South Kawishiwi River

I've stayed here several times previously, and will likely visit again. It's a good location for a base when fishing multiple area lakes. Typically quiet, always clean, and the host goes out of their way to make the pit toilet restrooms clean and attractive, even going to the extent of installing homey little tables in the corner and pictures on the wall. I visited in early June of 2023, and forgot my personal rule about not camping in June; I paid the price. The gnats were excessive. Atrocious. Horrible! Of course, they're attracted to carbon dioxide exhaled by mammals, so they come at your face. And the exhaust from gasoline or diesel vehicles contains a similar compound that also attracts the bugs, so getting out of the truck & working on disconnecting the trailer, or setting up a tent, means working in a cloud of annoyance. That's OK. Just take a break in the car for five or ten minutes to let that pollution dissipate. Then go do your tasks with many fewer insects attacking you. I go mid-week to avoid the noise of weekenders' partying. Early & late in the year, during the school season, virtually guarantees not having to fight for an open site, or even for the best site. And there's no kids around pressing the boundaries, making noise early & late, running through your campsite, or darting out in front of your vehicle. Minus the biting swarming bugs, this was a perfect camping trip. As for recommendations, I'd vote for the site providing a dump station for campers. For water at every site. But it's well advertised that these amenities are missing, and therefore it's no surprise. There's flushing water & a dump station just 11 miles up the road at Ely, and it's only $5 for the dump, and the water's free. That's a big plus, having a dump station with a standard garden hose spigot that can attach to a camper's power flush out fitting.

Beautiful location. Clean camp, friendly camp manager. The only thing this camp needs is a RV dump station.

The bathrooms were so clean!! And that is so important to us! the camp host was so helpful and nice. Also, the campground was quet. We will come again for sure!

Very nice campground, camp host is easy to talk to.
No problems.

Dan, campground manager, is a rock star! He really did a great job helping us prepare for our wedding at the pavilion. Beautiful location! We are lucky to have this place in Ely.

Nice large sites and very clean. Now most sites have electricity not just sites 1-15. Host was friendly and helpful.

Cleanest vault toilets I've ever seen. Campground dated but very well kept.

Beautiful view and woodsy. Can’t see your neighbor,very private. Great for kyaking.

The park seemed very well managed and was very clean. Good location, being just a few miles from Ely on a beautiful river. A rather small and private feeling campground , just 30 sites available, some with direct river access. There are no showers, but good well water is available, and the vault restroom facilities were very clean. We could hear the wolves howling from across the river at night, that alone was worth our trip (up north), as we live in the twin cities.

Outhouse was the cleanest we’ve ever used. Nice campsites.