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Minnesota
34 federal campgrounds at 1,850 ft and below. 85% of the catalog is USFS.
CATALOGUSFS 29 · USACE 5 · 2 real but not yet itemized
34campgrounds
1,300sites mapped
1,234–1,850ft elevation
2agencies
34 campgrounds
Each dot a campground. Ringed dots carry a synthesized What campers say read.6,000+ ft2,000–6,000 ftUnder 2,000 ft
Climate range
ELEVATION × COMFORTABLE MONTHS
JFMAMJJASOND
Lowland / coast1,332–1,798 ft
Best of Minnesota
7 RANKINGS · FILTERED TO STATE
federal campgrounds for hikersFlour Lake Campground2 routes · 1 peaksPull-through campsites atStony Point14 pull-through sitesWalk-in & hike-in tent sitesCrescent Lake (MN)6 walk-in sitescampgrounds with 50-amp RV sitesCross Lake Recreation Area97 × 50-amp · up to 87 ftMost secluded federal campsitesJeanette LakeSite 11 · 398 ft to neighborQuietestSawbill Lake Campground - Superior National Forest25+ mi from any highwaycampgrounds with water accessCross Lake Recreation Area122 sites
The full catalog
34 CAMPGROUNDS · FILTERABLE
NAME / AREA
AGENCY
SITES
ELEV
COMFORT
QUIET
Cross Lake Recreation AreaMississippi River Headwaters - Cross Lake
USACE
122
1,234
missing
10.1 mi
Norway Beach LoopChippewa National Forest
USFS
80
1,345
missing
0.5 mi
Leech Lake Rec AreaMississippi River Headwaters - Leech Lake
USACE
78
1,293
missing
7 mi
Whiteface ReservoirSuperior National Forest
USFS
71
1,486
missing
15.2 mi
Fall LakeSuperior National Forest
USFS
66
1,348
missing
2.9 mi
Chippewa LoopChippewa National Forest
USFS
64
1,394
missing
0.9 mi
Stony PointChippewa National Forest
USFS
63
1,322
missing
5.9 mi
Sawbill Lake Campground - Superior National ForestSuperior National Forest
USFS
53
1,850
missing
25+ mi
Deer LakeChippewa National Forest
USFS
50
1,365
missing
12.2 mi
Clubhouse LakeChippewa National Forest
USFS
48
1,427
missing
25+ mi
OnegumeChippewa National Forest
USFS
48
1,339
missing
12.3 mi
Gull Lake Recreation AreaMississippi River Headwaters - Gull Lake
USACE
43
1,240
missing
2.6 mi
Wanaki LoopChippewa National Forest
USFS
42
1,345
missing
0.5 mi
Flour Lake CampgroundSuperior National Forest
USFS
37
1,785
missing
25+ mi
Winnie Campground - USFSChippewa National Forest
USFS
34
1,329
missing
4.6 mi
Cut Foot Horse CampgroundChippewa National Forest
USFS
34
1,391
missing
15.4 mi
Crescent Lake (MN)Superior National Forest
USFS
34
1,781
missing
13.6 mi
South Kawishiwi RiverSuperior National Forest
USFS
33
1,476
missing
7.7 mi
Birch Lake CampgroundSuperior National Forest
USFS
32
1,447
missing
10.4 mi
East Bearskin Lake CampgroundSuperior National Forest
USFS
32
1,739
missing
25+ mi
Cadotte LakeSuperior National Forest
USFS
29
1,650
missing
25+ mi
Echo Lake (Minn)Superior National Forest
USFS
26
1,273
missing
25+ mi
Mosomo PointChippewa National Forest
USFS
23
1,316
missing
12.8 mi
South Pike BayChippewa National Forest
USFS
22
1,329
missing
2 mi
Pokegama Dam CampgroundMississippi River Headwaters - Pokegema Lake
USACE
22
1,319
missing
0 mi
Winnie Dam Campground - USACEMississippi River Headwaters - Winnibigosh Lake
USACE
22
1,335
missing
6.7 mi
Williams NarrowsChippewa National Forest
USFS
18
1,293
missing
11.7 mi
Pfeiffer LakeSuperior National Forest
USFS
17
1,460
missing
1.4 mi
Fenske Lake CampgroundSuperior National Forest
USFS
16
1,496
missing
6.6 mi
Jeanette LakeSuperior National Forest
USFS
14
1,355
missing
25+ mi
Bimijiwan Recreation AreaChippewa National Forest
USFS
14
1,293
missing
5.5 mi
Cass Lake LoopChippewa National Forest
USFS
13
1,329
missing
0 mi
Tamarack Point CampgroundChippewa National Forest
USFS
missing
1,332
May–Oct · 6 mo
7.3 mi
Two Island Lake CampgroundSuperior National Forest
USFS
missing
1,798
May–Oct · 6 mo
9.8 mi
If you are flexible
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