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Winnie Campground - USFS

WINNIE CAMPGROUND
WINNIE CAMPGROUND
WINNIE CAMPGROUND
WINNIE CAMPGROUND

Featured amenities

Pet Friendly

About Winnie Campground - USFS

Winnie Campground is remotely located on the west side of Lake Winnibigoshish in the heart of the Chippewa National Forest. Visitors come to the area to enjoy boating, trophy muskie fishing and beautiful scenery.

Number of accommodations: 33

Nearby Activities & Attractions

Boating

Fishing

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

2026 Season availability

Current season
Upcoming seasons
Past seasons
Closed periods
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Currently open - May 8 to Sep 4

Campground Amenities

Most popular amenities

Pet friendly
Water and Hygiene

Water and Hygiene

  • Potable Water
Water Access

Water Access

  • Lake Access
Pets and Policies

Pets and Policies

  • Pet friendly
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Rates, Sites & Availability

Select check-in and check-out dates to see real-time availability for each site.

33 Sites Available

Site
Price
🚐 001, Loop: Winnie Campground
No Hookups
$16.00
/ per night
🚐 003, Loop: Winnie Campground
No Hookups
$16.00
/ per night
🚐 004, Loop: Winnie Campground
No Hookups
$16.00
/ per night
🚐 005, Loop: Winnie Campground
No Hookups
$16.00
/ per night
🚐 006, Loop: Winnie Campground
No Hookups
$16.00
/ per night
🚐 007, Loop: Winnie Campground
No Hookups
$16.00
/ per night
🚐 008, Loop: Winnie Campground
No Hookups
$16.00
/ per night
🚐 009, Loop: Winnie Campground
No Hookups
$16.00
/ per night
🚐 010, Loop: Winnie Campground
No Hookups
$16.00
/ per night
🚐 011, Loop: Winnie Campground
No Hookups
$16.00
/ per night
🚐 012, Loop: Winnie Campground
No Hookups
$16.00
/ per night
🚐 013, Loop: Winnie Campground
No Hookups
$16.00
/ per night
🚐 014, Loop: Winnie Campground
No Hookups
$16.00
/ per night
🚐 015, Loop: Winnie Campground
No Hookups
$16.00
/ per night
🚐 016, Loop: Winnie Campground
No Hookups
$16.00
/ per night
🚐 017, Loop: Winnie Campground
Water Only
$16.00
/ per night
🚐 018, Loop: Winnie Campground
No Hookups
$16.00
/ per night
🚐 019, Loop: Winnie Campground
No Hookups
$16.00
/ per night
🚐 021, Loop: Winnie Campground
No Hookups
$16.00
/ per night
🚐 022, Loop: Winnie Campground
No Hookups
$16.00
/ per night
🚐 023, Loop: Winnie Campground
No Hookups
$16.00
/ per night
🚐 024, Loop: Winnie Campground
No Hookups
$16.00
/ per night
🚐 025, Loop: Winnie Campground
No Hookups
$16.00
/ per night
🚐 026, Loop: Winnie Campground
No Hookups
$16.00
/ per night
🚐 027, Loop: Winnie Campground
No Hookups
$16.00
/ per night
🚐 028, Loop: Winnie Campground
No Hookups
$16.00
/ per night
🚐 029, Loop: Winnie Campground
No Hookups
$16.00
/ per night
🚐 030, Loop: Winnie Campground
No Hookups
$16.00
/ per night
🚐 031, Loop: Winnie Campground
No Hookups
$16.00
/ per night
🚐 032, Loop: Winnie Campground
No Hookups
$16.00
/ per night
🚐 033, Loop: Winnie Campground
No Hookups
$16.00
/ per night
🚐 034, Loop: Winnie Campground
No Hookups
$16.00
/ per night
🚐 035, Loop: Winnie Campground
No Hookups
$16.00
/ per night

Reviews (166)

What Guests Are Saying

Winnie Campground is praised for its friendly host, Nicole, who has significantly improved the campground's cleanliness and maintenance. Campers appreciate the spacious, beautiful sites, immaculate vault toilets, and the peaceful atmosphere, especially during less crowded times. However, there are some concerns regarding bear activity in the area, which has prompted campers to be cautious with food storage.

