Iron Lake Campground, Grand Marais, MN

Iron Lake Campground is located in the Gunflint Ranger District, Superior National Forest (2 hrs 54 min northeast of Duluth, MN) with an elevation of 1,881 feet. There are a total of 7 campsites. The campground is normally open from mid May to the beginning of October. Sites can accommodate RVs and trailers between 20 and 40 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. Activities include boating, fishing, floating sports.

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Campsite Reviews (30)

4.2 out of 5

5 star		47%
4 star		40%
3 star		7%
2 star		3%
1 star		3%

@SteveM7756642 · Camped on Sep 28, 2024 at Campsite #5

Site 5 to close to other sites. UTV running around on camp road to noisy

@MichaelR189137 · Camped on Jul 31, 2024 at Campsite #5

All was very good. Campground was quiet and clean. Only negative was a couple of dogs in the campground barking very early in the morning. I would return.

@TonyM2707929 · Camped on Jun 28, 2024 at Campsite #4

I usually go to this campground once or twice a year. I like that there are only a few spots and its rarely full so it is always pretty quiet. The campground could use a little maintenance work as well as a few of the other national forest campgrounds in the area. I pull a 25 ft trailer and most spots are very tight to get into. Often times I need to trim limbs or small trees to get in or out. I usually try to get site 3 or 4 at Iron Lake . Both of these sites have nice views but are tight to get into. The shared driveway to get in needs to be widened out and is very tight to back a trailer in off the main lane through the campground . There is also a drainage ditch that interferes with backing in to either of these sites. Most of the site could use some side trimming or small trees removed. The bugs were really bad during this particular camping trip so glad we brought plenty of bug spray.

@ShaneM5636433 · Camped on Jun 23, 2024 at Campsite #5

This campground is a gem. Quiet, clean, secluded - perfect get-away and ideally located to provide easy access to both hiking and paddling.

@JoetteHE3CE5E7 · Camped on Sep 18, 2023 at Campsite #2

Enjoyed Iron Lake campground; a clean, simple, no unnecessary frills, Campground. The quiet was ruined by one camper who ran a generator all night, every night, and most of the day.

@LynetteR460101 · Camped on Sep 7, 2023 at Campsite #5

Excellent site and a beautiful lake! Quiet campground with loads of wildlife! We love it here!

@ToddVD3D67128F · Camped on Aug 15, 2023 at Campsite #3

Campground was clean, quiet and very nice but wow, the potholes in the road!

@RyanR6662184 · Camped on Aug 10, 2023 at Campsite #2

Very secluded. Trees have grown significantly from the image. If you like privacy this is a good site.

@JimH4011279 · Camped on Jul 4, 2023 at Campsite #5

This is the perfect place if you want solitude and quiet. Nothing fancy, just the awesome setting and view. Quite rustic. Pit toilets were ok, but out of toilet paper for the first two days. Water was available but only at a small spicket out by the road from which the flow was quite slow. No hookups, of course, but a nice firepit and picnic table. I was lot 5, and it was quite large. It backed up against the lake. There was a narrow path that took you down to the shore. There are only 6 or 7 sites in this campground. I saw only one other campsite being used during my 5 day stay. The bugs were quite bad at night. I used a lot of insect repellant. During the day was not too bad for bugs. You are an hour from Grand Marais, and there are no gas stations or stores (unless the resorts you pass have supplies). You just need to come fully supplied and full of gasoline. I enjoyed the experience, but rustic was what I wanted. I marked down to 4 stores because of toilet paper issue and the water supply issues.

@ChrisN6913042 · Camped on Sep 25, 2022 at Campsite #5

This is an excellent campground for getting in touch with nature. There are seven well spaced campsites. We usually stay in September and on weekdays we are the only campers in the campground. It is not unusual to see beavers, moose, bears, wolves, and Lynx in the area. Sometimes right in the campground. The lake itself is unpopulated to the west and offers great canoeing and fishing. There is no camp host which can be both good and bad (Bring toilet paper).

@JeanM7647794 · Camped on Sep 6, 2022 at Campsite #3

Iron Lake campground is a beautiful campground and the resources available are excellent.

@SteveE7846862 · Camped on Aug 13, 2022 at Campsite #5

Nice, peaceful cites. Provided the perfect spot to get a good nights sleep before entering BWCA.

@CarolynC362536 · Camped on Jul 29, 2022 at Campsite #3

Biting flies were swarming and ruined the whole trip

@KristineS22600 · Camped on Jul 15, 2022 at Campsite #7

We had a very peaceful stay at the campground. The only issue was some of the heavy rains this summer had washed out part of the drive down into site 7 which made accessing it a little tricky in a passenger car.

@ScottN8104786 · Camped on Jun 17, 2022 at Campsite #5

Fantastic campsites, most with little trails to the waterfront. Very quiet with only the slightest road noise in the distance when one of the few cars goes by. We've stayed here twice and loved it each time. After the addition of a cell tower in Sept 2021, there is now cell coverage at this site. We have mixed emotions on this, since we liked unplugging from the world for a few days. But it is good too be able to contact someone if needed! I would highly recommend this campground to anyone looking to get away from the city and enjoy some peace and quiet. Worth noting, pack in some water with you for drinking, washing dishes, putting it fires etc. as the on-site water is very slow flowing (comes from a solar powered pumping shed near the front). Vault toilets have been pretty clean and not smelly on both our trips. No running water for hand washing, so bring some sanitizer!

@DavidH4978786 · Camped on Oct 10, 2021 at Campsite #4

Best camping site on the Gunflint. Well tended sites and pit toilet. Water available at central location but no threading for hose; must use container.

@DavidH995 · Camped on Oct 10, 2021 at Campsite #4

Best camping site on the Gunflint. Well tended sites and pit toilet. Water available at central location but no threading for hose; must use container.

@RUSSH149 · Camped on Aug 9, 2021 at Campsite #3

Resupply of outhouse supplies would be appreciated. Site was not well cleaned by a prior occupant. Daytime use of a gas generator two sites down during the daytime hours was an unwelcome disturbance. Great view of the lake. Watched a bull moose on the opposite shore for several minutes.

@RussH7008335 · Camped on Aug 9, 2021 at Campsite #3

@KeithN5088391 · Camped on Jun 28, 2021 at Campsite #4

Great place to visit a lot of nice hikes (get list at DNR in Grand Maris) and don't mis the Chik-Wak museum.

@KeithN712 · Camped on Jun 28, 2021 at Campsite #4

Great place to visit a lot of nice hikes (get list at DNR in Grand Maris) and don't mis the Chik-Wak museum.

@LisaJ354 · Camped on May 14, 2021 at Campsite #3

Quiet, beautiful lake, fairly easy access at landing.

@LisaJ6167235 · Camped on May 14, 2021 at Campsite #3

Quiet, beautiful lake, fairly easy access at landing.

@MeghanM966 · Camped on Aug 13, 2020 at Campsite #7

The management could have been better for the three days we were there. Maybe it's just a result of Covid, but there was no toilet paper at the vaults and when staff came to change out "reserved" placards, they took ours away a day early. This caused several vehicles to drive into our site because it appeared available. Not the end of the world, but these are pretty basic things you'd expect them to have a handle on. We did really appreciate that it was open this summer though!

@RobK982 · Camped on Aug 7, 2020 at Campsite #3

Very nice campsite. Tent spot is sheltered. Views of the lake. Some great loon activity in front of our site.

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