Flour Lake Campground, Grand Marais, MN

Flour Lake Campground is located in the Gunflint Ranger District, Superior National Forest (2 hrs 46 min northeast of Duluth, MN) with an elevation of 1,780 feet. There are a total of 37 campsites. The campground is normally open from mid May to mid October. 33 sites can accommodate RVs and trailers between 20 and 85 feet. All sites are currently reservable. Reservations can be booked up to 6 months in advance. There is a fee of $22.00 per night. Some amenities include boat ramp, swimming. Activities include biking, boating, fishing, hiking trails, floating sports.

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Campsite Reviews (58)

4.5 out of 5

5 star		62%
4 star		28%
3 star		3%
2 star		2%
1 star		3%

@MaryH1910665 · Camped on Sep 30, 2024 at Campsite #20

Always a great experience at Flour Lake! This time we saw the comet over the lake right at dawn! Beautiful!! Campground is clean, sites are wooded and spacious. Close to Honeymoon Bluff which is a favorite autumn hike.

@PatrickK884942 · Camped on Sep 27, 2024 at Campsite #19

This is by far my favorite campground on the gunflint trail! The site we stay at is fantastic with a direct view of the lake. I love the star gazing, hiking, and small local shops to visit. The grounds and bathrooms are well maintained. I've seen reviews where people are upset about no cell service but you are very removed from major population areas - in my opinion being in such a beautiful area you don't need a phone and there are local shops you can get wifi as needed. I couldn't recommend it enough!

@JosephO032E4D7 · Camped on Jul 24, 2024 at Campsite #28

Very disappointed. Site and area were pleasant. The underage drinking and partying by 5 or 6 idiots seemed unsafe campers. No cell service to get support/police. Ruined experience for other campers.

@RonaldW9151685 · Camped on Jul 20, 2024 at Campsite #20

Quiet and clean campground. Loved listening to the loons!

@CharlesR973079 · Camped on Jul 16, 2024 at Campsite #26

Best meal on the Gunflint trail at the Poplar Haus

@MatthewEEFA211 · Camped on Sep 14, 2023 at Campsite #24

Clean campground with plenty of sights. Most sites are separated with trees fairly well. Couple lake side campsites that were very neat but were first come first serve. I read that fishing was suppose to be really good on flour lake. I didn't have that experience, but portage into Moon Lake for plentiful fishing.

@DeannaDAAA65C8 · Camped on Sep 13, 2023 at Campsite #16

Excellent campground on the Gunflint Trail! I was there is September so it was very peaceful. I didn't see a bad campsite - they all have a nice amount of tree coverage between spots. Very close walk to lake to hike, sit or put a khaki/canoe in.Be aware, no cell service (peaceful), no wood - the resort is close by for supplies & The Trail Center is about 15minutes up the Gunflint Trail. There was water,garbage & put toilets. You can shower at the resort but they charge $10 ! Great place to get away from the "rat race" definitely will return next year!!

@MirwaisQC31529 · Camped on Sep 1, 2023 at Campsite #24

This was our 2nd time staying at Flour Lake. We had been there in 2020. Overall, it was a great experience. We had to find a campsite for the Labor Day weekend, nothing was available on the MN Northshore for a period of 3-4 nights except in the Superior National Forest. We first tried Bearskin Lake Campground since it was closer to Grand Marais - (1) sites were not available, (2) we didn't like it as much. We found 4-5 First-Come-First-Serve (FF) campsites at Flour, 3 of them were large (RV-allowed), which we preferred. We picked #27 - it was closer to drinking water, close to a bathroom, and just a short hike to the lake (maybe 100 feet or so). We had stayed at 35 before and liked it, this site was better. 34 was available, but tight. #6 and $10 were also available and large, but were further away from water and bathrooms. The lake was clean, it was a bit cold, but you didn't feel it after getting in the water, outside temps. were 78-85, depending on days. Swam up to one of the islands - was cool for older kids. No electricity, quiet times were from 10 PM to 8 AM. Showers, wood, ice, all available at the Golden Eagle Lodge (~3 miles away). Golden Eagle also managed the campsite. They were nice enough to change my 1-night reservation (which was all that was available other than FFs) to our new site. Also, they refunded (in cash) our final night, since the kids wanted to go home earlier to do homework and get ready for school.We also traveled to the Trails End Campground (~25 miles north) to see it too since we had considered it. Family was not into it due to the long drive, but it was nice too. Didn't know that just up the main road on Gun Flint, about 5-6 miles north from the Flour Lake road (Clearwater Rd.), there were stores, canoe rentals, some restaurants, etc. a little town - this made Flour Lake even more appealing.

@Alexander002F9 · Camped on Aug 10, 2023 at Campsite #4

Wonderful experience at Flour Lake. Highly recommend driving or riding down to the Poplar Haus Restaurant as well.

