North Shore Minnesota end of July
We are looking at going to the North Shore of Minnesota last week in July. We have a 30ft travel trailer. I see a lot of the campgrounds do not have electricity just wondering if they allow generators...
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North Shore is in my top 5 places to go. With a tent you can go anywhere. With a 30 foot you are limited.
We like to stay in Burlington Bay campground in Two Harbors. You can get full hook-ups or just electric. If you stay here make reservations soon, they are full most of the time. I would recommend getting a site with full hook-ups, site 74-85 are good. The north end 92-102 are all good. They have 3 sections in the main campground. The first one,1-66, gets tight. We have stayed in that part with a 29 ft. before. Some sites are good some are quite small. The next two to the north are good, the ones on the outside of the curve have the most room and best views. The ends are tighter and more in the trees.
They also have what they call the annex. It is across the street and only about 3 years old. It has nice views of the lake but no trees. It is not bad but we like the main campground better.
The worst thing about the campground is the traffic noise, you are along side the highway. REALLY busy during the day, not bad at night. But most campgrounds along the shore are close to the highway.
Staying in Two Harbors is a good choice with a longer trailer. It is at the end of the 4 lane highway, easy to get to, several good eating places in town. Plenty of gas stations and a grocery store.
It is fairly centrally located for North Shore sightseeing. Farther drive to the northern area, but easy drive.
You are about 30 miles from Duluth and 80 miles from Grand Maris. One day trip to Duluth and a couple of day trips north to the state parks. The state parks in that area are well worth the stops. Gooseberry and Split Rock are musts. Palisade's Head and the states highest waterfall are as well.
When going out for the day we leave by about 8 in the morning and get back to the camper by about 4-4:30. That way we miss the heavier traffic. In the summer there are a LOT of tourists and going earlier you miss most of them.
We like to stay in Burlington Bay campground in Two Harbors. You can get full hook-ups or just electric. If you stay here make reservations soon, they are full most of the time. I would recommend getting a site with full hook-ups, site 74-85 are good. The north end 92-102 are all good. They have 3 sections in the main campground. The first one,1-66, gets tight. We have stayed in that part with a 29 ft. before. Some sites are good some are quite small. The next two to the north are good, the ones on the outside of the curve have the most room and best views. The ends are tighter and more in the trees.
They also have what they call the annex. It is across the street and only about 3 years old. It has nice views of the lake but no trees. It is not bad but we like the main campground better.
The worst thing about the campground is the traffic noise, you are along side the highway. REALLY busy during the day, not bad at night. But most campgrounds along the shore are close to the highway.
Staying in Two Harbors is a good choice with a longer trailer. It is at the end of the 4 lane highway, easy to get to, several good eating places in town. Plenty of gas stations and a grocery store.
It is fairly centrally located for North Shore sightseeing. Farther drive to the northern area, but easy drive.
You are about 30 miles from Duluth and 80 miles from Grand Maris. One day trip to Duluth and a couple of day trips north to the state parks. The state parks in that area are well worth the stops. Gooseberry and Split Rock are musts. Palisade's Head and the states highest waterfall are as well.
When going out for the day we leave by about 8 in the morning and get back to the camper by about 4-4:30. That way we miss the heavier traffic. In the summer there are a LOT of tourists and going earlier you miss most of them.
