Reviews

S Colby

Love this place. We camped out in a tent and had a great time. Sites are well maintained. The bathrooms are very clean and the showers are hot and good pressure. The weather was perfect. Grand Marais is literally walking distance and very convenient.

Danelle

We camped for a long weekend here. The location is amazing, however, the camp ground could use a bit of love. Our site was the most unlevel site we have encountered (4 leveling blocks side to side and we were so much on an incline our jack didn't go low enough to make us level from to back). Our site was also tiny with no room to set up screen house. The sites are also very tight together. The shore in right there. The northern lights were beautiful. The town is a short walk. Beautiful place. Some sites had lake views. There are some seasonal sites.

Deven Abraham

An awesome place to spend the weekend! Reasonable campground pricing and if you’re looking for somewhere near town that allows to walk to restaurants/cafes it can’t be beaten. The staff was extremely helpful and friendly which paired with a much needed shower rooms that were plenty nice.

Brian

The real star here is the setting — your tent pitched just steps from Lake Superior, with downtown Grand Marais, the marina, and a sweep of rugged shoreline within easy reach. The sites feel open and well-placed for wandering, and while the facilities are plain and ready for an update, the convenience and scenery more than make up for it. Expect to wake to pastel sunrises over the harbor and fall asleep to the steady hush of waves. For the best experience, aim for sites 300–315, which are ideal drive-up tent spots. Shoreline sites, while tempting, are tightly packed and separated from the water by a fringe of woods.

Oliver Fanz

The Grand Marais Campground is a fantastic place to stay when visiting Grand Marais. It features a beautiful beach and is conveniently located just across from the town center, putting shops, restaurants, and attractions all within easy walking distance. The location is especially ideal for families with children, thanks to the beach and nearby amenities—but that can also mean a livelier atmosphere that may not appeal to those seeking peace and solitude. One thing to keep in mind: the campsites are packed quite closely together, offering little to no privacy and plenty of foot traffic. However, we found that guests were very respectful of the quiet hours, which makes a big difference in such tight quarters.

Corbin Bruton

This is a great opportunity to setup base camp for a week and explore. It's a busier spot that people come to enjoy the views and water. Dawn was a great person and intuitive in her conversations. I'd recommend it to anyone, any rig.

Mark Connely

Used the charging worked great the rate is 43 cents per minute it charged at about 1.5 kw per minute making the rate about 30 cents per kw good price

Tammy Stobbie

Outstanding campground. Staff was friendly and accommodating. Showers and bathrooms were clean. The site was well kept up. Our only recommendation would be to post the hours of when the bathrooms and showers will be cleaned so campers can work around that. 5*

Selina Barnes

We are stayed here over Labor Day weekend!!! Its a 10 minute walk to downtown Grand Marais where all the shops and resaurants are and close to the lighthouse attraction also!!! We were lucky enough the day of check in to grab up the last lake site available (these sites are drop in only and can't be reserved) which made our stay even better!!! It was site 3 and it was a full hook up (electric, water and sewer) and right across from Lake Superior! It was amazing to hear the waves crashing all night long!!! The spots were decent sized and plenty of room between campsites (my opinion) For being a good sized campground it is very quite at night and so family friendly!!! It's a pretty nice campground and such beautiful views of Lake Superior and Grand Marais!!! Definitely recommend staying here if you ever in the area!!!

So Wickesited

We were hoping to snag a full hookup site, but the camper right in front of us scored the last spot. We settled for site #218 further back in the campground and it worked out great. It was just a site away from the showers/bathroom house which was convenient to shower all the kids after a long, hot day. Showers are clean, hot and great water pressure. It was a busy weekend but not too loud. Only downside was a tent camped next to us on the final night of our stay and talked until about 1am with a smoky fire a couple feet from our RV. That's the downside of cramming this many sites into the space. Good location for exploring the town, the lighthouse, nearby waterfalls and Boundary Waters Canoe Area. Paid $57 per night on a weekend. Pretty spendy for partial hookups, but it's a good location. Water and power hookups. No sewer.

Maggie Barnard

Off season (mid-Oct to mid-May) great place for an uncrowded brisk walk or walking dog. Great in high summer season too but very popular!

Big Craig

Good campground with all services, walk to town only a few blocks, sites are pretty close together, bike trail nearby, great access to lake dogs loved it.

Chris Freeman

Great jumping off point for your North Shore adventures. Lots of options for camping, whether you want tent or RV with hookup or not. Right on Lake Superior and almost in town with the feeling of being out in the wilderness but so close to town if you want to go to a restaurant or shop.

Al Tollefson

We actually camped in our new favorite spot this year. It was private and relaxing. The only problem (nothing to do with the Campground itself) were some very drunk people, "F" word constantly, and very loud until 10:30pm. I wish the Campground monitored people like that better.

Barbara Fischer

Beware there is a burning ban and the campground does not notify guests with reservations that you can not have a fire or charcoal to cook over. Also note that Sven and Ole’s, Dairy Queen and the donut shop are closed during the week. The remaining restaurants are packed so finding a place to eat is very difficult. A simple email to those with reservations would have allowed us to bring a camp stove. Out of our group of 3, no one received advance notice.