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Two Island Lake Campground is near Grand Marais, but off the beaten path. It offers the services of a fee campground with water, toilets, and trash containers, plus a boat ramp on a lake filled with walleye, smallmouth bass and northerns. For an even more secluded camping or canoeing experience, the nearby Twin Lakes Canoe Route offers backcountry canoeing and campsites similar to those in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. See the Camping and Twin Lakes Canoe Route information sheets for more details. The Eagle Mountain Hiking Trail is four miles to the west of Two Islands and provides a hike into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to the top of Minnesota’s tallest peak, Eagle Mountain. A trail map with more information about travel in a wilderness area is available. [Downloadable information and map.](http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5302405.pdf)
Two Island Lake Campground is about 15 mi northwest of Grand Marais.
* From MN 61 in Grand Marais, follow County Road 12 (Gunflint Trail) 3.7 mi north to Co. 8.
* Turn left and continue 6 mi to Co. 27.
* Turn right on 27 and continue 4 miles to the campground entrance.
I love this place! It's been 23 yrs since I've been here and hands down (if you live in Minnesota) it's worth my trip. The one place I get my PEACE... No phone service, no electricity... Just tranquility and some time to spend with my son without the video games and SOCIAL MEDIA (BARF)! Love the actual TRUE NORTH ATMOSPHERE!! Beautiful sites, would recommend it to anyone looking for the "roughing it" atmosphere, camping, fishing, walleye, smallmouth, and trout fishing nearby.
Very nice campground especially if you get the spots right on the water. We were staying at site 10 that has stairs that lead right down to a nice rock beach! Only $18 a night for one of these sites and there are some smaller ones for $16. There are bathrooms and water that's provided too.
This is a wonderful small campground. It has 3 loops of campsites with 11-13 sites each loop. Each site has enough trees and foliage that you don't see your neighbors next to you. It really muffles sound as well. It seemed like most sites were large enough to have both a camper trailer and a truck with room to spare. Some sites had room for several tents. Each appeared to have a picnic table and a fire pit with grill. It has a rather large boat ramp and a short dock. We saw that many sites, campers were able to pull their watercraft right up to their campsites. We thought this was more a fishing campground rather than a family one as we didn't see or hear a lot of children. We also didn't feel like we were being eaten alive by bugs, so they must fog the area with bug spray.
loved my time here! site 21 has a private little launch for your kayak or paddleboard, and is across from the vault toilets, it's 25 steps from site to water down some stairs. lake is clear, clean, rocky bottom, and shallow. water is a good temp due to lake's smaller size and shallow depth. campsites are quiet, wooded, beautiful. first come first serve, no reservations. $20/night. zero cell signal.
First come first serve campground. Nice lake for paddling in a kayak or canoe when the winds are low. Decent smallmouth bass fishing. Most campsites are a good size. Vault toilets are usually clean. Though they can be stinky during and after holidays. No cell service or electricity. Grab firewood from in town as there is none for sale on site. The campground has become a lot busier over the last few years. It is not as quiet as it used to be with the increase in popularity.
Caution!
The mosquitos and gnats are relentless. It is the northwoods afterall. Don't underestimate them. They are at their worst in the mornings and evenings. Bring long sleeve shirts, pants, and hardcore repellant. Every time I've camped here over the years the bugs have always been THICK. From mid May through early September. The first time I ever camped here I wore shorts and sandals the first night. I ended up with 120 bug bites from my knees down. IT SUCKED. pants, long sleeves, deet, etc. will help a lot but expect to get some bites while you're here. Especially if you are on the water around dusk or dawn.
