
Big Bay State Park
Big Bay State Park
Bayfield, USA
Scenic park on Madeline Island with a Lake Superior beach & 7 miles of hiking & nature trails.
Last updated: February 11, 2026
Overview
Scenic park on Madeline Island with a Lake Superior beach & 7 miles of hiking & nature trails.
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Visitor Reviews
**★★★★★ leslie landauer — 5 months ago
So beautiful. Nice walk thru the woods with some scenic overlooks. It was an easy “hike” but well worth seeing
**★★★★★ Ariel Sánchez — 5 months ago
Pretty nice state park with clean trails. There are many overlook areas that offer great views. Wish we had come earlier in the year, the water looked tempting for a swim!
**★★★★★ RobS — 7 months ago
Very good experience. You get to take a ferry from Big Bay to Madeline Island. Cool little town and a beautiful island. Stay a couple of days if you want to explore. Beaches are closed to dogs, didn't really see any dog friendly beaches at all.
**★★★★★ Beverly K — 7 months ago
It's really the only worthwhile place of interest on Madeline Island worthy of the time and expense of taking a ferry to the island as a tourist. The trails along the coastline were breathtaking. It was also worthwhile to take the boardwalk to the beach and to the bog area. There is just over 1 mile of boardwalk along the coastline. You can walk on a beautiful, level improved path along the coastline for 4 miles one way. One side has turnouts viewing the coastline and the other side is wood
**★★★★☆ Krista Konetzke — 7 months ago
Beautiful State Park. The bathroom facilities were clean and well kept. The campground was really well spaced out each site could use a little more tent space but very nice. Biggest bummer was that there was so few dog friendly hiking trails and no beach access for the pups on hot days. Most other places have a dog friendly beach area for families to enjoy.









