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Private & Municipal Campgrounds
Along
Scenic 61
Knife River Campground
218-834-5044
Located on the
western side of the Knife River, they offer 30 tent and trailer sites
with full hookups. Near Lake Superior beach, community of Knife River.
Penmarallter Campground
218-834-4603
RV & tent sites located between Scenic 61 and Hwy 61 midwat between Duluth & Two Harbors
Wagon Wheel Campground
218-834-4901
Lake Superior
shoreline campsites; most are RV sites with full hookups; six
tent sites.
In
Two Harbors
Burlington Bay
Campsite
218-834-2021
Explore Two
Harbors from this Lake Superior shoreline campground; 20 tent sites
and 93 trailer sites with hookups; across the highway from the golf
course and adjacent to the visitor's center.
Gooseberry
to Silver Bay Area
Lax Lake Campground
218-353-7424
Campground and
resort offers sleeping rooms, cottages, cabins, and tent and trailer
sites with hookups. Features swimming, fishing, lodge, laundry and
game room.
Schroeder, Tofte & Lutsen
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Lamb's Campground
218-663-7292
Lamb's offers 100 private tent and RV sites tucked in the woods or along
a half mile of cobblestone beach. Amenities include hook-ups, showers, hiking,
fishing plus 15 log housekeeping cabins. This scenic campground showcases
the Lake Superior and the Cross River. Enjoy the gift shop! |
Grand
Marais to Canada
Grand Marais Rec Area
800-998-0959
The Campground
has over 300 tent and trailer sites including waterfront sites. This
full service Rec Area is walking distance to downtown shops, attractions
and restaurants and features a picnic area, pavilion, playground,
public boat launch and docks plus an huge, indoor swimming pool, children's
pool, jacuzzi and sauna. Ask about their wooded hillside sites and
lakeside sites!
Along
the Gunflint Trail
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Golden Eagle Lodge
800-346-2203
Only resort on Flour Lake; four-season family resort with lodge, store,
cabins, sauna, beach & play area and rentals: boats, motors, canoes,
pontoon boat & mountain bikes.
Campground has 9 sites, each with a picnic table, fire ring, and hookups
(water and electric). Our new shower house has 2 modern bathrooms
with hot water and flush toilets. A dump station is also available.
These sites accommodate a variety of RVs, campers, trailers, and tents.
Features handicapped/barrier-free campsite and shower house. |
Nor'Wester Lodge
800-992-4FUN
On Poplar Lake, 5 lakeshore sites with hook-ups, shower house, sand
beach & playground, Gift Shop, laundromat, canoes for BWCA trips,
boats & motors.
Windigo Lodge
800-535-4320
Windigo has 10 campsites in addition to their cabins, villas
and main lodge.; on Poplar Lake. Mid Gunflint Trail area.
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Gunflint Pines Campground
800-533-5814
Gunflint Pines combines camping with all the amenities of a resort; on Gunflint
Lake. The campground has 18 tent and RV sites with hook-ups, a dump station,
clean bathhouse, lodge with snack bar, a gift nook and groceries, fishing
with boat and motor rental, swimming, a playground, and hiking. Six modern
housekeeping cabins are also available.
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Okontoe Family Campsites
218-388-2285
Forty tent
and trailer sites are spread through the woods and along the
shores of Bow Lake. Amenities include hiking, swimming, fishing,
a playground, and a dump station.
Hungry
Jack Campground
218-388-2265
Twelve
tent and RV sites with hookups, dump station, fishing, swimming,
hiking, a playground and lodge.
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Public Campgrounds
State
Parks
*To
ensure a campsite, reservations can be made by calling 866-85-PARKS
(72757) 7am-10pm daily or 24/7 online. A nonrefundable reservation fee of $8.50/reservation
is charged. Reservations are accepted from 2-90 days in advance
with a credit card and 10-90 days in advance with cash.
*To
enter any of the State Parks, a vehicle permit is required (daily $7/annual $25).
*Activities
within the park are generally free of charge.
*Fishing
requires a proper license and any applicable stamps. |
*Carts
are provided at campgrounds with cart-in sites.
*Camping
fees are $1-$23 per night.
