0
Pull-thru
USFSSuperior National Forest · Minnesota
East Bearskin Lake Campground
Overview East Bearskin Lake Campground is located on its namesake lake, at the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Northern Minnesota.
Sites3219 reservable
Elev.1,739ft
Comf.n/a
Max rig30 ft
Electricnonesites
From Duluth3h17real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
Sits at 1,739 ft. 32 sites total: 19 reservable and 13 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 1 walk-in, and the longest takes a 30-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 2 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on roomy sites.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Duluth
137 mi
3h17
02
Minneapolis
291 mi
6h08
By drive time
Picking your site
04 · 32 SITES
Color byShow only
32 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
1
Walk-in
0
50-amp
4
Accessible
0
Prime
32
Sites
★ The standout
Site 017
EAST BEARSKIN LAKE CAMPGROUND · shaded.
To neighbor
177 ft
Max rig
20 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
88
Peaks
2
Viewpoints
13
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.