Northland Outfitters

Well maintained campground with lots of water craft for rent

July of 2020, my wife, bulldog (Winston Churchill), and myself set up our base camp at Northern Outfitters. We chose this campground because it was a central location in the UP and we wanted to see everything. We are healthcare workers and truly needed a break, this was exactly what we needed. Although we had been to UP, it’s hard to get around to everything, so we camped in the middle. Owners were beyond helpful and friendly. We even had to change dates due to pandemic, but they were extremely accommodating. We put our large tent on site #6 which is on the river. We had plenty of shade and enough privacy for what we wanted. The camp store is well stocked and there is another close store nearby. We rented a canoe trip right there in the campground. We took a small tent to camp on Lake Superior one night at Sunset campground. We felt very safe leaving all of our things there at N. O. when running all week. Had a complete blast for 10 days. Only problem we had at all was the black flies. We were using the wrong repellent which was not effective at all. Camp owners gave us pointers which were very effective towards end of trip. Was a great week and I will be posting a video and a few pictures. Owners even let us take our Bulldog on canoe trip, but we did use a local kennel to give him a small break from riding in truck. We will do this again!

Stayed here for 4 nights early July 2020. Social distancing had some sinks and urinals turned off. Seemed super clean. 4-6 tent only spots are in pretty good shade. All sites had at least water and electricity. Swingset and covered sandbox for kids. Volleyball net. I saw dogs and cats; we brought 1 dog. 

Cell coverage (AT&T for my family, Verizon for my friends) was pretty hit or miss at 0-2 bars at any given time. I could sometimes stream audio for an hour or two. Other times, it wouldn't do anything. Wifi was available, but it wasn't any more reliable than cell service down in the tent area. Service wasn't normal until hitting either of the east-west roads at the north and south sides of the UP that run along Superior and Michigan, ~8-10 miles north or south of the campground. We like limited to no signal, but realize some count on it, so try to always include it in reviews. 

Campground was pretty busy and the internal noise levels were fine, but you could hear vehicles (possibly cars as well as ATVs) racing off grounds in the night. I'm a very deep sleeper, so this didn't bother me, but I did hear it when I was awake for my nightly jaunt to the potty. My buddy mentioned it kept him awake for a while.

Went tubing with a launch from the grounds and got picked up by staff about half to 3/4s of a mile down river. My guests paid, so not sure how much, but perfectly nice little break from the heat for an hour. 

~20-5 minutes to closest spots to hit the beach, both of which were about 10 degrees cooler than the campground.