*Cascade
River and Gooseberry Falls State Parks have rustic group camps which
offer tables, fire rings, toilets and a water source.
*Tettegouche
and Gooseberry Parks maintain heated shower and restroom facilities
for winter campers.
*Click
here for additional info on State
Parks or click on the desired park below. |
Gooseberry
Falls State Park
218-834-5350
Hwy 61 40 miles NE of Duluth/12 miles NE of Two Harbors
70 drive-in sites with 3 pull-through, 40' RV length limit, 1
kayak site, flush toilets, showers, dumping station, group site,
public phones, sell firewood & ice
Split
Rock Lighthouse State Park
218-226-6377
Hwy 61 48 miles NE of Duluth/20 miles NE of Two Harbors
20 walk-in/cart-in sites, 4 backpack sites, 2 backpack/kayak
sites, 1 kayak site, flush toilets, showers, carts available
for campers to transport gear, public phones, sell firewood &
ice
Tettegouche
State Park
218-226-6365
Hwy 61 60 miles NE of Duluth/5 miles NE of Silver Bay
28 drive-in sites, 60' RV length limit, 13 cart-in sites, 6 walk-in
sites, 1 kayak site, flush toilets, showers, dumping station
near park, public phones, sell firewood & ice, also offer
4 walk, bike or ski-in cabins on Mic Mac Lake
George
H. Crosby Manitou State Park
218-226-6365
in care of Tettegouche State Park
From Hwy 61 at Illgen City, north on MN Hwy 1 about 7 miles to
Co. Rd. 7, northeast 7 miles
21 backpack sites
Temperance
River State Park
218-663-7476
Hwy 61 in Schroeder, 77 miles NE of Duluth
55 drive-in sites with 2 pull-through, 50' RV length limit, 3
cart-in sites, 1 kayak site, flush toilets, showers, public phones,
sell firewood & ice
Cascade
River State Park
218-387-1543
Hwy 61 100 miles NE of Duluth/8 miles NE of Lutsen
40 drive-in sites with 3 pull-through, 35' RV length limit, 5
backpack sites, group site, flush toilets, showers, dumping station,
public phones, sell firewood & ice
Judge
C. R. Magney State Park
218-387-3039
Hwy 61 124 miles NE of Duluth/14 miles NE of Grand Marais
33 drive-in sites, 45' RV length limit, 1 backpack site, toilets,
showers, public phones, sell firewood & ice
Grand
Portage State Park
no camping; 218-475-2360 |
State
Forests
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The
State Forest Campgrounds are operated by the Minnesota Department
of Natural Resources. All sites are on a first-come, first-served
basis and rates are about $10 per night. Some of the sites at the
Eckbeck and Finland Campgrounds are on the Baptism River. |
Sullivan
Lake Campground
218-834-6602
From Hwy 61 in Two Harbors, north on Co. Rd. 2 for 27 miles, then east
on Co. Rd. 15 for .75 mile
11 sites, boat launch, outhouses and drinking water
Eckbeck
Campground
218-834-6602
From Hwy 61 in Illgen City, north on MN 1 for 3 miles
30 sites, outhouses and drinking water
Finland
Campground
218-834-6602
From Hwy 61 in Illgen City, north on MN 1 for 6 miles, then east
on Co. Rd. 5 for .25 mile
39 sites, boat launch, outhouses and drinking water
Superior
National Forest
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Although
you may make camp anywhere in the Superior National Forest, they maintain
a number of designated campgrounds. All have picnic tables, fishing,
fire grates, toilets, are first come-first served, have drinking water
(unless otherwise noted) and are RV accessible (no hook-ups, though).
