Free camping near Lutsen, MN
Within 25 straight-line miles of Lutsen, MN there are 108 camps: 99 free, 5 fee, 4 unpriced. The closest is Sht- West Poplar River, 0.7 miles north-west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Sht- West Poplar River, 0.7 miles out.
Who manages them: 108 on the Forest Service.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sht- West Poplar River | 0.7 | Free | Poplar River (river) | 2.6 mi to Lutsen | — |
| Sht- East Poplar River | 0.7 | Free | Poplar River (river) | 2.7 mi to Lutsen | — |
| Sht- Mystery Mountain | 1.7 | Free | Poplar River (river) | 2.9 mi to Lutsen | — |
| Sht- East Lake Agnes | 1.9 | Free | Lake Agnes (water) | 3.7 mi to Lutsen | — |
| Sht- Jonvick Creek | 2.4 | Free | Jonvick Creek (stream) | 3.2 mi to Lutsen | — |
| Sht-Spruce Creek | 4.2 | Free | — | 4.2 mi to Lutsen | — |
| Sht- East Rollins Creek | 4.3 | Free | Rollins Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Lutsen | — |
| White Pine Lake Rustic Campground | 5.3 | Free | Tait River (river) | 7.4 mi to Lutsen | — |
| Sht- Onion River | 5.6 | Free | — | 5.6 mi to Lutsen | — |
| Poplar River Rustic Campground | 5.9 | Free | — | 5.9 mi to Lutsen | — |
| Sht- East Leveaux | 6.5 | Free | Leveaux Pond (water) | 3.4 mi to Tofte | — |
| Sht- Indian Creek | 6.7 | Free | Indian Camp Creek (stream) | 6.8 mi to Lutsen | — |
| Clara Lake Rustic Campground | 7.3 | Free | Tait River (river) | 9.3 mi to Lutsen | — |
| Clara Lake Campground | 7.4 | Unpriced | Tait River (river) | 9.5 mi to Lutsen | — |
| Temperance River Group Site | 7.5 | Free | Sixmile Creek (stream) | 4.7 mi to Tofte | — |
| Oxbow Dispersed Campsites (3) | 8.0 | Free | — | 8.0 mi to Lutsen | — |
| Sht-Trout Creek | 8.1 | Free | — | 8.1 mi to Lutsen | — |
| Sht- Springdale Creek | 8.2 | Free | Springdale Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Tofte | — |
| Sht- Cut Log | 8.2 | Free | Trout Creek (stream) | 8.6 mi to Lutsen | — |
| Rice Lake Site 3 | 8.3 | Free | Manymoon Lake (water) | 10 mi to Lutsen | — |
| Sht- Big White Pine | 8.4 | Free | Trout Creek (stream) | 8.4 mi to Lutsen | — |
| Rice Lake Site 2 | 8.5 | Free | — | 8.5 mi to Lutsen | — |
| Rice Lake Site 1 | 9.1 | Free | Poplar River (river) | 11 mi to Lutsen | — |
| Temperance River National Forest Campground | 9.2 | Unpriced | Honeymoon Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Tofte | — |
| Sht- North Cascade River | 9.8 | Free | Cascade River (river) | 8.6 mi to Grand Marais | — |
| Crescent Lake Site #3 | 10 | Free | Poplar River (stream) | 12 mi to Lutsen | — |
| Crescent Lake Site #2 | 11 | Free | Poplar River (stream) | 13 mi to Lutsen | — |
| Crescent Lake Site #1 | 11 | Free | Poplar River (stream) | 13 mi to Lutsen | — |
| Crescent Lake Campground | 11 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Lutsen | — |
| Crescent Lake Campground | 12 | Unpriced | — | 12 mi to Lutsen | — |
| Apple Tree Site | 12 | Free | Heartbreak Creek (stream) | 5.1 mi to Schroeder | — |
| Toohey Lake Campground | 12 | Unpriced | Toohey Creek (stream) | 11 mi to Tofte | — |
| Toohey Lake Rustic Campground | 12 | Free | Toohey Creek (stream) | 11 mi to Tofte | — |
| Fourmile Lake Site #3 | 13 | Free | Toohey Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Tofte | — |
| Fourmile Lake Site 1 | 13 | Free | Toohey Creek (stream) | 9.9 mi to Tofte | — |
| Sht- Ledge | 13 | Free | Cross River (river) | 1.7 mi to Schroeder | — |
| Fourmile Rustic Campground | 13 | Free | Toohey Creek (stream) | 11 mi to Tofte | — |
| Fourmile Lake Site 2 | 13 | Free | Richey Creek (stream) | 9.9 mi to Tofte | — |
| Sht-Sundling Creek | 13 | Free | Sundling Creek (stream) | 5.5 mi to Pine Mountain Trailer Court | — |
| Baker Lake Rustic Campground | 13 | Free | Horn Creek (stream) | 15 mi to Lutsen | — |
| Sht- South Cross River | 13 | Free | Cross River (river) | 1.3 mi to Schroeder | — |
| Cascade Lake Site 1 | 13 | Free | Little Cascade Lake (water) | 13 mi to Pine Mountain Trailer Court | — |
| Cascade River Rustic Campground | 13 | Free | Thompson Creek (stream) | 7.8 mi to Pine Mountain Trailer Court | — |
| Sht- Falls | 13 | Free | Fredenberg Creek (stream) | 2.1 mi to Schroeder | — |
| Sht- South Bally Creek Pond | 14 | Free | Bally Creek Pond (water) | 4.7 mi to Grand Marais | — |
| Sht- North Bally Creek Pond | 14 | Free | Bally Creek Pond (water) | 4.7 mi to Grand Marais | — |
| Cascade Lake Site 2 | 14 | Free | Cascade River (river) | 13 mi to Pine Mountain Trailer Court | — |
| Finger Lake Site 1 | 14 | Free | Finger Lake (water) | 12 mi to Tofte | — |
| Elbow Lake Site 3 | 15 | Free | — | 15 mi to Lutsen | — |
| Sht- Fredenberg Creek | 15 | Free | Fredenberg Creek (stream) | 2.3 mi to Taconite Harbor | — |
The other 58 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Lutsen, MN.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Lutsen, 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.