@MatthewA193445 · Camped on Aug 2, 2023 at Campsite #2

Had a great time fishing in Flour Lake and nearby Aspen Lake.

@CarolynS304177 · Camped on Jul 22, 2023 at Campsite #20

Loved the space

@DavidD5028320 · Camped on Jul 10, 2023 at Campsite #36

Very quiet well maintained campground . Only 5 other people there during the week.

@WeiFanL3C73EFC · Camped on Jul 1, 2023 at Campsite #14

We camped at site 13 at Flour Lake Campground. The size was big enough to pitch a 6 person tent, however, the ground was not grass. It was just dirt and hard to pound in our stakes. There is a picnic table and fire ring.

@DanM7848405 · Camped on Jun 20, 2023 at Campsite #25

Beautiful campground... Golden Eagle lodge very close by has a great store and firewood, and super friendly hosts. Sites are wooded and spaced apart fairly well, but better suited to tents or small campers. I have a 43' camper, and was extremely difficult to get it leveled. All sites appear to be sloped from back to front. Fishing on Flour lake was ok, but found several nearby lakes with better fishing. Great place to get away and loved that we had no cell service or wifi for an entire week !

@WadeR8587248 · Camped on Jun 19, 2023 at Campsite #2

Site 002 had such a severe slope that it was basically unusable. I have a 32’ motorhome, and it was impossible to level. My friend had the adjoining site and tried to switch places with me, and he was unable to level his 24’ travel trailer. Thankfully a non-reservable, flatter site in the campground was open, so I was able to stay in that site for the week. Had to pay for the new site along with already paying for the previous site, so camping costs were doubled. Site 002 should not be rented due to severity of slope. Even a tent camper would find it uncomfortable due to the slope. Since there was a group of us camping, we just used the site to park a car and a boat.

@ThomasB3452376 · Camped on May 30, 2023 at Campsite #20

Quiet and peaceful. Our party stayed in 19, on the lake. Nice spot if you don't have to carry in much. Toilet stunk pretty bad, even for a campground toilet, but don't they all

@DeanneN7815747 · Camped on Oct 6, 2022 at Campsite #32

I love how much space and shade you get, as well as all the trails by the campground. The lake is beautiful, too. I was excited to be free of a cell signal, but some people may worry.

@ScottV1581928 · Camped on Oct 5, 2022 at Campsite #25

The only thing that was sub par was the road in. I realize this is a dirt road, but the last leg of the road in was terrible. Not just wash board, but some pretty deep pot holes and so many that most places you couldn't drive around them.

@Kimberly430122 · Camped on Sep 22, 2022 at Campsite #16

Very nice well maintained campground( except the potholed road going in) One of our favorites

@TimothyS245218 · Camped on Sep 19, 2022 at Campsite #17

1st time camping since I was a child and it was such a great experience! Flour lake is such a great spot. Clear enough sky to see stars/galaxy, while still being close to a restaurant/stores for supplies and ideally located halfway (or so) up gunflint trail!

@ToddK2697433 · Camped on Sep 13, 2022 at Campsite #20

I was impressed with the lay out of the camp ground and how spacious most of the sites were. It would have been better without all the rain! But you can't control for that.

@MarkB1441206 · Camped on Sep 3, 2022 at Campsite #5

Camp site was clean and nice - no issue here. However, there was a noisy family (kids and more - playing and yelling loud) near by that ruined the experience. Went on for several hours. Would have been nice if someone would have asked them the quiet down.

@IraM4718565 · Camped on Aug 11, 2022 at Campsite #36

Stayed at a new site this time. I won’t tell you which because it was so awesome. The vault bathrooms were the best I’ve seen in my three trips here — please make a habit of spraying out the old single toilet at least weekly. It makes a huge difference for everyone.

@RobertK4087757 · Camped on Aug 4, 2022 at Campsite #20

This is generally a pretty good national forest campground. It is well-maintained. Good for families, RVs, campers. Many people seem to come back here year after year. Tent pads at the sites are mostly gravel and dirt, fairly hard. Ample clean water available. Restrooms cleaned daily. There are several sites with easy access to the lake, for canoeing, and fishing. These sites, and a few others, that face to the south and west, get good breezes, air circulation around the campsites. Other sites can access the spots via paths. There is a well-maintained boat launch. Good firewood can be purchased at the nearby friendly Golden Eagle Lodge , who maintain the campground. They also have some provisions, some fishing lures bait, canoe rentals and souvenir clothing items.Hot showers are available in a clean bathroom, for $6.. Some scrap pine tree trimmings from thinning are available around the edges of the campground roads, and if they are browned, and dry enough, make decent kindling. There are a few good restaurants, and a store, within easy short driving distance.

@StephenF342835 · Camped on Jul 24, 2022 at Campsite #24

Great campground - well managed, clean - beautiful lake. Nice that campground manager Golden Eagle Lodge is just down the road too.

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