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SAWBILL LAKE (MN), MN

Description

- 51 wooded, well separated sites. - Immediate access to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. - Sawbill Lake is non-motorized. Carry down lake access only. - Tables, fire grates, water pumps, and outhouses provided. - Barrier-free fishing pier. The Sawbill Lake Campground is a Superior National Forest campground. Built on a hill above the lake, about a quarter of the sites offer a partial lake view. The entire campground is heavily wooded with white pines, red pines, spruce, balsam, birch and aspen. This is quiet campground with an emphasis on exploring the nearby wilderness, enjoying nature, and fishing. Located immediately adjacent to the campground, Sawbill Canoe Outfitters is the concessionaire operator and maintains a store with showers, laundry, fishing licenses, fishing bait and tackle, ice, grocery and convenience items, canoe and camping gear rental, and a pay telephone. Although, there are no water, sewer, or electrical hookups at the Sawbill Campground, it can easily accommodate large motor homes and trailers-- including fifth-wheelers. Trash and recycling facilities are located throughout the campground. There is a free sanitary dump station and a potable water hose available.

Services & Amenities:

Within Facility
  • Bicycle Riding
  • Bird Watching
  • Camp Host
  • Canoe Rental
  • Canoeing
  • Comfort Station
  • Drinking Water
  • Dump Station
  • Fee booth
  • Fire Rings
  • Fishing
  • Fishing Pier
  • Fishing River
  • Fishing streams
  • Grocery Store
  • Hiking
  • Hunting
  • Jogging/Running
  • Kayaking
  • Laundry
  • Nature Program
  • Nature Study
  • Parking
  • Pay Telephone
  • Photography
  • Picnic Area
  • Picnic Tables
  • Picnicing
  • Primitive Camping
  • Recreation Programs
  • Recycling Station
  • Rent Boats
  • Restroom
  • Retail, Drinks
  • Retail, Firewood
  • Retail, Ice
  • Retail, Snacks
  • Retail, Store/Gift Shop
  • Retail, Supplies
  • Scenic Driving Routes
  • Shopping
  • Shuttle Service
  • Sightseeing
  • Store
  • Trash Bin
  • Water Access, Facility Lake
  • Wildflower viewing
  • Wildlife Viewing
Less Than 1 Mile
  • Camping Backcountry
Within 10 Miles
  • Trails, Mountain Bike
Greater Than 10 Miles
  • Art & Museum
  • Church
  • Horseback Riding
  • Hospital
  • Medical Clinic
  • Museum
  • Rock Climbing
  • Seasonal Festivals
  • Trails, Bicycle
  • Trails, Difficult Hiking
  • Trails, Hiking, Moderate
  • Trails, Hiking/Walking, Easy

Alerts and Important Information

Campground Rules:

  • Quiet Hours must be observed between 10 PM and 6 AM every day.
  • Dogs are welcome at Sawbill Lake Campground, but must be leashed and under control at all times.
  • There is a two vehicle limit for each campsite. Any motorized vehicle is considered a vehicle. Trailers do not count as vehicles. A motorized vehicle on a trailer does not count as a vehicle. One vehicle is included in the regular fee. The second vehicle is an additional fee, equal to half the normal fee. Vehicles can be parked in the public parking lot for free.
  • Cut no green or growing thing.
  • Fires must be contained in the designated fire pits and supervised at all times. Put your fires dead out before leaving your site.
  • Leave your campsite cleaner than you found it. Remove all litter from the fire ring before you leave.

    A warning about bears: keep your food inside a hard-sided vehicle with the windows rolled up tight whenever you are away from camp and at night. Bears are not dangerous to people but they love coolers.
  • Getting There:

    Sawbill Lake (MN)
    4620 Sawbill Trail
    Tofte MN 55615

    GPS Info. (Latitude, Longitude):
    47.86306, -90.88528

    Go to Tofte, Minnesota via Highway 61 along Lake Superior's north shore. In Tofte, turn north (away from Lake Superior) on the Sawbill Trail (CCHS #2). Follow the Sawbill Trail 24 miles until it ends at the entrance to the campground.

    Phone Park for More Information:

    Project Office: (218)663-7150