Grand Marais Campground & Marina
Janet R.The Dyrt PRO User
Reviewed Oct. 1, 2018

Tent camping is good here

This is a huge community campground within the village of Grand Marais, right on the harbor. Most folks are here with RVs, but there are three separate sections for tent camping only: one right on the lakeshore, one right on the bike path, and one tucked into the woods up the hill to the south. We always do tent camping, and had intended to go to Magney State Park nearby but they were filled for the weekend, so we reluctantly decided to try the town campground and were pleasantly surprised. Although the RV sites are jam-packed close together in the open throughout most of the campground, the forest tent sites are private, quiet, spacious, well wooded, and I would say comparable to the sites at Magney. We were at one of the smaller tent sites, but most are pretty big, the one called Honeymoon Hill is really great, ask for that if you can! The tent area does have drinking water but the toilets are just porta potties, though they are very clean and well kept. There is a full bath house down the hill about 1/4 mile walk, good facilities but heavily used and it got a bit muddy very quickly after the rain Sunday morning. The main advantage of this campground is great location on Lake Superior and Grand Marais Harbor, easy biking and walking distance into the village with all its amenities, and easy driving distance to numerous trailheads and other outdoor opportunities, so overall a pleasant surprise and an excellent alternate if area state parks are filled.

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  • Review photo of Grand Marais Campground & Marina by Janet R., October 1, 2018
  • Review photo of Grand Marais Campground & Marina by Janet R., October 1, 2018
  • Review photo of Grand Marais Campground & Marina by Janet R., October 1, 2018
  • Review photo of Grand Marais Campground & Marina by Janet R., October 1, 2018
  • Review photo of Grand Marais Campground & Marina by Janet R., October 1, 2018
  • Review photo of Grand Marais Campground & Marina by Janet R., October 1, 2018
  • Review photo of Grand Marais Campground & Marina by Janet R., October 1, 2018
  • Review photo of Grand Marais Campground & Marina by Janet R., October 1, 2018
  • Review photo of Grand Marais Campground & Marina by Janet R., October 1, 2018
  • Review photo of Grand Marais Campground & Marina by Janet R., October 1, 2018