Review Summary

4.0
166 reviews
5
47.6%
79
4
23.5%
39
3
14.5%
24
2
7.2%
12
1
7.2%
12

Anthony S

Verified

July 23, 2025 Stayed at: 015, Loop: Winnie Campground

5

Nicole, our new campground host, was awesome! Our family has been camping at the Winnie Campground for decades, so we've seen many hosts come and go. We couldn't have asked for a more friendly, hard working, agreeable person than Nicole. She has the entire campground, including the bathrooms, looking great. Please find a way to keep her coming back. Thank you.

Anthony S

Verified

July 23, 2025 Stayed at: 015, Loop: Winnie Campground

5

Nicole, our new campground host, was awesome! Our family has been camping at the Winnie Campground for decades, so we've seen many hosts come and go. We couldn't have asked for a more friendly, hard working, agreeable person than Nicole. She has the entire campground, including the bathrooms, looking great. Please find a way to keep her coming back. Thank you.

Matthew S

Verified

July 4, 2025 Stayed at: 018, Loop: Winnie Campground

1

The campground host in the site next to us ran their generator all night every night of our stay saying that they had a medical condition and had to. I have sleep apnea too (the reason why the host said they had to run their generator). I respect the other campers enough to charge a battery that runs my CPAP overnight. Quiet and I can hear loons, water as waves hitting the shore, the birds and woods - - or usually I can until I am told that they have to run their generator over the entire night. Winnie is a primitive campground, I have visited it nearly every summer of my life. Not a nice and recharging vacation when I feel very disrespected by a host that can run their medical device off a battery over the hours that are designated as “quiet hours”. Choose a better campground host or just not have one as it can truly be a primitive campground. They can run a generator during the day to charge the battery which I did (it takes only a few hours to do this). We as a large family had multiple members that also need CPAP at night and we all used a battery to run our machines. All medical devices are required by law to run from a battery as a backup if the power goes out. Please respect the campers visiting the campground and get a more respectful campground host. I feel like much of my vacation I used to go to this campground this year was mostly wasted as my experience was not pleasant.

Matthew S

Verified

July 4, 2025 Stayed at: 018, Loop: Winnie Campground

1

The campground host in the site next to us ran their generator all night every night of our stay saying that they had a medical condition and had to. I have sleep apnea too (the reason why the host said they had to run their generator). I respect the other campers enough to charge a battery that runs my CPAP overnight. Quiet and I can hear loons, water as waves hitting the shore, the birds and woods - - or usually I can until I am told that they have to run their generator over the entire night. Winnie is a primitive campground, I have visited it nearly every summer of my life. Not a nice and recharging vacation when I feel very disrespected by a host that can run their medical device off a battery over the hours that are designated as “quiet hours”. Choose a better campground host or just not have one as it can truly be a primitive campground. They can run a generator during the day to charge the battery which I did (it takes only a few hours to do this). We as a large family had multiple members that also need CPAP at night and we all used a battery to run our machines. All medical devices are required by law to run from a battery as a backup if the power goes out. Please respect the campers visiting the campground and get a more respectful campground host. I feel like much of my vacation I used to go to this campground this year was mostly wasted as my experience was not pleasant.

Matthew S

Verified

July 4, 2025 Stayed at: 018, Loop: Winnie Campground

1

The campground host in the site next to us ran their generator all night every night of our stay saying that they had a medical condition and had to. I have sleep apnea too (the reason why the host said they had to run their generator). I respect the other campers enough to charge a battery that runs my CPAP overnight. Quiet and I can hear loons, water as waves hitting the shore, the birds and woods - - or usually I can until I am told that they have to run their generator over the entire night. Winnie is a primitive campground, I have visited it nearly every summer of my life. Not a nice and recharging vacation when I feel very disrespected by a host that can run their medical device off a battery over the hours that are designated as “quiet hours”. Choose a better campground host or just not have one as it can truly be a primitive campground. They can run a generator during the day to charge the battery which I did (it takes only a few hours to do this). We as a large family had multiple members that also need CPAP at night and we all used a battery to run our machines. All medical devices are required by law to run from a battery as a backup if the power goes out. Please respect the campers visiting the campground and get a more respectful campground host. I feel like much of my vacation I used to go to this campground this year was mostly wasted as my experience was not pleasant.

