Apostle Islands National Lakeshore

Great overnight kayaking trip. Put in at Red Cliff (Legendary Waters Resort and Casino) where there is a $25 fee for launching a kayak.

Beautiful secluded well maintained campsite right next to Lake Superior. My only advice would be to come prepared for the flies during warmer months. Longsleeves and pants help from getting eaten by the carnivorous flies.

Campsite #3 is a nice spot, very close to the lake. We used the recreation app and followed its directions with Google Maps, but it isn't accurate. Maps says you've arrived in the middle of the trail, but there's no access to the lake from there. Instead, you need to keep going straight and walk another 2-3 minutes until you find a camping sign. To get there, follow the directions to campsites 2 and 3, which take you deep into the forest, then walk about 5 more minutes. You can also go down to the beach and walk along the sand to the campsite. We ended up using that route to get to and from the parking lot, since it was faster and more comfortable. You also have to share a latrine with campsite 2. The problem is that it's out in the open and faces toward campsite 2. We went in October, when some of the leaves had already fallen, so we were pretty much exposed and could be seen. But overall, it's a good place to camp.

Mainland 1 is a fairly remote campsite. When I arrived, I found a campsite tucked into the woods just off the beach. The beach was nice. The campsite felt crammed. The picnic table, firepit, bear locker, and tent pad were all in one space. There was still food left from the previous campers in the bear locker (not the free-meal-yummy kind). Being in the woods, but also right off the water, the area gets damp and there's not a lot of sunlight. Needless to say, it was a damp kind of weekend and i didn't have the right gear for it. Could be a great site for the right person who has appropriate gear and enjoys major solitude (the only hiker I saw for the last 4 miles of the hike was a trail runner)!

Perfect campsite

Really cool spot, campsite is accessible from both beach and sea cave trail. A bout a mile down the sea cave trail there is signage to turn left to go to campsites 2/3. Signage in the parking lot did not show that you could get to campsite from the trailhead but nevertheless you can. We ended up using the beach to get back and forth from the parking lot more than the trail. Water was too cold to swim for extended periods in early September especially if you are not use to colder water swimming, but we still jumped in to wash off. Sea caves are about a mile down the trail from campsite. Secluded area, but still close enough to campsite 2 to not feel completely alone if both campsites are inhabited. Water sounds at night was really nice to fall asleep to. If it is foggy/rainy I wouldn’t count of starting a fire or plan on cooking over the fire. The area seems to have a climate of its own so don’t forget warmer clothes. Latrine was fine and has a privacy fence around it, there are also bathrooms in the parking lot if you would like to use a bit more modern of a toilet. Overall great experience, it is a beautiful park.