Nestled in a forest on the western high point of Duluth, Minnesota, Spirit Mountain Campground offers walk-in tenting as well as 73 campsites equipped with fire pits, picnic tables, and electricity.  Easy access to our award-winning Mountain Bike Trails, our Adventure Park and Superior Hiking Trail.  

  

Thirty-nine sites have water hook-ups, and two shower buildings offer 24-hour convenience. 

  

Spirit Mountain overlooks majestic Lake Superior and the St. Louis Bay. Natural beauty abounds in the area– you can quickly and easily access water, hiking and biking trails and much more. The trailhead for the Superior Hiking Trail is within walking distance of the Campground. And near the Campground, there is an overlook area of Lake Superior, the bay, the St. Louis River, and the Aerial Lift Bridge.

Spirit Mountain Campground

We had so much fun staying at Spirit Mountain, visiting Duluth and Gooseberry Falls. The campgrounds were very private due to tree cover but it rained every night and never dried out because of the tree cover so it's a plus and a minus. There was a big slope to get down to our firepit which we didn't care for. If we would stay again we would book site 50 or 52.

Spirit Mountain Camping

This is a good car camping campground with a few walk in sites that allows you to get away from the road but close enough to get to the amenities.  Very close to Duluth so you can easily get to all the sites. 

Good Car Camping Location

This is a unique commercial camping experience.  I wouldn't normally rank a commercial campground this high, but the activities and things to offer at Spirit Mountain are unique.

The campground is average.  It is packed full on the weekends and is pretty windy to the point you might get a little lost or confused when trying to find your campsite.  It has amenities and is reasonably clean for the large crowd.

What makes this place great is the numerous downhill bike trails with varying degrees of difficulty.  When you get to the bottom ride the ski lift back to the top.  It looks like an amazing experience if you are into mountain biking.

There are other activities: miniature golf, a zip line, and alpine coaster, etc.  This is a fun weekend for everyone, but bring your pocket book because it's not free.

If you're a mountain bike junkie, checkout Spirit Mountain!

We stay here when we want to go to Duluth,  but don't want a hotel.  It is a large campground, with sites of all types and sizes.  Many sites are more private than others. 
Spirit Mountain Ski has many activities, right across the street.  There are discounts for campers. Activities (summer) include alpine slide, zip line, and chair lift (for views of the harbor and Duluth below).  
The camprgounds best features include immediate access to the Superior Hiking Trail, and an awesome mountain bike course/trail system. 
I prefer the walk-in sites, just for more woods. But site J was not private, and was not flat. Tent pads are small.  Still, great time, and good night campfires!!!  Bring your mountain bike!

Great city camping, in Duluth!

We stayed at Spirit Mountain in September of 2016. We went up there to do the Heck of the North Gravel ride on a Saturday and then ride Spirit on Sunday. The campground was beautiful and full of amenities. They had nice large camping pads and decent restroom facilities. The best part was being able to bike down the trails right from the campground! The trees were just starting to turn so it was beautiful! 

Ride the downhill trails right from your campsite!

We stayed there in July 2018. We went for the lift served downhill mountain biking and found this to be an extremely convenient place to stay. The Campground is lovely and shaded and at the top of the ski mountain. You ride  across the road to acsess the trails. We stayed for a week and it helped that the weather was perfect. The days are long there so after we tired ourselves out riding we did some hiking and and siteseeing along the Ridgeline that goes through Duluth and up the lakeshore. Also saw the ship museum in Superior. The campsites have electric and they recycle the orange bags for the firewood so be sure to return those to the office before you leave. The ice is for sale at a good price too. There were some mosquitos but not nearly as many as I expected. Restrooms and showers are decent and clean. The spirit mountain beginner trails are machine built and smooth and are a total blast. I saw advance riders on the beginner trails also. We wore full face helmets but some people don't. I can't do the advanced trails but a lot of people  were enjoying them. I recommend this Campground for sports enthusiasts. 

Fun for mountainbikers

As a tent camper the only reason I’m not giving Thais a 5 star is the price and the lack of privacy. The tent sites are all within arms length of each other and in the middle of a path to a trail. The price was 30$ to camp in a tent without electricity...  by far the most expensive tent camping I have ever seen. arms length from other people... in the middle of a path.

Tent camping

Beautiful area, quiet ,lots of hiking trails.

Spirit mountain campground 

Beautiful area with a gorgeous view, lots of hiking 👣. 

Spirit Mountain

We spent 2 nights at the back of the campgrounds in the most secluded area.  The view of the open woods was amazing! Spirit mountain has plenty to do at the grounds and is close to the city  Duluth for other adventures. 

Private

We had so much fun staying here overall.  The downhill mountain biking is awesome (the kids still want to go back) and the Adventure Park was a lot of fun too - and a short walk from camp.  First, the weird thing; our site was setup backwards so we ended up pulling in so we we had space outside our camper, but water/electric was in front of us.  If we backed in the site was so narrow we were walking right into the woods.  We made it work though and not the end of the world.  In addition to the activities onsite, this is a great spot to be able to explore Duluth and the Canal Park area.