North Star

US Forest Service · Minnesota

North Star in Minnesota. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 151 public campsites we map in Minnesota.

North Star Campground is located 4 miles south of Marcell and 25 miles north of Grand Rapids on MN State Highway 38. There are 38 campsites located within easy walking distance of the sandy swimming beach. The lake has many sheltered bays and inlets to provide quiet water for ideal fishing.

What we know about it

Managed by

US Forest Service

Fee

$14/night

Booking

Reservation required

Dogs

Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)

Number of sites

190

Listed facilities

drinking water, toilets (as published by the agency)

Phone

N/A

Coordinates

47.55693, -93.65234

Nearest sites we map

• Marcell Area5 km · US Forest Service
• Jack The Horse M1307 km · US Forest Service
• Clubhouse Lake8 km · US Forest Service
• Spider Lake Campsites M36 To M3911 km · US Forest Service
• Suomi South Side Dispersed Sites M6,M7,M12 km · US Forest Service
• Trout Lake Golf Course Dispersed Campsit12 km · US Forest Service

Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-02-25, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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