Split Rock Lighthouse State Park
Janet R.The Dyrt PRO User
Reviewed Apr. 13, 2019

Serious Split Rock camping

Every year, on the November anniversary of the sinking if the Edmund Fitzgerald, there is a special day of activities at Split Rock Lighthouse, capped by a memorial service that includes the lighting of the lighthouse lamp at sundown. This is such a popular event that even though there had been cold and snow along the Shore for weeks, most campsites at Split Rock were taken for the weekend and some folks lingered into the next week. Intrepid campers we Minnesotans! Water is shut off in the campground bathhouse at this time if year, but if you are a hardy winter camper, and you dont mind using outhouses, then camping here in winter is do-able. The campsites are pretty much all walkin sites, but there are carts available. There are regular bathrooms in the visitor center but that is a long way from the campground! However, if you are prepared to rough it and know how to stay warm in the off season, it is possible to camp here, and the quiet winter season, the special light of the short winter days, and the amazing wild moods of Lake Superior in winter, make it worthwhile to try the experience! Probably best not to take the campsites close to shore though as waves crash way up onto land when the winter storms pick up

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  • Review photo of Split Rock Lighthouse State Park by Janet R., April 13, 2019
  • Review photo of Split Rock Lighthouse State Park by Janet R., April 13, 2019
  • Review photo of Split Rock Lighthouse State Park by Janet R., April 13, 2019
  • Review photo of Split Rock Lighthouse State Park by Janet R., April 13, 2019
  • Review photo of Split Rock Lighthouse State Park by Janet R., April 13, 2019
  • Review photo of Split Rock Lighthouse State Park by Janet R., April 13, 2019
  • Review photo of Split Rock Lighthouse State Park by Janet R., April 13, 2019
  • Review photo of Split Rock Lighthouse State Park by Janet R., April 13, 2019
  • Review photo of Split Rock Lighthouse State Park by Janet R., April 13, 2019
  • Review photo of Split Rock Lighthouse State Park by Janet R., April 13, 2019