Norway Beach Loop

Chippewa National Forest

Norway Beach Loop is part of the Norway Beach Recreation Area on the southern shores of beautiful Cass Lake in north central Minnesota. Visitors enjoy the area for its excellent boating and fishing opportunities.

Norway Beach Loop offers numerous campsites, each equipped with a picnic table and campfire ring. Flush and vault toilets, showers and drinking water are provided.  

Need to Know

• Fee includes one camping unit (camper, RV, pop-up, family tent) per site; additional units will be charged an additional fee
• Click here for more information on the Chippewa National Forest
• Don't move firewood: To limit the spread of invasive tree-killing pests, firewood from outside the area is not permitted. Some states have quarantines and may confiscate your firewood. Please help protect our forests from invasive species by obtaining your firewood at or near your camping destination and burning it on-site. Visit dontmovefirewood.org for more information.

Natural Features

The campground is situated 500 ft. from the banks of Cass Lake, in a forest of red and white pines.

Cass Lake is the largest of eight lakes that make up the Cass Lake Chain of Lakes. The lake covers nearly 16,000 acres and has 27 miles of forested shoreline and sandy beaches.

Nearby Attractions

The town of Cass Lake, Minnesota is 4 miles west of the campground, offering restaurants, a bank, grocery and hardware stores, a movie theater and museum.

Recreation

Cass Lake offers many recreational activities, including boating, canoeing, water skiing and swimming. Anglers fish for walleye, Northern pike, perch and trophy muskie, with a boat ramp nearby.

Star Island, in the middle of Cass Lake, is a unique feature of the Chippewa National Forest. Six miles of trails wind around the island, which is home to 199-acre Lake Windigo.

Hiking and biking trails are available in the area, including the Migizi Bike Trail and the Norway Beach Trail.

The Norway Beach Visitor Center is nearby. This building, with its magnificent fireplace, is a monument to the talents and craftsmanship of Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) enrollees. Programs and displays depict Dakota and Ojibway heritage and the area's flora and fauna.

Special annual events are held at the center, including a Kids Fishing Day in June, Bald Eagle Day in July and Smokey Bear's Birthday Party in August. Interpretive programs are offered Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from Memorial Day through Labor Day.

Contact Information

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Cass Lake MN 56633

Phone Number

For campground inquiries, please call: 21-835-4291

Rental Options

Learn more about gear rental options for your trip

Driving Directions

From Cass Lake, Minnesota, take U.S. Highway 2 east for 4 miles to the Norway Beach Recreation Area. Turn left and follow the campground road until the signs indicate the Norway Loop.

Available Campsites

• Site 065, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 035, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 070, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 026, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 024, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 057, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 052, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 053, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 063, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 048, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 055, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 033, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 068, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 056, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 074, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 029, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 061, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 069, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 050, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 066, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 051, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 038, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 073, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 076, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 046, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 054, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 028, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 042, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 075, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 064, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 027, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 049, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 067, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 031, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 078, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 047, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 043, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 044, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 025, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 077, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 041, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 037, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 036, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 040, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 039, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 058, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 062, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 060, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 034, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site 059, Loop NORW, Type Standard Nonelectric

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