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Little Isabella River Campground is a small, secluded campground in a grove of red and white pines in the central part of Superior National Forest, just 4.5 miles west of Isabella, Minnesota. This is a great campground for campers seeking a quiet spot in the woods and anglers interested in fishing the Little Isabella River.
Superior National Forest, located in northeastern Minnesota's arrowhead region, is comprised of three million acres. The Forest spans 150 miles along the United States-Canada border. Visitors can find recreation opportunities year-round, including travel in the famous Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
The Little Isabella River, a small stream with occasional riffles, is a popular fishing spot for brook trout. The surrounding national forest offers a wide variety of recreational opportunities, including hiking in secluded woodlands, canoeing and hunting.
This is a small facility with six first come first served campsites, and five reservable campsites. All sites are private and close to the water. Trash collection and restrooms are provided.
The campground lies among towering red pine trees at an elevation of 1,900 ft. The area is scenic and secluded. Superior National Forest is known for its boreal forest ecosystem, numerous clean lakes, diversity of plants and animals and colorful cultural history.
For facility specific information, please call (218) 663-8060.
Numerous outdoor recreation opportunities lie within Superior National Forest's 77 lake access areas, 13 fishing piers, 10 swimming beaches and 22 picnic areas. The forest is also home to three scenic byways.
Changes and cancellations are allowed up to 48 hours prior to date of arrival.
Little Isabella River Campground is located 4.5 miles west of Isabella, Minnesota. From MN-61, turn on MN-1 at Illgen City. Continue for 4.5 miles west of Isabella the campground entrance.
$15/night for one vehicle and one trailer. Additional vehicles or trailers on the site require additional $7.50 fee to be paid in the fee tube at the campground and must park on the spur.
With only about 15 sites and no fancy amenities, this is a pretty quiet spot to rest for a night while passing through the area.
Site 11 is a prime spot due to location, access and layout.
Most sites will require some leveling work if you're in an RV, depending on the size of your rig, but they aren't terribly off-kilter.
Each site has a picnic table and fire ring. There are vault toilets and we'll water available.
Cell service was very good on T-Mobile and Verizon.
Be prepared for mosquitoes and deer flies (in July anyway).
Oh my goodness, so fun! Had a very friendly Canada Jay eat nuts out of our hands.
Only 4 ATV friendly sites. 2 of those sites had long term campers parked in them. - no one there. The other two were either very narrow or small. The trail runs from the campground - there should be more ATV friendly sites! Beautiful area though.