Rates are from $6-12 per night. The Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA)
is a canoe-in wilderness park in the Superior National Forest and
requires a BWCA camping permit. |
Ninemile
Lake Campground
From Hwy 61 in Schroeder,
north on Co. Rd. 1 for 10 miles, east on Co. Rd. 7 for 4 miles
23 sites along the lake, a boat launch, an area for large groups and a 5
mile hiking trail
Kawishiwi
Lake
From Hwy 61 in Tofte,
north on Sawbill Trail (Co. Rd. 2) for 16 miles, west on Forest Rd. 3 for
6 miles, north on Forest Rd. 7 for 2 miles, north on Forest Rd. 354 for
3 miles
5 sites on the lake - no fees are charged / no drinking water is available
Temperance
River Campground
From Hwy 61, north
on Sawbill Trail (Co. Rd. 2) for 12 miles, campground is on west
9 sites on the Temperance River
Sawbill
Lake Campground
From Hwy 61 in Tofte,
north 25 miles on Sawbill Trail (Co. Rd. 2), campground is on west
50 sites, barrier free fishing pier, interpretive nature trail, large group
area & picnic area, and an entry point for the BWCA - nearby Sawbill
Outfitters offers canoe rentals & convenience items
Baker
Lake Campground
From Hwy 61 in Tofte,
north on Sawbill Trail (Co. Rd. 2) for 16 miles, east on Forest Rd. 170
5 secluded sites, a boat launch and access to the BWCA - no fees are charged
/ no drinking water is available
Crescent
Lake Campground
From Hwy 61 in Tofte,
north on Sawbill Trail (Co. Rd. 2), east on Forest Rd. 165, or From Hwy
61 in Lutsen, north on Caribou Trail (Co. Rd. 4), west on Forest Rd. 165
33 sites, a barrier-free fishing pier and campsite, a boat launch &
large group facilities
White
Pine Lake Campsites
From Hwy 61 in Lutsen,
north 7 mile on Caribou Trail (Co. Rd. 4), west 3 miles on Forest Rd. 164
3 back country sites, a boat launch and barrier-free fishing pier - no fees
are charged / no drinking water is available
Clara
Lake Campsites
From Hwy 61, north
9 mile on Caribou Trail (Co. Rd. 4), west on Forest Rd. 340 for 3 miles
3 back country sites, a boat launch - no fees are charged / no drinking
water is available
Cascade
River Campsites
From Hwy 61, north
20 miles on Caribou Trail (Co. Rd. 4), east on Forest Rd. 153, south on
Forest Rd. 158 to junction with Co. Rd. 57
4 sites, day-use picnic area - no fees are charged / no drinking water is
available
Devil
Track Lake Campground
From Hwy 61, north
4 miles on Gunflint Trail (Co. Rd. 12), west 8 miles on Co. Rd. 8
16 sites, a swimming beach, carry down boat access, a picnic site, berry
picking and a boat launch a 1/2 mile east
Two
Island Lake Campground
From Hwy 61 in Grand
Marais, north 4 miles on Gunflint Trail (Co. Rd. 12), west 6 miles on Co.
Rd. 8, north 4 miles on Co. Rd. 27
38 sites and a boat launch; fishing lake
Kimball
Lake Campground
From Hwy 61, north
11 miles on Gunflint Trail (Co. Rd. 12), east 2 miles on Forest Rd. 140
10 sites, a trail around the lake and nearby Mink Lake has a barrier free
fishing pier and swimming beach - note a trout stamp is required to fish
on Kimball Lake
East
Bearskin Lake Campground
800-280-CAMP or TTY
800-879-4496
From Hwy 61, north 25 miles on Gunflint Trail (Co. Rd. 12), east 1 mile
on Forest Rd. 146
33 sites; some along the lake, which is partially within the BWCA
Flour Lake Campground
800-280-CAMP or TTY
800-879-4496
From Hwy 61, north 27 miles on Gunflint Trail (Co. Rd. 12), east miles on
Clearwater Rd (Co. Rd.66)
35 site, nearby Honeymoon Bluff hiking trail
Iron
Lake Campground
800-280-CAMP
or TTY 800-879-4496
From Hwy
61, north 36 miles on Gunflint Trail (Co. Rd. 12), south 2 miles
on Co. Rd. 92 to entrance at Forest Rd. 150
7 sites and a carry down boat access
Trails
End Campground
800-280-CAMP
or TTY 800-879-4496
From Hwy 61, north 57 miles on Gunflint Trail (Co. Rd. 12) to
campground entrance
32 sites, two boat launches, two boat accesses, nearby phone,
gas, groceries and sundry items - some RV hook-ups |
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