Charles S

Verified

June 30, 2025 Stayed at: 015, Loop: Winnie Campground

5

The campground host "Nichole" was the best host in over 45 years. the sites and walking trails were mowed and poison ivy free. The restrooms were cleaned every morning and restocked with toilet paper regularly. Please retain her services. Thank You! Charles R. Sonnek

Charles S

Verified

June 30, 2025 Stayed at: 015, Loop: Winnie Campground

5

The campground host "Nichole" was the best host in over 45 years. the sites and walking trails were mowed and poison ivy free. The restrooms were cleaned every morning and restocked with toilet paper regularly. Please retain her services. Thank You! Charles R. Sonnek

Charles S

Verified

June 30, 2025 Stayed at: 015, Loop: Winnie Campground

5

The campground host "Nichole" was the best host in over 45 years. the sites and walking trails were mowed and poison ivy free. The restrooms were cleaned every morning and restocked with toilet paper regularly. Please retain her services. Thank You! Charles R. Sonnek

James B

Verified

June 28, 2025 Stayed at: 022, Loop: Winnie Campground

4

Great week with good weather until the second weekend when the area was hit with a night of thunderstorms. Fishing was good and dining on them was even better. Many different types of birds and waterfowl, along with squirrels and chipmunks. We even saw black bear. Our camp host, Nicole and husband were fantastic, greeting all campers as they arrived, keeping the grounds well maintained and the restrooms maintained twice a day and never short of paper or hand cleaner. As always it is an enjoyable week of rustic camping that I have enjoyed since the year I turned 12 years old. I turned 74 this year.

Timothy S

Verified

June 28, 2025 Stayed at: 013, Loop: Winnie Campground

5

This was one of the best trips to Winnie Campground in a long time. The campground host was very nice and hospitable.
The camp sites were all mowed and clean. The restrooms were clean, the toilet paper and hand soap were restocked properly. It's too bad about the bears checking out the campsites almost daily during the day time hours. It would be nice to have the poison ivy controlled around the lakeside steps and walking trails. How about cleaning out the boat docking lagoon so it is usable.

Location Winnie Campground - USFS

Address:
417 Forestry Drive
Blackduck, MN, 56630
United States

Highway access

Winnie Campground is accessible via Highway 2, located approximately six miles west of the campground near Cass Lake.

Latitude & Longitude: 47.425 / -94.3164

Elevation: 395 feet

Policies & Rules

Arrival & departure

  • After the reservation season, there may be sites available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Cancellation policy

  • Reservation fees are non-refundable. For campsites, cabins, lookouts, yurts, group sites, and similar stays, we charge a reservation service fee of $8.
  • Standard cancellations usually have a $10 cancellation fee. Customers can generally cancel before the check-in date online.
  • Late cancellation rules differ by stay type.
    • Individual campsites: cancelling after 12:00am local time the day before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
    • Cabins, lookouts, and yurts: cancelling less than 14 days before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
    • One-night reservations: a late cancellation usually forfeits the full amount paid, up to the total original reservation cost.
  • Modifications are allowed before the cut-off window, but fees depend on the change. Changing to dates completely outside the original reservation dates may trigger a $10 change fee. Extending or shortening a stay that still includes original dates usually has no change fee, though refunds may depend on timing and facility rules. Switching to the same type of campsite for the same dates usually has no change fee, but price differences are charged or refunded.
  • Early departures may or may not be refunded. At certain facilities, partial refunds may be possible if staff can mark the site available for other visitors. No refund is given for a night if the early departure is requested after that day's check-out time.
  • Security deposits are separate. Security deposits may be refunded to the original payment method if the facility is left in acceptable condition, as determined by the property.

Fees & deposits

  • A fee is charged for each camping unit at the site, with an extra charge for additional units.

General

  • Click here for more information on the Chippewa National Forest

Fires & fuel

  • Do not move firewood from outside the area to prevent the spread of pests; obtain firewood locally and burn it on-site.

Wildlife & food storage

  • Coolers and bear attractants must be secured to prevent black bear encounters; feeding wildlife is prohibited.

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Last updated: June 3, 2026

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