46 campgrounds with first-come sites in Minnesota

More of them sit in Superior National Forest than anywhere else in the state. The Forest Service runs most of them. They lean to the east of the state rather than being spread evenly across it.

A campground is listed when Recreation.gov or the Forest Service records it as first-come, first-served. Campgrounds where some sites book online and the rest are first-come are listed too, marked partly reservable.

Reservable Partly reservable First-come, first-served

All 46

CampgroundAgencySitesBookingLink
Whiteface ReservoirFS71Partly reservableDetails →
Fall LakeFS66Partly reservableDetails →
Chippewa LoopFS64Partly reservableDetails →
Sawbill Lake CampgroundFS53Partly reservableDetails →
Clubhouse LakeFS48Partly reservableDetails →
Flour Lake CampgroundFS37Partly reservableDetails →
Crescent LakeFS34Partly reservableDetails →
Birch Lake CampgroundFS32Partly reservableDetails →
East Bearskin Lake CampgroundFS32Partly reservableDetails →
Cadotte LakeFS29Partly reservableDetails →
Ninemile Lake CampgroundFS28Partly reservableDetails →
Echo Lake (Minn)FS26Partly reservableDetails →
Mabel LakeFS21Partly reservableDetails →
Mcdougal Lake CampgroundFS21Partly reservableDetails →
Fort Charlotte Backcountry CampgroundsNPS18First-comeDetails →
Pfeiffer LakeFS17Partly reservableDetails →
Devil Track Lake CampgroundFS16First-comeDetails →
Fenske Lake CampgroundFS16Partly reservableDetails →
Webster LakeFS16Partly reservableDetails →
Jeanette LakeFS14Partly reservableDetails →
Noma Lake CampgroundFS14First-comeDetails →
Little Isabella River CampgroundFS11Partly reservableDetails →
Kimball Lake CampgroundFS10First-comeDetails →
Iron LakeFS7Partly reservableDetails →
Wilson Lake Rustic Campground & Backcountry SitesFS4First-comeDetails →
Divide Lake Campground & Backcountry SitesFS3First-comeDetails →
Hogback Lake Rustic Campground & Backcountry SitesFS3First-comeDetails →
Baker Lake Rustic CampgroundFSFirst-comeDetails →
Cascade River Rustic CampgroundFSFirst-comeDetails →
Clara Lake Rustic CampgroundFSFirst-comeDetails →
Dumbell Lake Backcountry CampsitesFSFirst-comeDetails →
Eighteen Lake Rustic CampgroundFSFirst-comeDetails →
Fourmile Lk Rustic Campground & Backcountry SitesFSFirst-comeDetails →
Harriet Lake Rustic CampgroundFSFirst-comeDetails →
Kawishiwi Lake Rustic CampgroundFSFirst-comeDetails →
Lake Jeanette Campground & Backcountry SitesFSPartly reservableDetails →
Poplar River Rustic CampgroundFSFirst-comeDetails →
Sand Lake Rustic CampgroundFSFirst-comeDetails →
Section 29 Lake Rustic CampgroundFSFirst-comeDetails →
Silver Island Lk Rustic Campgd & Backcountry SitesFSFirst-comeDetails →
T-Lake Backcountry CampsiteFSFirst-comeDetails →
Tamarack Point CampgroundFSFirst-comeDetails →
Temperance River CampgroundFSFirst-comeDetails →
Two Island Lake CampgroundFSFirst-comeDetails →
White Pine Lake Rustic CampgroundFSFirst-comeDetails →
Whitefish Lake Rustic Campgd & Timber-Frear AreaFSFirst-comeDetails →

Also in Minnesota

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