Cass Lake Loop
Cass Lake Loop is part of the Norway Beach Recreation Area on beautiful Cass Lake in north central Minnesota. Visitors enjoy the area for its excellent boating and fishing opportunities.
The campground offers several single-family sites, two of which are accessible. Accessible vault toilets and a hand pump for water are also available.
Need to Know
Fee includes one camping unit (Tent) per site; additional units will be charged an additional fee. Walk-in only some sites cand be access by boat.
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- 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 located on the banks of Cass Lake, among a scenic forest of mature red and white pine.
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. A boat ramp is 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: 218-835-4291
Rental Options
Learn more about gear rental options for your trip
Driving Directions
Follow U.S. Highway 2 east of the city of Cass Lake for 4 miles to the entrance of Norway Beach Recreation Area.
Available Campsites
- Site 010, Loop CASS LAKE LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 005, Loop CASS LAKE LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 008, Loop CASS LAKE LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 004, Loop CASS LAKE LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 012, Loop CASS LAKE LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 002, Loop CASS LAKE LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 001, Loop CASS LAKE LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 009, Loop CASS LAKE LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 003, Loop CASS LAKE LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 006, Loop CASS LAKE LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 007, Loop CASS LAKE LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 011, Loop CASS LAKE LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
