About Fall Lake
Number of accommodations: 38
Campground Amenities
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Beach Access -
Pet Friendly -
Potable Water -
Lake Access -
Showers
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
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Reviews (194)
What Guests Are Saying
Fall Lake Campground is highly praised for its friendly and accommodating staff, clean facilities, and well-maintained campsites. Visitors appreciate the beautiful, private wooded sites, excellent bathrooms, and convenient access to the nearby Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA). While some guests noted issues with mosquitoes, the overall experience is described as peaceful and enjoyable, making it a popular destination for repeat visitors.
What Guests Are Saying
Fall Lake Campground is highly praised for its friendly and accommodating staff, clean facilities, and well-maintained campsites. Visitors appreciate the beautiful, private wooded sites, excellent bathrooms, and convenient access to the nearby Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA). While some guests noted issues with mosquitoes, the overall experience is described as peaceful and enjoyable, making it a popular destination for repeat visitors.
Review Summary
Jeff C
August 17, 2024
Enough space to feel somewhat secluded. Great hosts.
Matthew U
VerifiedAugust 17, 2024 • Stayed at: 012, Loop: BASS
Beautiful campground, Clean bath houses, Wonderful place to stay very family oriented
Amy H
VerifiedAugust 16, 2024 • Stayed at: 056, Loop: NORL
As always, a great camp ground. The facilities and area are always clean. The personnel on hand is friendly, courteous, and knowledgeable.
Shaun L
August 7, 2024
Beautiful, quiet campground with large private sites. Campground hosts provide an excellent experience. They care for their campground and their guests. The washrooms are spotless and the campsites are cleaned before each guest checks in.
This is the 3rd time we stayed and will continue to return from Canada each summer.
Michael P
VerifiedAugust 5, 2024 • Stayed at: 063, Loop: NORL
Nice , clean well maintained campground!
Becky J
VerifiedAugust 4, 2024 • Stayed at: 018, Loop: BASS
Hosts, Jerel and Sue at host campsite 1, were so friendly and accommodating. They took the time to answer all of our questions about the area. It is a beautiful campsite with many trees surrounding your campsite. The restrooms were very clean. It is very close to downtown Ely.
The swimming beach area at the campground was very nice. They have canoe rental for $20.00 a day which can bring you into the Boundary Waters.
The campground is kept up very well from sites, grounds and bathrooms.
The owner, Tanner, of the Voyager North Canoe Outfitters in downtown Ely was very helpful and friendly. He assisted us with our fishing questions.
Blueberry Festival was a fun experience.
If you love mosquitos, Ely camping is a must. Seriously, bring your best repellent.
Dean and Dawn M
July 22, 2024
Love this campground. We really enjoy kayaking along Mile Island and near the beach. Campsites are fairly private, which we LOVE! Always enjoy the chipmunks, Franklins, red squirrels and birds that come to our campsite/feeder.
Jesse D
VerifiedJuly 21, 2024 • Stayed at: 032, Loop: LAKE
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Chad J
VerifiedJuly 17, 2024 • Stayed at: 003, Loop: BASS
Excellent campground. We were in Site 3, a little too close to the dumpster. Have previously stayed in other spots, that were better; however, Site 3 is close to the bathrooms/shower. Much to do in Ely.
Vincent M
VerifiedJuly 15, 2024 • Stayed at: 063, Loop: NORL
This is a beautiful campground. Having no water at the site was a worthwhile chore because of the wonderful site we had. Convenient to Ely, Fall Lake also has excellent cell coverage.
Location Fall Lake
Address:
Kawishiwi Ranger District
Ely, MN, 55731
United States
Fall Lake is located in Northeast MN, 100 miles North of Duluth MN. From Duluth, MN, take Highway 53 north for 50 miles to Virginia, MN. Take Highway 169 northeast for 50 miles to Ely, Minnesota, travel an addition 6.5 miles to County Road 182 (Fall Lake Road). Travel north on County Road 182 for 2 miles.
Latitude & Longitude: 47.9525 / -91.7164
Elevation: 409 feet
Policies & Rules
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The northern portion of Fall Lake near the campground is within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wildreness, Visitors to the Wilderness are required to be in possession of a valid BWCAW permit, For questions about the specific BWCAW regulations contact the US Forest Service at (218) 365-7600. |
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All reservable sites, except 26, 33 and 41 (tent-only) have electric hookups; sites 5, 10, 15, 16, 18 and 62 have 20, 30 and 50 amp service available |
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Please Note: One RV with tow vehicle per single site or one vehicle per tent site. Most sites can accommodate 1 extra vehicle that is not included with the reservation fee. Extra vehicle will be charged a per night fee and collected at the campground. |
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Reserved Sites will be held until check out time (NOON) the day following your arrival date. Sites must be occupied by the checkout time of that following day to hold a reservation or the site will be forfeited and released to other guests. Once your reservation start date has begun, neither the Recreation.gov Contact Center nor the campground manager will be able to modify your reservation. |
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Refunds: Refund requests made through www.recreation.gov will be charged a $10 processing fee. This fee is retained by the reservation service contractor along with the non-refundable reservation fee. All requests for the return of the non-refundable reservation fee and the cancellation fee will be declined by the campground concessionaire as they did not receive these fees (these are the fees retained by the reservation contractor, a different entity). |
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Don't move firewood: To limit the spread of invasive tree-killing pests, firewood from outside the area is not permitted. Some states have quarantines and may confiscate your firewood. Please help protect our forests from invasive species by obtaining your firewood at or near your camping destination and burning it on-site. Visit dontmovefirewood.org for more information. |
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