Minnesota Camping Travel Guide

Minnesota Camping Travel Guide

• Minnesota Overview
• Minnesota Hotels
• Minnesota Attractions
• Minnesota Feature Articles
• Minnesota Adventure Trips
• Minnesota Airports
• Minnesota Vacation Rentals

Other Guides for Minnesota

• Minnesota Travel
• Active and Adventure Guide
  • Paddling
  • Snow Sports
• Family Guide
• Parks and Outdoors Guide
  • Camping

Top Camping Destinations In Minnesota

• Boundary Waters Canoe Area, MN
  (48 mi.)

Travel Guides In Minnesota

• Minneapolis, MN (6.0 mi.)
  • Family Guide
• Duluth, MN (137 mi.)
• Saint Paul, MN (6.8 mi.)
• Alexandria, MN (120 mi.)
• Bemidji, MN (126 mi.)
• Bloomington, MN (5.7 mi.)
• Boundary Waters Canoe Area, MN (48 mi.)
  • Active and Adventure Guide
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
• Brooklyn Center, MN (13 mi.)
• Burnsville, MN (9.6 mi.)
• Eagan, MN (7.1 mi.)

Midwest Camping States/Provinces

• Michigan
• Minnesota
• South Dakota
• Wisconsin

Parks and Outdoors Travel Destinations

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Lake Birch, Boundary Waters Canoe Area, Minnesota (Kelly Anbach/courtesy, Superior National Forest)

On This Page:

• Top Destinations
• Feature Articles
• Practical Advice
• Gear
• Attractions
• Hotels

Top Camping Destinations	Related Travel Guides	Find Hotels
Boundary Waters Canoe Area		Hotels

Feature Articles

• GORP - Chippewa National Forest - Camping
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• GORP - Sharing the Wilderness - Pack the Kids
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• GORP - Boundary Waters - Essentials: What to Bring
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• GORP - Grand Portage National Monument, Minnesota
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• GORP - Wilderness Canoe Trip Adventure - Roiling Waters, Angry Lake
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Practical Advice

• Car Camping: A Packing List
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• GORP - Getting on Course - Learning Compass and Map Basics
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• GORP - Mastering Leave No Trace - Introduction
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• A Camping Primer
  

Gear

• Complete Gear Archives: Camping
  From in-depth gear review articles and Gear Guy Q&A highlights to the latest—and past—entries in Outside magazine’s award-giving Summer and Winter Buyer’s Guides, a detailed overview of all things related to camping
• Marmot Aura Tent
  outside
  Home Sweet Dome
• Winter Camping
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  Enjoy the peace, quiet, and very, very warm gear.
• Power Camping
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  Go ahead, bring your DVD player for rainy days. Eureka!'s electric plug-and-play tents let you rough it in style.
• Tents
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Attractions

Brandenburg Gallery

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11 E. Sheridan St.
Ely, Minnesota

Description: The Brandenburg Gallery houses the works of... Read More

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International Wolf Center

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1396 Hwy. 169
Ely, Minnesota 55731

Description: The International Wolf Center's mission is to... Read More

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Dorothy Molter Museum

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On the south side of Hwy. 169 at east end of Ely
2002 E. Sheridan St.
Ely, Minnesota

Description: Tucked behind rows of sky-high pines is the... Read More

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Hotels

Bearskin Lodge

124 East Bearskin Rd.
Grand Marais, MN 55604

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Gunflint Pines Resort and Campground

217 South Gunflint Lake Rd.
Grand Marais, MN 55604

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from: $104

Best Western Normandy Inn & Suites

405 S. 8th St.
Minneapolis, MN 55404

Hotel Class:

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• Virtual Tour

Traveler Rating

4.1 out of 5
38 reviews

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