Teresa R
VerifiedAugust 20, 2020 Stayed at: 023, Loop: South
Great campground and hosts!
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Birch Lake Campground offers a spacious and well-maintained environment with clean bathrooms, good drinking water, and a peaceful atmosphere, making it ideal for family gatherings and outdoor activities. Many campers appreciate the privacy between sites and the beautiful surroundings, although access to the water for activities like swimming and fishing can be limited. Some guests expressed concerns about road conditions leading to the campground and occasional issues with site reservations, but overall, the campground is highly recommended for its cleanliness and natural beauty.
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August 20, 2020 Stayed at: 023, Loop: South
Great campground and hosts!
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September 22, 2020 Stayed at: 029, Loop: South
I never made it to the campground to use this reservation. More importantly, I tried very hard to get it cancelled. I was not concerned about recovering the cost as much as just giving someone else a chance to use the site. I could not find my way to a page in my reservations that had an active link to being able to cancel or modify this reservation. It was very frustrating and disappointing that this wasn't a simple, user friendly action to complete. Frustrating and disappointing because I couldn't act on my good intentions.
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September 27, 2020 Stayed at: 017, Loop: South
nice campground, prefer it only for shorter visit, it has basic pit toilets but no showers, and no water hookups/electric at site so it would be hard to stay for too long. Also found it completely booked full and the other campers playing music I didn't like on their devices was a little disappointing. But for a short trip this is a nice campground.
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October 4, 2020 Stayed at: 017, Loop: South
The other campers were so respectful as it was soooo quiet. The site was spacious and clean and plenty of restrooms. Tent sites are all raised so drainage is good. The toilets were the best ever and I have camped all over.
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May 26, 2021 Stayed at: 014, Loop: North
FE LL IN LAKE
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June 21, 2021 Stayed at: 021, Loop: South
Our site was amazing... it was private and had a trail right down to the lake. It was up a set of steps which wasn’t the most convenient for loading/unloading but it was gorgeous.
The lake was beautiful but I wish we would’ve known there was really no shore access for swimming or anything.
The campground hosts were by the far the friendliest/best hosts we have ever had. I recommend this place highly. It was a great experience! **remember your bug spray!!**
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June 22, 2021 Stayed at: 019, Loop: South
Was a really nice campground just be prepared to be awake by 5 or 6 am by people being noisy driving up and down the road. Would be nice if you could run a generator to drown out the noise from the people who are early risers.
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June 28, 2021 Stayed at: 014, Loop: North
The camp hosts were fabulous. Very helpful and attentive to ensuring we could have as good a stay as possible. Normally speaking the sites would have been good except when traveling with 5th wheel campers and boats things got pretty tight and lots of maneuvering was needed to get everything onto the site and yet be able to access the boat to take it to the launch site.
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July 6, 2021 Stayed at: 025, Loop: South
The Campground hosts, Thor and Cyndi, were terrific! The campground is beautiful!
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July 12, 2021 Stayed at: 017, Loop: South
Thor and Cindy, the camp ground hosts, were awesome to interact with. The site itself as well as the bathroom facilities and all of the common facility areas were exceptionally clean and well taken care of. Beyond being clean and welcoming, the sites at this campground are more spread out and have thicker vegetation so you aren't right on top of your neighbors. We used the boat launch and dock which were well maintained as well and made it easy to get on and off our boat right from the campground. There was enough room at our site (#17) to have three tents with 8 adults and 1 baby and enough space to feel very comfortable. This was our second time visiting Birch Lake Campground and it never disappoints!
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Kawishiwi Ranger District, 1393 Highway 169, Ely, MN 55731 United States
Elevation: 443 ft
From Ely, Minnesota, travel about 8 mi south on State Highway 1 toward Lake Superior, until Forest Road 429 (Little Lake Road). Turn right on Forest Road 429 and continue 4 mi to the campground entrance road. Turn left onto the campground road and...
From Ely, Minnesota, travel about 8 mi south on State Highway 1 toward Lake Superior, until Forest Road 429 (Little Lake Road). Turn right on Forest Road 429 and continue 4 mi to the campground entrance road. Turn left onto the campground road and continue 1 mi to the campground.
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12PM
Last updated: October 22, 2026