Overview Chippewa Loop is part of the Norway Beach Recreation Area, on the southern shores of beautiful Cass Lake in north central Minnesota. The campground is a perfect location for family camping, with excellent boating and fishing opportunities.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 enrollees. Educational programs and displays depict Dakota and Ojibwe heritage and the area's flora and fauna. A variety of special events are held at the center throughout the year. A kid's fishing day is held in June, Bald Eagle Day is sometime in July, and Smokey Bear's birthday party is held in August. Interpretive programs are offered every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, from Memorial Day through Labor Day.Facilities The Chippewa Loop offers 46 campsites, some of which are available on first-come, first-served basis. Thirty of the sites are equipped with electric hookups. Flush toilets, showers and drinking water are provided.Natural Features The campground is situated on the banks of Cass Lake, in a forest of mature red and white pine trees. Some sites overlook the scenic lake. 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 is four miles west of the campground, offering restaurants, a bank, grocery and hardware stores, a movie theater and museum.
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Confirmed by 3 users | Last reported on August 10, 2022AT&T 4G
Confirmed by 2 users | Last reported on August 25, 2021
Overall we enjoyed our time here. Quiet, good access to the water. Sites are narrow and bunched in groups of 2 and 3. Ours faced the woods but the site behind us faced the back of our rig. If you use the picnic table and fire ring, located behind the camp site, you’re just outside your neighbor’s front door. This is not true of all sites but a lot of them. Our site had 30 amp power. Bathhouse is directly across the road. It needs some serious cleaning and a new paint job. Water spigots are scattered around the park. There is a dump on the Wanaki Loop of the park. Regular rates are $30/night, $15 with our Senior Lifetime Pass.
Nightly Rate: $15.00
Days Stayed: 4
Site Number: 94
Cell Coverage Rating
Verizon 4G
AT&T 4G
It’s the national forest so we don’t go there expecting lots of frills and amenities. There are actually four loops as part of the Norway Beach recreational area. Check the forest service website for details about each loop. One is walk in only. Of the three that are accessible for RVs, only one has electricity. Overall the sites are not bad although there are some that are pretty tight and some that are close to each other but some are decent size and secluded. Very few sites in any of the loops would be good for particularly big rigs. There is no dump station and water spigots are difficult to find. There is nice access to the lake and a short bike/hike trail to enjoy. The bathroom/shower facilities had seen better days and we’re not especially clean.
Nightly Rate: $21.00
Days Stayed: 2
Site Number: 41
Cell Coverage Rating
Verizon 4G
AT&T 4G
We stayed here for a few days in the Chippewa Loop. Sites were electric with no water hookups. Very roomy sites. Quiet campground. Only one bath/shower house in the loop. Two toilets in the men’s and one shower with a toilet. DIRTY. This sadly has been our experience with NFS places. They are terrible when it comes to restroom cleaning. That was the only downfall here. All sites have some access to the lake within walking distance. Nice paved trail runs about 3-4 miles along the lake and up to the main road. Great for a nature walk or a quick bike ride. Lake is beautiful.
Nightly Rate: $26.00
Days Stayed: 3
Site Number: 94
Cell Coverage Rating
Verizon 4G
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Chippewa Campground Loop
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Pets Allowed
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Wifi
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Wheelchair Accessible
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Credit Cards Accepted
- Affiliation
- National forest
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- Check Out
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- Last Nightly Rate
- 26.0
- Longest Vehicle Length Reported
- 35.0
- Lowest Nightly Rate
- 15.0
- Max Length
- 99
- Max Stay
- 14
- Sites Count
- 63
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Fifty Amp
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Full Hookup
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Pull Through
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Dump Station
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Big Rigs
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Open Seasonally
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Age Restricted
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Boondock
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Dispersed Sites
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Firewood
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Fulltime Residents
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Laundry
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Mobile Homes
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Permit Required
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Propane
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Pull Through RV Sites
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Standard Tent Sites
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