About Trails End Campground
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2026 Season availability
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Water and Hygiene
- Potable Water
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Reviews (215)
What Guests Are Saying
Trails End Campground is praised for its beautiful, clean, and well-maintained sites that offer a peaceful and secluded atmosphere, making it an ideal spot for relaxation and disconnecting from daily life. Campers appreciate the stunning scenery, access to wildlife, and helpful campground hosts. While some reviews mention issues with the cleanliness of the restrooms and occasional noise from generators, the overall experience remains highly positive, with many guests eager to return.
What Guests Are Saying
Trails End Campground is praised for its beautiful, clean, and well-maintained sites that offer a peaceful and secluded atmosphere, making it an ideal spot for relaxation and disconnecting from daily life. Campers appreciate the stunning scenery, access to wildlife, and helpful campground hosts. While some reviews mention issues with the cleanliness of the restrooms and occasional noise from generators, the overall experience remains highly positive, with many guests eager to return.
Review Summary
Katherine H
VerifiedJune 3, 2021 • Stayed at: 024, Loop: TEND
Beautiful campground with views of the lakes. We enjoyed daily canoe trips and hikes.
Only complaint was the toilet paper in the outhouse ran out during our stay and was not replaced.
Will come again!
Mark F
VerifiedMay 31, 2021 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: TRAI
Some sites with amazing views!
Phil W
VerifiedMay 27, 2021 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: TRAI
Generators were ran constantly even when people were not even on their site. They were out fishing when we had to listen to there generator for hours.
Isaias D
VerifiedJanuary 21, 2021 • Stayed at: 020, Loop: TEND
This campsite is nice and private. Until the hikers literally cross through your site. There’s a trail for the hikers and people on excursions that leads directly through the site. We were in a tent and it didn’t have a rain tarp on and we had the screens for ventilation. We were woken up by a strange man walking through the site. Followed by 20-30 people over the next hour coming through with hiking gear and canoes. Absolutely beautiful surroundings but terrible site. Choosing another site next time!
Jennifer H
VerifiedOctober 23, 2020 • Stayed at: 017, Loop: TEND
Take a screenshot of your reservation confirmation page. Download offline maps ahead of time. Take screenshots of the weather forecast before you enter the Gunflint Trail. Drive slow on the gunflint. Wildlife, children, and domesticated pets live here.
Bears do visit your site:) The wildlife is abundant.
Research the individual campsites ahead of time if you have specific preferences about the level of privacy you want. Site 22 is very visible, very small, and 50 ft from the bathroom. Sites 15/16/17 are on a trail that is pushed back from parking, but some are not private from each other. 21 & 23 are more private and larger.
Be peaceful. People travel long distances to come here. This is a space for laughter, but be mindful of other guests, especially when traveling to the restrooms or driving. Put your pet on a leash when not directly in your site (the main road, exploring). When exploring, DON'T enter other occupied or reserved sites.
ALWAYS practice bear and rodent food protocol. That includes your gray water from dishes or brushing your teeth, putting your trash and food in your vehicle or up in a tree, and the removal of your pet waste.
Pick up before you leave, even if it was there before you were.
Check-in isn't until 2pm, but check-out is at 11am. Other campers within the campground often book other sites for the next day. They are waiting for you to leave while newcomers are waiting for them to leave.
Jennifer H
VerifiedOctober 23, 2020 • Stayed at: 023, Loop: TEND
Private, large, and stunning view of the lake. Level ground. Bear visitor :)
Jennifer H
VerifiedOctober 23, 2020 • Stayed at: 022, Loop: TEND
No privacy, very small, not level, cliffside, and 50 ft from the bathroom. Stunning view.
Many people turn around here. Very busy and very loud.
julie s
VerifiedOctober 19, 2020 • Stayed at: 028, Loop: TEND
an innovatively designed campground with unusual extremely scenic sites
Amy K
VerifiedOctober 17, 2020 • Stayed at: 028, Loop: TEND
Beautiful site, beautiful campground. Quiet, clean, and the site was bigger than expected, too! You really can’t go wrong with any of the campgrounds along Gunflint Trail.
Mike K
VerifiedOctober 1, 2020 • Stayed at: 013, Loop: TRAI
Nicely spaced campsites, and beautiful views. Great jumping off spot for paddling, hiking, or biking on snowmobile trails.
Location & Directions for Trails End Campground
Gunflint Ranger District, Grand Marais, MN 55604 United States
Elevation: 441 ft
Getting There
From Grand Marais, Minnesota, take Gunflint Trail (County Road 12) 57 mi north. Gunflint Trail ends at Trail's End Campground.
Highway access
Gunflint Trail (County Road 12) provides direct access to Trails End Campground, located 57 miles north of Grand Marais. No major interstates or highways are within 25 miles.
Policies & Rules
General
- Additional fee for campers arriving in a second vehicle collected on-site for second vehicle
- No off-road vehicles allowed
- Be bear aware; keep all food out of sight in approved containers or locked inside a hard-sided vehicle
- Click here to learn more about Superior National Forest
- 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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Last updated: October 22, 2026