Cut Foot Horse Campground
Cut Foot Sioux Horse Camp is located northeast of Lake Winnibigoshish. Over 120 miles of forest roads and recreation trails surround this scenic campground, making it a favorite location of campers with horses.
Unique campgrounds like Cut Foot Horse require certain restrictions to maintain water quality, minimize soil erosion and lessen any impacts on vegetation. Special attention has been paid in designating the site for horse camping.
Several single-family campsites are available, most of which are accessible. Each site is equipped with a picnic table and campfire ring. Hitching racks, picket lines and manure pits are located throughout the campground. Vault toilets and drinking water are provided.
The campground is patrolled regularly by Forest Service personnel and Itasca County law enforcement officers.
Need to Know
- Additional camping units require additional fees.
- Portable corrals are not permitted.
- Use nose bags to keep feed from landing on the ground, and pack out supplemental feed.
- Certified weed-free hay is strongly recommended.
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.
Some important campground rules:
- Quiet hours are from 10pm – 6am. Generators cannot be run during this time. If you have a medical condition that requires powered equipment, please plan accordingly with battery backup.
- Pets are welcome but must always remain on a leash. Pets are not allowed in beach areas.
- Campfires cannot be left unattended. They must be extinguished before the campsite is vacated.
- Fireworks, including sparklers, are not allowed.
- Cutting/damaging live vegetation is not allowed. You may gather dead and downed wood for campfires if it fits within the fire ring.
- The use of power saws is strictly prohibited.
All regulations are found under 36 CFR 261 and are punishable by fines.
Natural Features
The campground lies within the Cut Foot Experimental Forest, managed in part by the North Central Research Station in Grand Rapids and the Chippewa National Forest. The Cut Foot is an outdoor laboratory for studying pine forest management.
A mature stand of red pine trees cover the area, and oak and birch trees dot the forest. The campground has nice shade and good privacy between sites.
Nearby Attractions
Boating, swimming and fishing are popular activities on Big and Little Cut Foot Sioux Lakes and Lake Winnibigoshish. These lakes and several others are within a few miles of the campground.
Recreation
Many miles of trails pass through or begin at Cut Foot, leading horseback riders, hikers and mountain bikers through the Cut Foot Experimental Forest. Several trails are also open to off-road vehicles. Research areas are designated by various markers. Please leave the markers as you find them.
Contact Information
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1235 DIVISION ST. DEER RIVER MN 56636
Phone Number
For campground inquiries, please call: 218-246-2123
Rental Options
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Driving Directions
From Deer River, travel northwest on Highway 46, to Forest Road 2171 (which is just over three miles past the Cut Foot Sioux Visitor Center). Continue approximately two miles on Forest Road 2171 to the campground. The campground entrance is on the west side of the road.
Available Campsites
- Site 029, Loop CUT FOOT HORSE CAMPGROUND , Type Equestrian Nonelectric
- Site 014, Loop CUT FOOT HORSE CAMPGROUND , Type Equestrian Nonelectric
- Site 009, Loop CUT FOOT HORSE CAMPGROUND , Type Equestrian Nonelectric
- Site 027, Loop CUT FOOT HORSE CAMPGROUND , Type Equestrian Nonelectric
- Site 007, Loop CUT FOOT HORSE CAMPGROUND , Type Equestrian Nonelectric
- Site 001, Loop CUT FOOT HORSE CAMPGROUND , Type Equestrian Nonelectric
- Site 010, Loop CUT FOOT HORSE CAMPGROUND , Type Equestrian Nonelectric
- Site 013, Loop CUT FOOT HORSE CAMPGROUND , Type Equestrian Nonelectric
- Site 024, Loop CUT FOOT HORSE CAMPGROUND , Type Equestrian Nonelectric
- Site 012, Loop CUT FOOT HORSE CAMPGROUND , Type Equestrian Nonelectric
- Site 003, Loop CUT FOOT HORSE CAMPGROUND , Type Equestrian Nonelectric
- Site 008, Loop CUT FOOT HORSE CAMPGROUND , Type Equestrian Nonelectric
- Site 025, Loop CUT FOOT HORSE CAMPGROUND , Type Equestrian Nonelectric
- Site 033, Loop CUT FOOT HORSE CAMPGROUND , Type Equestrian Nonelectric
- Site 022, Loop CUT FOOT HORSE CAMPGROUND , Type Equestrian Nonelectric
- Site 030, Loop CUT FOOT HORSE CAMPGROUND , Type Equestrian Nonelectric
- Site 011, Loop CUT FOOT HORSE CAMPGROUND , Type Equestrian Nonelectric
- Site 004, Loop CUT FOOT HORSE CAMPGROUND , Type Equestrian Nonelectric
- Site 026, Loop CUT FOOT HORSE CAMPGROUND , Type Equestrian Nonelectric
- Site 021, Loop CUT FOOT HORSE CAMPGROUND , Type Equestrian Nonelectric
- Site 020, Loop CUT FOOT HORSE CAMPGROUND , Type Equestrian Nonelectric
- Site 034, Loop CUT FOOT HORSE CAMPGROUND , Type Equestrian Nonelectric
- Site 017, Loop CUT FOOT HORSE CAMPGROUND , Type Equestrian Nonelectric
- Site 002, Loop CUT FOOT HORSE CAMPGROUND , Type Equestrian Nonelectric
- Site 031, Loop CUT FOOT HORSE CAMPGROUND , Type Equestrian Nonelectric
- Site 015, Loop CUT FOOT HORSE CAMPGROUND , Type Equestrian Nonelectric
- Site 005, Loop CUT FOOT HORSE CAMPGROUND , Type Equestrian Nonelectric
- Site 016, Loop CUT FOOT HORSE CAMPGROUND , Type Equestrian Nonelectric
- Site 006, Loop CUT FOOT HORSE CAMPGROUND , Type Equestrian Nonelectric
- Site 019, Loop CUT FOOT HORSE CAMPGROUND , Type Equestrian Nonelectric
- Site 032, Loop CUT FOOT HORSE CAMPGROUND , Type Equestrian Nonelectric
- Site 018, Loop CUT FOOT HORSE CAMPGROUND , Type Equestrian Nonelectric
- Site 028, Loop CUT FOOT HORSE CAMPGROUND , Type Equestrian Nonelectric
