Flour Lake Campground

Campground was clean and quiet and plenty of firewood available around site. Restrooms and launch area were also clean.

Campsites are very well maintained with trees between for privacy. Close to many gunflint trail shops and food. Flour lake boat launch was used for swimming (unable to swim at golden eagle lodge beach). I would definitely stay again!

Quiet, clean site with a short hike to the beautiful lake views- just what we were looking for; a perfect night away from society!

great campground. nice site, quiet, good amenities.

We thought we had booked a site on the lake, but we were way up the hill. But the manager allowed us to move into a lake site that was cancelled. The site we were in was great. The Golden Eagle Lodge was very helpful in making our move. They also provided very helpful maps of Flour Lake. Our vehicle died, and again the Golden Eagle Lodge was helpful in providing contact with a towing company, and once even gave us a ride to the lodge to make phone calls. Unfortunately, because our vehicle died we had to leave two days early, so our vacation was shortened considerably. I gave the trip 4 stars because the Lodge would not refund some of our canoe rental since we had to leave early. They could have been flexible in their rental. Also, the toilet was filled with dead flies and needed to be cleaned (e.g., swept out).

Site 26 is the most secluded and plenty big but its next to the boat launch and therefore its load with motor boats leaving early around 5:30 am!

We love the campground. It's clean and quiet. We try and go there at least twice a year.

all good

Spacious, simple, affordable, and fun!

We love site 19 because we bring kayaks and this site has the only direct access to the water. Clearly, many others also love it; it is getting well-worn. Personally, we do not need such a long table that is very hard to move! I HATE the policy that a second car has to pay such high fees when: 1. A person with a detachable camper only has to pay for one vehicle. They cause more damage to a site getting in and out than two cars do! (This is not relevant to this site, though.) 2. This site has more than enough space for 2 cars without causing any problems for vehicles driving through.

We have been coming to this campground for 6 years in a row over Labor Day weekend and couldn't say enough good things about it. It is a very quite, has many private campsites, and sits on a beautiful lake that connects you into the Boundary Waters. If you make sure to take the quick 10 minute (maximum) hike up to Honeymoon lookout.

Very nice campground! Well maintained and the bathrooms were clean and stocked. Beautiful lake, and a nice access point right in the campground. Nice hiking around the lake on a groomed trail created for winter time skiing.

Spent three nights at the Flour Lake Campground for my annual solo retreat. Only handful of other sites were occupied, so the campground was quiet. I alternate between this campground and East Bearskin Lake Campground, both of which are excellent choices. Insider tip: I have found that the bundled wood at Clearwater Resort is a dollar cheaper and more generous than the bundles at Golden Eagle Lodge. Of course, Golden Eagle is closer, but if you are venturing down the road anyway . . . . Both resorts have friendly and helpful staff.

Exactly what was advertised.

Camp sites were stacked on each other. My “neighbors” were so close I learned how to properly “stimulate” an elephant and artificially impregnate them. I also learned why all their phone contacts are listed in the manner they were.

Been camping here for an August fishing trip for several years. It's a great location about halfway up the Gunflint. The lake is beautiful and big enough to stay interesting for several days of fishing. The resort just down the road sells ice, firewood, and has showers if you really need one. Very quiet at night. The fishing is decent, not a lot of large fish anymore but big enough to bring some back to eat. The biffies are just okay,

Decent camp sites, good lake access. would camp there again

Everything was great. Very quiet.

Its a great campground with private campsites. Great for tenters.

Beautiful setting. Campsites are large and private. Flour lake is beautiful and so clean.

Nice, quiet campground with many places to canoe and hike nearby.

Nice campground. Sites are big. We stay at many in northern Minnesota. The one complaint I have was the outhouse near our site wasn’t cleaned over 6 days we were there. The resort is getting paid but not doing their job. This is much different than others we stay at that have a campground host that cleans them.

The campground and restrooms were what we expected. Nice. To bad so many trees needed to be removed.

This is by far my favorite campground on the gunflint trail! The site we stay at is fantastic with a direct view of the lake. I love the star gazing, hiking, and small local shops to visit. The grounds and bathrooms are well maintained. I've seen reviews where people are upset about no cell service but you are very removed from major population areas - in my opinion being in such a beautiful area you don't need a phone and there are local shops you can get wifi as needed. I couldn't recommend it enough!

Always a great experience at Flour Lake! This time we saw the comet over the lake right at dawn! Beautiful!! Campground is clean, sites are wooded and spacious. Close to Honeymoon Bluff which is a favorite autumn hike.

Best meal on the Gunflint trail at the Poplar Haus

Quiet and clean campground. Loved listening to the loons!

Very disappointed. Safety and security first. Site and area were pleasant. The underage drinking and partying by 5 or 6 idiots seemed unsafe for me and other campers. No cell service to get support/police. Ruined experience for campers.

Clean campground with plenty of sights. Most sites are separated with trees fairly well. Couple lake side campsites that were very neat but were first come first serve. I read that fishing was suppose to be really good on flour lake. I didn't have that experience, but portage into Moon Lake for plentiful fishing.

Excellent campground on the Gunflint Trail! I was there is September so it was very peaceful. I didn't see a bad campsite - they all have a nice amount of tree coverage between spots. Very close walk to lake to hike, sit or put a khaki/canoe in. Be aware, no cell service (peaceful), no wood - the resort is close by for supplies & The Trail Center is about 15minutes up the Gunflint Trail. There was water,garbage & put toilets. You can shower at the resort but they charge $10 😳! Great place to get away from the "rat race" definitely will return next year!!

