This campground is a family favorite! It's about a 5 hour drive from the cities, but worth it! One perk about Fall Lake is an entrance point into the boundary waters. You can rent a canoe at the office which also includes the permit you need to go into the boundary waters. Lake has great fishing! Beautiful scenery all year round, but we enjoy the summer/fall months most.  It's best to make a reservation especially if you want to try to get a lakeside site, but there are a few first come first serve sites available, which usually are easier to get during the week, they fill up by Friday. Close to downtown Ely (but the town turns into a ghost town during off season, a lot of businesses and restaurants will close), international bear center, international wolf center, dorothy molter museum.