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Pull-thru
USACEMississippi River Headwaters - Gull Lake · Minnesota
Gull Lake Recreation Area
Overview Gull Lake Recreation Area offers something for everyone with boating, hiking, fishing and swimming at Minnesota's famous Gull Lake, the largest of the 10 lakes on the Gull Chain of Lakes.
Sites4340 reservable
Elev.1,240ft
Comf.n/a
Max rig122 ft1 pull-thru
Electric4342×50-amp
From Duluth2h43real 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 1,240 ft. 43 sites total: 40 reservable and 3 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 1 pull-through, 42 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 122-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 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
126 mi
2h43
02
Minneapolis
133 mi
2h47
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 2.6 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 43 SITES
Color byShow only
43 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
42
50-amp
1
Accessible
0
Prime
43
Sites
★ The standout
Site 08
GULL LAKE · shaded.
To neighbor
111 ft
Max rig
89 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
118
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
2.6 mi
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.