Temperance River Campground

Tofte, MN · Campground

Rating
4.6/5
★★★★★ 4.6
Reviews
20
Rank in Tofte
#5
of 29 hotels
City Percentile
50%
rating percentile
Address
Temperance River Campground, Sawbill Trail, Tofte, MN 55615
Phone
(218) 626-4300
Website
www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/superior/recreation/recarea/?recid=36951&actid=29

Temperance River Campground is a hotel located in Tofte, MN. It is one of 29 hotels listed in Tofte. Its 4.6-star rating matches the Tofte city average of 4.6 stars. It ranks #5 among Tofte hotels by combined rating and review volume. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 Robert Pelkey · Aug 2021

The campground was very quiet with a clean outhouse and access to potable water. It was only $18 a night. There are bear warnings around so keep your food in a car, truck or secure hard walled camper and it says to cover your coolers in your vehicle because the bears know what they look like and will try to get to it if the bears see them...There was a little chipmunk that visited every morning, afternoon and evening during my four days I was there and was very cute.

★★★★☆ 4.0 Lee Witte · Sep 2021

Small with only 8 or 9 sites. $18 per night. Rustic with one outhouse. Sites are not super close together, but you will hear your neighbor every time they open a car door or laugh. One of our two night here people were up partying well into the night. Close to the gravel road which can be pretty busy, so road noise. If you want privacy are real.peace and quiet this spot may disappoint you. Close and convenient to many trails and the river is right there.

★★★★★ 5.0 Seth Johnson · Mar 2017

This place stinks, don't go here! Ok I'm being selfish...I don't want you to all flock there. Just spent two great nights here. Website said campground was in winter non-fee status and would be unplowed. Pleasantly the main drag was plowed, but the banks were pretty high. Also found the vault toilet door unlocked and useable. Lots of snow! Dug out our fire pit, setup camp. Fell asleep to the Temperance running next to us. We could hear a couple of vehicles pass the campground that were on the Sawbill but not bad at all. One nice thing is that this campground is right at the end of the blacktop on the Sawbill. Roads were clear all the way up to it. We had set out to stay at Baker Lake but drove and drove and could never find signage so we turned back. This was a great option f

★★★★☆ 4.0 jill petron · Aug 2025

We stopped here for a night on the way to the BWCAW. Quiet, clean campsites, on the river.

★★★★★ 5.0 Alexander F Holmes III · Aug 2019

Off the beaten path, this was the perfect "roughing it" campground. Just steps from the Temperance River, the sound of the flowing water made for an easy sleep. Fresh water spigot and pit toilet were the only amenities. My dog and I had a great time.

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Rv Water Hookup ✓ Public Restroom ✓ Restroom ✓ Running Water ✓ Tent Sites ✓ On Site Parking ✓ Dogs Allowed

Services

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