Crane Lake Voyageur RV Campground in Voyageurs National Park

Campground · Voyageurs National Park

Crane Lake Voyageur RV Campground

Full-hookup RV sites beside Crane Lake's visitor center and docks.

Type
Campground
Nearest trail
4.8 mi
Audio stories
4 nearby
  • Parking
  • Picnic tables

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Crane Lake Visitor Center and RV Base

Overview

About Crane Lake Voyageur RV Campground

Why stop

  • Roomy gravel pads, full hookups and immediate boat access.

Heads up

  • No campground restrooms or showers; only self-contained RVs.

Map

Where it is

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CampgroundCrane Lake Voyageur RV Campground48.26434, -92.48879
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Plan your stop

Before you go

2 active Voyageurs alerts

  • ClosureDryweed Island-area sites closed for bear activitySeventeen campsites, houseboat sites, and a day-use site on Dryweed Island and nearby islands are closed through the end of October 2026 because of continued bear activity and unsafe bear-human…Official details
  • CautionNavigation markers and buoys absent on park lakesUse caution while boating on Rainy, Kabetogama, Namakan, and Sand Point Lakes because park hazard markers and secondary navigation aids have been removed, and most primary navigational buoys are also…Official details
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More about Crane Lake Voyageur RV Campground

A practical base at Crane LakeCrane Lake Voyageur RV Campground is a municipal RV park in the gateway community of Crane…

Crane Lake Voyageur RV Campground is a municipal RV park in the gateway community of Crane Lake, directly beside Voyageurs National Park's Crane Lake Visitor Center. Choose it for a full-hookup RV base close to the lake and the visitor-center docks, with easy access to the park's western waterways.

Roomy hookup sitesThe operator lists sites about 50 feet deep, with individual water and sewer hookups, 20-, 30-…

The operator lists sites about 50 feet deep, with individual water and sewer hookups, 20-, 30- or 50-amp electrical service, a fire ring and a picnic table. Visitors often find the gravel pads roomy and mostly level. The new campground is still open and lightly screened, with little mature shade or privacy between sites. Its stated maximum stay is 14 nights.

Bring a self-contained RVThe campground currently accepts only fully self-sustaining RVs and has no campground restrooms…

The campground currently accepts only fully self-sustaining RVs and has no campground restrooms or showers. The visitor center next door has seasonal public restrooms and drinking water, but those are separate facilities and follow the center's summer season. Plan your stay around your RV's own bathroom needs.

A community-built gatewayThe NPS owns no land in Crane Lake, so its visitor contact point came through a partnership…

The NPS owns no land in Crane Lake, so its visitor contact point came through a partnership with the gateway community. Crane Lake Township secured $3.2 million from Minnesota's Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund for the municipal campground; the adjacent visitor center opened in Voyageurs' 50th-anniversary year, 2025.

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