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Winnie Campground is remotely located on the west side of Lake Winnibigoshish in the heart of the Chippewa National Forest. Visitors come to the area to enjoy boating, trophy muskie fishing and beautiful scenery.
Lake Winnie offers excellent fishing opportunities for walleye, perch and muskie. It is one of Minnesota's premier fisheries. Boating on this 67,000-acre lake is also very popular. A boat ramp and harbor are located next to the campground.
Many hiking and biking trails meander around the lake and its 141 miles of shoreline. A picnic area is adjacent to the campground. Hunting areas can be found in the surrounding forest.
The campground offers 33 reservable sites, some of which are very large and suitable for groups. Each site is equipped with a picnic table and campfire ring. Vault toilets, hand-pumped drinking water and recycling services are provided. Firewood may be purchased when the host is available.
The campground is situated on the western shore of the lake in a scenic forest of mature red and white pine. Some sites have lake views.
The town of Cass Lake, Minnesota is 25 miles west of the campground, offering restaurants, a bank, grocery and hardware stores, a movie theater and museum.
Take Highway 2 six miles east of Cass Lake. Turn north on County Road 10 and drive two miles to County Road 91. Turn right onto County Road 91 and continue for just over three miles, to Forest Road 2171. Drive six miles northeast on Forest Road 2171 to Forest Road 2168, then four miles south to the campground.
This is where I go to recharge my batteries. I've been coming here every summer for close to a decade, and every time I'm here I see something that amazes me. I caught both my first northern pike and my first walleye on this lake. This place is the best. For those of you who like running water and electricity this might not be the spot, but if you're into nature and great fishing a must visit. This year (2017) I saw my second bear up here and the cutest adolescent fox.
My favorite place to camp. Quiet, secluded, beautiful!.
UPDATE: Went camping first time in 2021, was so excited to get back up there and was disappointed at the noise of generators humming.... trying to sleep with the sound of at least 3 or 4 surrounding us. This is camping people, if you want to glamping, go somewhere else. Lots of folks drive a long way to get away from the sound of running engines.
We stayed on a non holiday weekend. Park was very nice. If you get a lake side camp spot it provides a beautiful view. Outside loop Lots are pretty large, very long. Very private lots as well. The bathroom was the cleanest I have ever seen at a campsite. Just remember lots of Deet and Off spray... mosquito territory.
It's an awesome place in the wilderness but not really in the wilderness but it's good fishing lots of nature and animals I've been coming here for many years 35,40 years
