 2016 trek across the island this was by far my favorite campground. So much so, I stayed there an extra day. It's very peaceful and beautiful. If you sit on the little bridge that spans the stream and wait long enough you can watch it switch directions as Moskey Basin (which it flows into) sloshes against Lake Michigan at the relatively shallow mouth of the inlet. Just a slight warning: I was there in early September and mosquitoes were still a bit annoying, so might be kinda rough in July and August.

12 or so mile hike from Rock Harbor. We arrived before the sunset to find several of the shelters occupied but two or three still open. It was a great place to stop for the night to prepare a meal and rest. The sunrise was beautiful over Moskey. At night we were mesmerized by the active, large beavers who have made it their home. Friends have said it's prime spot for moose and a wolf print was spotted here the day before we arrived.

Best campsite on the southeast part of the island, probably tied with the McCargo cove site which is in the north east. Campsites are a perfect distance from the water so the views are nice and they don't get excessive wind. Saw some nice trout right off the rocks. Very similar to daisy farm with better views and less other people around.