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65 reviews
Pfeiffer Lake offers a beautiful and well-maintained campground, praised for its cleanliness, friendly hosts, and spacious sites with great fishing opportunities. Many visitors enjoyed peaceful stays, with some highlighting the pleasant swimming conditions and the scenic landscape. While there were some concerns about noisy neighbors and maintenance of certain facilities, overall experiences were positive, with a strong desire to return.
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July 28, 2025 Stayed at: 005, Loop: PFEI
Was very disappointed after camping here for years. Beach wasn’t mowed and no buoys out. Fire pits weren’t shoveled out. Sites not mowed and bathrooms were swept and stocked with toilet paper, but not cleaned.
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July 20, 2025 Stayed at: 010, Loop: PFEI
Overall the campground is very well kept. One thing we noticed is that many of the campsites the grass is very long and not kept up. It would be nice to see more of a sand beach put in at the swim area.
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July 20, 2025 Stayed at: 010, Loop: PFEI
Overall the campground is very well kept. One thing we noticed is that many of the campsites the grass is very long and not kept up. It would be nice to see more of a sand beach put in at the swim area.
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June 29, 2025 Stayed at: 011, Loop: PFEI
We tent camped two nights at Pfieffer Lake. After searching the campground for water, and concluding that there was none, another camper told us that it was on the wall of an unmarked brown building near our campsite. Campgrounds always have the water marked with a sign. Not here.
There are no showers or flush toilets, and the campsites are not secluded enough to enjoy bathing outdoors.
The lake has no beach, grass to the water line, and a rocky bottom.
Toilets were clean with paper but no hand sanitizer.
Our reservation was marked wrong on the site post, but we couldn't ever find the host to make sure they didn't expect us to leave on the date shown.
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June 29, 2025 Stayed at: 011, Loop: PFEI
We tent camped two nights at Pfieffer Lake. After searching the campground for water, and concluding that there was none, another camper told us that it was on the wall of an unmarked brown building near our campsite. Campgrounds always have the water marked with a sign. Not here.
There are no showers or flush toilets, and the campsites are not secluded enough to enjoy bathing outdoors.
The lake has no beach, grass to the water line, and a rocky bottom.
Toilets were clean with paper but no hand sanitizer.
Our reservation was marked wrong on the site post, but we couldn't ever find the host to make sure they didn't expect us to leave on the date shown.
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May 25, 2025 Stayed at: 011, Loop: PFEI
We stayed in two campsites with our scout troop. The sites were well maintained and the perfect space. The pictures do a good job of showing what to expect at each campsite. The scouts went fishing and enjoyed cooking meals over the cookstove, since we were under high fire danger over the weekend. The scouts agreed that we would happily camp here again.
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May 25, 2025 Stayed at: 011, Loop: PFEI
We stayed in two campsites with our scout troop. The sites were well maintained and the perfect space. The pictures do a good job of showing what to expect at each campsite. The scouts went fishing and enjoyed cooking meals over the cookstove, since we were under high fire danger over the weekend. The scouts agreed that we would happily camp here again.
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August 23, 2024 Stayed at: 011, Loop: PFEI
Quiet and peaceful. The restrooms for the cleanest I've ever seen. Thanks
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August 23, 2024 Stayed at: 011, Loop: PFEI
Quiet and peaceful. The restrooms for the cleanest I've ever seen. Thanks
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August 19, 2024 Stayed at: 010, Loop: PFEI
Great place to getaway, beautiful landscape, and a pair of loons live on the lake , great to watch.. clean ..
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Laurentian Ranger District, Aurora, MN 55705 United States
Elevation: 443 ft
From Virginia, Minnesota, take Highway 53 north for 21 mi to County Road 22. Turn onto County Road 22 and travel east for 10 mi. Turn south on Forest Road 256 and travel 1.2 mi to Pfeiffer Lake Campground.
Pfeiffer Lake Campground is accessible via Highway 53, which is approximately 21 miles south in Virginia, Minnesota.
Last updated: November 4, 2026
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Nearby city: Duluth, MN
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