Free camping near Ely, MN
Yes. 90 of the 94 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Ely, MN are listed as free; 3 charge a fee and 1 has no price on record. The closest free one is Bass Lake Site 1, 3.7 miles north, on U.S. Forest Service land.
The 50 nearest camps to Ely, MN
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bass Lake Site 1 | 3.7 | Free | Dry Lake (water) | 3.6 mi to Winton | — |
| Dry Lake Site 1 | 3.9 | Free | Dry Lake (water) | 3.9 mi to Winton | — |
| Bass Lake Site 3 | 4.0 | Free | Dry Lake (water) | 3.5 mi to Winton | — |
| Bass Lake Site 2 | 4.0 | Free | Dry Lake (water) | 3.7 mi to Winton | — |
| Low Lake Site 3 | 4.3 | Free | Hobo Lake (water) | 3.3 mi to Winton | — |
| High Lake Site 1 | 4.5 | Free | — | 4.5 mi to Ely | — |
| High Lake Site 3 | 4.5 | Free | — | 4.2 mi to Winton | — |
| High Lake Site 2 | 4.5 | Free | Dry Lake (water) | 4.6 mi to Winton | — |
| Low Lake Site 1 | 4.7 | Free | Hobo Lake (water) | 3.5 mi to Winton | — |
| Low Lake Site 2 | 5.1 | Free | Low Lake (water) | 3.6 mi to Winton | — |
| High Lake Site 4 | 5.1 | Free | Little Sletten Lake (water) | 4.7 mi to Winton | — |
| West Twin Lake Site 2 | 6.0 | Free | Dead River (river) | 5.0 mi to Burntside | — |
| East Twin Lake Site 4 | 6.0 | Free | Twin Lakes (water) | 5.5 mi to Burntside | — |
| West Twin Lake Site 3 | 6.1 | Free | — | 6.1 mi to Ely | — |
| East Twin Lake Site 5 | 6.1 | Free | Twin Lakes (water) | 5.7 mi to Burntside | — |
| Everett Lake Site 1 | 6.2 | Free | Twin Lakes (water) | 6.1 mi to Burntside | — |
| Sletten Lake Site 1 | 6.2 | Free | — | 5.9 mi to Winton | — |
| East Twin Lake Site 6 | 6.2 | Free | Twin Lakes (water) | 5.9 mi to Burntside | — |
| Twin Lake Site 1 | 6.3 | Free | Longstorff Creek (river) | 3.3 mi to Burntside | — |
| West Twin Lake Site 1 | 6.4 | Free | Twin Lakes (water) | 5.4 mi to Burntside | — |
| Grassy Lake Site 1 | 6.4 | Free | Tee Lake (water) | 5.7 mi to Winton | — |
| Burntside Lake Site 5 | 6.4 | Free | Dead River (river) | 4.3 mi to Burntside | — |
| Grassy Lake Site 2 | 6.7 | Free | Tee Lake (water) | 5.9 mi to Winton | — |
| Fenske Lake Campground | 6.9 | Fee | Little Sletten Lake (water) | 7.0 mi to Ely | — |
| Tee Lake Site 1 | 6.9 | Free | Tee Lake (water) | 6.4 mi to Winton | — |
| Fall Lake Campground | 7.0 | Fee | — | 4.2 mi to Winton | — |
| Burntside Lake Site 3 | 7.0 | Free | — | 7.0 mi to Ely | — |
| Burntside Lake Site 4 | 7.0 | Free | Shipman Bass Lake (water) | 5.0 mi to Burntside | — |
| Johnson Lake Site 1 | 7.1 | Free | Johnson Creek (river) | 4.0 mi to Rothman | — |
| Burntside Lake Site 6 | 7.1 | Free | Shipman Bass Lake (water) | 5.6 mi to Burntside | — |
| Old Birch Dam Campgrd | 7.1 | Free | South Kawishiwi River (river) | 6.3 mi to White Iron | — |
| Burntside Lake Site 2 | 7.8 | Free | Geraldine Lake (water) | 4.2 mi to Burntside Lake | — |
| Burntside Lake Site 1 | 8.1 | Free | — | 8.1 mi to Ely | — |
| South Kawishiwi Campground | 8.3 | Unpriced | South Kawishiwi River (river) | 6.2 mi to Silver Rapids | — |
| Nels Lake Site 1 | 8.4 | Free | — | 8.0 mi to Winton | — |
| Nels Lake Site 3 | 8.4 | Free | Nels Lake (water) | 8.0 mi to Winton | — |
| Pickett Lake Site 1 | 8.6 | Free | Bushmen Lake (water) | 7.6 mi to Winton | — |
| Pickerel Lake Site 1 | 8.7 | Free | — | 6.4 mi to Winton | — |
| Nels Lake Site 2 | 8.8 | Free | Nels Lake (water) | 8.5 mi to Winton | — |
| Pickerel Lake Site 2 | 8.9 | Free | Pickerel Lake (water) | 4.6 mi to Silver Rapids | — |
| Birch Lake Site 1 | 9.6 | Free | Keeley Creek (stream) | 8.5 mi to White Iron | — |
| Birch Lake Site 2 | 10 | Free | Keeley Creek (stream) | 9.2 mi to Silver Rapids | — |
| Birch Lake Site 16 | 11 | Free | Kangas Creek (stream) | 5.1 mi to Babbitt | — |
| Birch Lake Campgound | 11 | Free | Stony River (river) | 8.3 mi to Babbitt | — |
| Birch Lake Site 8 | 11 | Free | Kangas Creek (stream) | 5.9 mi to Babbitt | — |
| Greenstone Lake Site 2 | 11 | Free | Dan Lake (water) | 6.6 mi to Silver Rapids | — |
| Birch Lake Site 11 | 11 | Free | — | 7.7 mi to Babbitt | — |
| Birch Lake Site 10 | 11 | Free | Kangas Creek (stream) | 5.0 mi to Babbitt | — |
| Whisper Lake Site 1 | 11 | Free | — | 2.3 mi to Rothman | — |
| Birch Lake Site 3 | 11 | Free | Stony River (river) | 8.5 mi to Babbitt | — |
The other 44 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Ely, MN.
Who manages the camps near Ely, MN
Who manages them: 93 on the Forest Service; 1 on the BLM.
- Superior National Forest — 94 camps: 90 free, 3 fee, 1 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 94 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Ely, MN
This is the Weather Service forecast for the town, fetched when the page opens. It is not a forecast for any camp in the table; ground higher up or in a canyon can run colder or windier. It needs JavaScript; without it, see weather.gov.
Camping near other towns close by
The nearest towns that have their own page, with the straight-line miles between the towns.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Ely, MN, not a driving distance — a camp four miles out across a canyon can be an hour of road. Cost is the audited three-state verdict on each camp's own record: free, fee, or unpriced where we could not confirm a price. A blank column is a gap in the record, not a statement that the thing is absent. Camps come from state and federal agency records, not from a visit, except the ones marked. Seasons, permits and fire rules change: confirm with the managing office before you go. Found a fee where we show free? Tell us on the contact page.