Rock Harbor Campground

You get your permit on the ferry in a plastic pouch. You attach this to the first available shelter you get in the campground. There are some tent spaces but under a shelter always better and with wire netting you have more security from Moose 🫎 Drop toilets, and flush toilets in shower block with coin operated laundry room

Great staff at this location. Love The NPS. End of the season so the store was out of quite a lot of stuff, but still have the necessities. This is the starting point of a lot of good hikes. The fairy outfit is very good, whoever because of covid they had no food or drinks on the 3-hour ride to Rock harbor.

One of the more crowded campgrounds (probably the most crowded campground), but still infinitely better than most campgrounds inland. Lots of tent sites and shelters. We were able to snag a shelter here and it felt very private and very pleasant. The day hikes out of this campground are superlative. The views are amazing. Plus, this campground has the added bonus of a camp store (cold drinks!), two restaurants, and showers ($6 for 5 minutes, but worth it). Moose frequent the area--lots of sightings. It takes effort to get to Isle Royale, so you will find the company you keep in this campground to be top notch. Great people who are generally respectful neighbors.

Shelters were full upon our arrival but there were plenty of good tent sites available here. Outhouses were in good condition and having the options to grab a shower, shop, and eat at a restaurant a short walk away was lovely.

with a number of people rotating through the port, shelters are taken immediately. plan to walk to the farthest tent sites, which are arguably better because they are quiet and more private.