This was our 2nd time staying at Flour Lake. We had been there in 2020. Overall, it was a great experience. We had to find a campsite for the Labor Day weekend, nothing was available on the MN Northshore for a period of 3-4 nights except in the Superior National Forest. We first tried Bearskin Lake Campground since it was closer to Grand Marais - (1) sites were not available, (2) we didn't like it as much. We found 4-5 First-Come-First-Serve (FF) campsites at Flour, 3 of them were large (RV-allowed), which we preferred. We picked #27 - it was closer to drinking water, close to a bathroom, and just a short hike to the lake (maybe 100 feet or so). We had stayed at 35 before and liked it, this site was better. 34 was available, but tight. #6 and $10 were also available and large, but were further away from water and bathrooms. The lake was clean, it was a bit cold, but you didn't feel it after getting in the water, outside temps. were 78-85, depending on days. Swam up to one of the islands - was cool for older kids. No electricity, quiet times were from 10 PM to 8 AM. Showers, wood, ice, all available at the Golden Eagle Lodge (~3 miles away). Golden Eagle also managed the campsite. They were nice enough to change my 1-night reservation (which was all that was available other than FFs) to our new site. Also, they refunded (in cash) our final night, since the kids wanted to go home earlier to do homework and get ready for school. We also traveled to the Trails End Campground (~25 miles north) to see it too since we had considered it. Family was not into it due to the long drive, but it was nice too. Didn't know that just up the main road on Gun Flint, about 5-6 miles north from the Flour Lake road (Clearwater Rd.), there were stores, canoe rentals, some restaurants, etc. a little town - this made Flour Lake even more appealing.

Loved the space

Wonderful experience at Flour Lake. Highly recommend driving or riding down to the Poplar Haus Restaurant as well.

Had a great time fishing in Flour Lake and nearby Aspen Lake.

Very quiet well maintained campground . Only 5 other people there during the week.

We camped at site 13 at Flour Lake Campground. The size was big enough to pitch a 6 person tent, however, the ground was not grass. It was just dirt and hard to pound in our stakes. There is a picnic table and fire ring.

Beautiful campground... Golden Eagle lodge very close by has a great store and firewood, and super friendly hosts. Sites are wooded and spaced apart fairly well, but better suited to tents or small campers. I have a 43' camper, and was extremely difficult to get it leveled. All sites appear to be sloped from back to front. Fishing on Flour lake was ok, but found several nearby lakes with better fishing. Great place to get away and loved that we had no cell service or wifi for an entire week !

Site 002 had such a severe slope that it was basically unusable. I have a 32’ motorhome, and it was impossible to level. My friend had the adjoining site and tried to switch places with me, and he was unable to level his 24’ travel trailer. Thankfully a non-reservable, flatter site in the campground was open, so I was able to stay in that site for the week. Had to pay for the new site along with already paying for the previous site, so camping costs were doubled. Site 002 should not be rented due to severity of slope. Even a tent camper would find it uncomfortable due to the slope. Since there was a group of us camping, we just used the site to park a car and a boat.

Quiet and peaceful. Our party stayed in 19, on the lake. Nice spot if you don't have to carry in much. Toilet stunk pretty bad, even for a campground toilet, but don't they all

I love how much space and shade you get, as well as all the trails by the campground. The lake is beautiful, too. I was excited to be free of a cell signal, but some people may worry.

The only thing that was sub par was the road in. I realize this is a dirt road, but the last leg of the road in was terrible. Not just wash board, but some pretty deep pot holes and so many that most places you couldn't drive around them.

Very nice well maintained campground( except the potholed road going in) One of our favorites

1st time camping since I was a child and it was such a great experience! Flour lake is such a great spot. Clear enough sky to see stars/galaxy, while still being close to a restaurant/stores for supplies and ideally located halfway (or so) up gunflint trail!

I was impressed with the lay out of the camp ground and how spacious most of the sites were. It would have been better without all the rain! But you can't control for that.

Camp site was clean and nice - no issue here. However, there was a noisy family (kids and more - playing and yelling loud) near by that ruined the experience. Went on for several hours. Would have been nice if someone would have asked them the quiet down.

Stayed at a new site this time. I won’t tell you which because it was so awesome. The vault bathrooms were the best I’ve seen in my three trips here — please make a habit of spraying out the old single toilet at least weekly. It makes a huge difference for everyone.

This is generally a pretty good national forest campground. It is well-maintained. Good for families, RVs, campers. Many people seem to come back here year after year. Tent pads at the sites are mostly gravel and dirt, fairly hard. Ample clean water available. Restrooms cleaned daily. There are several sites with easy access to the lake, for canoeing, and fishing. These sites, and a few others, that face to the south and west, get good breezes, air circulation around the campsites. Other sites can access the spots via paths. There is a well-maintained boat launch. Good firewood can be purchased at the nearby friendly Golden Eagle Lodge , who maintain the campground. They also have some provisions, some fishing lures bait, canoe rentals and souvenir clothing items.Hot showers are available in a clean bathroom, for $6.. Some scrap pine tree trimmings from thinning are available around the edges of the campground roads, and if they are browned, and dry enough, make decent kindling. There are a few good restaurants, and a store, within easy short driving distance.

Great campground - well managed, clean - beautiful lake. Nice that campground manager Golden Eagle Lodge is just down the road too.

Nice large sites and quiet campground!