About this campground
Overview USACE Winnie Dam Campground & Recreation Area. This is a Corps of Engineers Campground, located just walking distance from the Mississippi River. Activities include camping, fishing, boating, picnicking, kayaking, and playground areas. All sites offer 30/50 AMP electric with water, restrooms & showers nearby. Recreation Lake Winnie offers excellent fishing opportunities for walleye, perch and musky. It is one of Minnesota's premier fisheries. Boating on this 67,000-acre lake is also very popular. A boat ramp to access the Mississippi River can be found near the picnic shelter. The closest boat access to Lake Winnie is located 1 mile northeast of the park down Plug Hat Road. Facilities The campground, pronounced "win-uh-big-osh-ish," offers 22 sites with electric hookups. Amenities include showers, flush toilets, pit toilets, drinking water, a dump station, boat ramp, picnic shelter and playground. Natural Features A forest of mixed hardwoods and towering red pines covers the area, housing an abundance of wildlife including nesting bald eagles, porcupines, black bears, chipmunks and many others. Wild blackberries, raspberries, and blueberries grow seasonally on the forest floor.
Getting there
From Deer River, Minnesota, take Highway 2 west for one mile. Turn right on Highway 46 and go 12 miles. Turn left on Itasca County 9 and continue 2 miles, then turn left at signs and follow to the campground.
Activities
- CAMPING
- BOATING
- CANOEING
- DAY USE AREA
- FISHING
- OFF ROAD VEHICLE TRAILS
- PHOTOGRAPHY
- PLAYGROUND PARK SPECIALIZED SPORT SITE
- SNOWMOBILE
- WATER ACCESS
- WILDLIFE VIEWING
- WATER ACTIVITIES
- WATER SPORTS
- SNOWMOBILE TRAILS
- SCENIC DRIVE
- RIVER TRIPS
- PICNICKING
- PADDLING
- MOTOR BOAT
- BIRDING
- BERRY PICKING
- KAYAKING
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