Crescent Lake Campground

Don't expect cell service. I had Verizon and was teased with 1 bar, but really no service. The lake side sites are amazing. The Camp Host is great and keeps the place very clean and the pit toilets, don't worry about those, they are great some of the best maintained I've ever seen. This campground is a long way out there, but worth the drive. You can do a trip into Grand Marias, Lutsen or other Northshore areas fairly easily. Don't let it being on a gravel road and right next to the BWCA scare ya.

Mosquitos are outta control at this campsite in June and July! If you don’t have bug spray…. Don’t come these months. We stayed at 15- great for 50’. Picnic table and fire pit. The lake wasn’t great for fishing for us this trip. Others only caught small mouth bass. There is no internet access. You get some cell service at the fishing deck. 3G and LTE with 2-3 bars.

Very peaceful… the lake was beautiful. Expect a 13 mile gravel road from Tofte.

No dump, no water and no electric hookups. There are several clean bathrooms with hand sanitizer and drinking water stations.

The tent sites or sites not on the water were EXTREMELY lacking. Site 25 specifically was awful. Brush is over grown making very limited space to set up a tent and the path up to the small clearing up the hill is being taken over by growth BUT the sites on the water are breath taking. Knowing this we will be back. Bathrooms are clean, water access is great, and water is available for drinking and cleaning that’s really a great set up. -Mosquitoes are BAD (as to be expected) so bring a screen tent. -Fire pits have a GREAT cooking set up that swivels over the fire, downside is some of them are broken or need upkeep as dirt has settled under it and it won’t move anymore (needs to be dug out). -camp host is SUPER nice and has the cutest relationship with the chipmunks, if you need wood stop by and say hi and meet the cute and bossy chipmunks.

Dog loved it there, it’s quiet, beautiful, campsites are generally well maintained, tent sites are just VERY small and getting smaller.

We love the peaceful, private campsites. The lake is beautiful. Fishing is great when you know where to go. Very rustic and clean. Nearest supplies are about 15 miles away, so double check inventory before you leave Hwy 61.

We arrived very late, having spent too much time in Duluth, and set up in the dark. It was easy enough to find the site and we thought we had located the tent in the best place, until daylight revealed our mistake. We were pleased to find a pleasant, quiet campground. The only drawback was the shallow layout put us close to the road. It seemed most sites were similarly positioned. The restrooms were clean, the water point easy to find and use. I was out of propane and had to drive to Sawbill, but that was pleasant as well, not too far, and I saw a moose.

I would return.

This is an area that my family has camped at regularly over the past 20+ years. Great fishing, cold water and some decent trails around the lake. It is not very crowded as it is a bit of a drive, but I think it's worth it to get away. If I had photos I would have posted them, but no camera the last time I was there.