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RV Parks Near Basswood Lake
8 RV parks and campgrounds around the Basswood Lake shoreline. Check open sites for your dates.
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Available this weekend near Basswood Lake
Oct 30 – Nov 1 · open every night of the stay (provider data checked in the last 2 days).
No campgrounds near Basswood Lake show availability for Oct 30 – Nov 1. Below are the most popular parks nearby, without availability for these dates.
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Shoreline towns (labelled) and 8 lake-area parks. Straight-line positions; roads around the water can be much longer than they look.
RV parks
RV parks near Basswood Lake
5 parks within 15 miles of the shoreline, then 3 farther from the lake. Each park shows its straight-line distance to the shore.
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50 amp, pull-through and rig length come from each park's listing. With dates, Full hookups means an open full-hookup site for your stay; parks without availability data use their listing.
8 of 8 parks ·
Fall Lake
3.5 mi from the shore · Ely, MN · ★ 5.0 (332)
Listed from $26/night (no dates) · Book on Recreation.govView sites →
South Kawishiwi River
12.8 mi from the shore · Ely, MN · ★ 5.0 (114)
Listed from $22/night (no dates) · Book on Recreation.govView sites →
Fenske Lake Campground
7 mi from the shore · Ely, MN · ★ 5.0 (70)
Listed from $22/night (no dates) · Book on Recreation.govView sites →
Birch Lake Campground
Farther from the lake · 17 mi from the shore · Ely, MN · ★ 4.0 (82)
Listed from $21/night (no dates) · Book on Recreation.govView sites →
Timber Trail Lodge and Resort
8.1 mi from the shore · Ely, MN
Book on HipcampView sites →
The Lodge of Whispering Pines
10.2 mi from the shore · Ely, MN
Book on HipcampView sites →
Bear Head Lake State Park
Farther from the lake · 21.7 mi from the shore · Babbitt, MN
Listed from $23/night (no dates) · Book on Minnesota State ParksView sites →
Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park
Farther from the lake · 24.3 mi from the shore · Soudan, MN
Listed from $23/night (no dates) · Book on Minnesota State ParksView sites →
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- Find open sitesSearch by place and dates; we check each provider's calendar for your whole stay.
- Check the fitHookups, amps, rig length and pull-through come from each park's own listing. When a listing doesn't say, we leave it blank.
- Book with the providerCampspot, Recreation.gov, ReserveAmerica, KOA and state park systems: you complete each reservation on their site.
A few good questions
How many RV parks are near Basswood Lake?
5 RV parks and campgrounds are within 15 miles of the Basswood Lake shoreline, and 3 more are farther out (up to 24 miles). None confirm direct lake access.
How do you decide a park has lake access?
A park is marked Direct lake access when it sits on the Basswood Lake shoreline in OpenStreetMap and its own listing names water access (a boat ramp or launch, marina, waterfront or lakefront sites, and similar). Tap the badge to see the evidence. Parks close to the water without that are marked Near the lake: that is proximity only, and access is not confirmed. We don't label individual waterfront campsites.
Are there full-hookup RV parks near Basswood Lake?
1 of these parks list water, electric and sewer at the site, and 7 list sites of 40 ft or longer.
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All 8 RV parks near Basswood Lake
Ranked by upcoming booking demand on each park's reservation calendar (compared within its state and booking platform); parks without a live calendar ranked by guest rating × reviews; within 15 miles of the shoreline, plus the nearest parks farther out.
- Fall Lake · Ely, MN · electric, up to 40 ft
- Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park · Soudan, MN · electric, up to 70 ft
- South Kawishiwi River · Ely, MN · electric, up to 88 ft
- Fenske Lake Campground · Ely, MN · up to 80 ft
- Birch Lake Campground · Ely, MN · up to 66 ft
- The Lodge of Whispering Pines · Ely, MN · electric, up to 25 ft
- Timber Trail Lodge and Resort · Ely, MN · full hookups, up to 44 ft
- Bear Head Lake State Park · Babbitt, MN · electric, up to 71 ft