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Minnesota's arrowhead region is famous for spectacular scenery, pristine Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, rugged Sawtooth Mountain range, Superior National Forest and numerous Minnesota State Parks. A rich history of first nations, explorers, pioneers, artists and adventurers speaks to the special sense of place found with Grand Marais Camping.
The Grand Marais municipal campground is the ideal base camp for exploring Minnesota's arrowhead and north shore of Lake Superior. Campers especially enjoy the convenience of set-up and walking to downtown Grand Marais. Our 60 acres of public parkland includes: Sweetheart's Bluff nature area, cobblestone beaches, harbor break wall and public water access, 4 clean bathhouses, ball field, playground, pavilion, Rec Hall, community garden, Gitchi-Gami bike trail connections, and cozy office with free coffee and wi-fi. Here's a few more details:
-A full spectrum of camping options across 300 campsites
-Pull-thru and 50 AMP RV sites
-Lakeside and Wooded tent sites
-Nightly, Weekly and Monthly rates
-Reservable and Drop-In sites
-Open Year Round
-Full service bath houses, water at sites & reservations May-October
We parked our RV at the campground and used it as a base to go on day adventures. The campground is clean and well maintained. There are two shower buildings, both in good condition. We took a "cruise" on a sailboat that is based out of the marina, highly recommended doing this.
My kids and I have stayed at this campground for the past ten years. We bring our bikes to get in to town for meals. We are centrally located for hikes. It's clean and, at least up in the tent sites on the hill, quiet. The folks who run it are friendly and helpful. It's super reasonably priced, too, and has places when all of the state parks are full.
We spent MEA weekend at this campground. The location is amazing and so convenient, especially on busy weekends where parking downtown could be a headache. The sites are on the smaller side and very close together but we weren't up at the north shore to hang out at our campsite. Each site has a picnic table and fire pit. We had a rainy weekend and didn't make use of either. Our favorite thing about the location was to walk to the beach that faces away from downtown and take in the views of the stars. We will definitely stay here again in the future.
