PRIMITIVE - HIKE IN CAMPSITE
Wilderness Experience Minutes from Duluth
About the campsite:
THIS PROPERTY IS RUGGED WITH MINIMAL DEVELOPMENT BEYOND HIKING TRAIL AND CAMP AMENITIES.
Camp Palustria is on the edge of a beautiful marsh within 75 feet of a trout stream. It is about 1000ft off of the Superior Hiking Trail. The campsite is primitive which includes fire pit with grill, table, and composting outhouse.
The site is about a 600ft hike from the road where you'll park. The first 400ft of the trail is a swamp with a simple elevated boardwalk through most of it. 95% of the time is it passable with hiking boats or street shoes, but there might be some muddy spots. Dispersed winter camping is also available.
This campsite was featured on NPR Marketplace
Campsite is closed during hunting season.
About the property:
Trembling Gardens is my 10 acre swamp camp paradise in the rural suburb of Rice Lake. The property is about 20 minutes away from downtown Duluth and Canal Park and has easy access to the North Shore.PRIMITIVE - HIKE IN CAMPSITE
Weekends: $25 Weekdays: $15
About the campsite:
A backwoods experience minutes from Duluth and just off of the Superior Hiking Trail, Camp Palustria sits on the edge of a beautiful marsh leading to a small trout stream. The campsite is primitive, which includes fire pit with grill, table, chairs, and composting outhouse.
Parking is on the road, and you will need to hike about 600ft to get to the campsite. The first 400ft of the trail is a swamp with a simple elevated boardwalk through most of it. It is usually passable with hiking boats or street shoes, but there might be some muddy spots. Dispersed winter camping is also available. New for 2023: Wider shoulder pull off for safer parking.
This campsite was featured on NPR Marketplace.
Campsite is closed during hunting season.
About the property:
Trembling Gardens is my 10 acre swamp camp paradise in the rural suburb of Rice Lake. I am currently developing the land as a personal off-grid vacation home with a tent cabin under construction. The property is less than 20 minutes away from downtown Duluth and Canal Park.
“Oh the swamp is a mystical place all right. It's sacred. You think you're any different from me or your friends or this tree? If you listen hard enough, you can hear every living thing breathing together. You can feel everything growing. We're all living together, even if most folks don't act like it. We all have the same roots and we are all branches of the same tree. In the swamp, we see visions of people we've lost, people we loved, folks we think are gone. But the swamp tells us they're not. We're still connected to them. Time is an illusion and so is death.” -Avatar, The Last Airbender, Book Two: Earth, Chapter 4: The Swamp
Bring your own water, purify from river or stream. Creek on property
No showers
Pack it out
No wifi
Things to know
Getting there
Check in: After 2:00 PM
Check out: Before 12:00 PM
On arrival: Head straight to site
Access: Moderate walk
Cancellation policy: Flexible
Minimum nights: 1 night
Accepts bookings: 12 months out
No wheelchair access
Max 1 vehicle
During your trip
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The owner did warn us, but in late summer, the path was quite overgrown and difficult to find. The boardwalk did need some repairs. Overall, this is more private than a public campground, but we could hear a lot of road noise and people in the distance of neighboring properties. The toilet area wasn't well stocked as animals had torn up the toilet paper.
Jeremy W.
3 reviews
Recommends
· May 2024
Tent
We loved the primitive camp set up the hik into the campsite was easy and self explanatory although the PDF map the host provides is extremely helpful if you're struggling figuring it out ! Will definitely be back.
Nathan A.
1 year on Hipcamp
Recommends
· September 2023
10/10 would recommend!!
Tent
Amazing campsite, very remote and private. Well kept neat and clean, everything taken care of that we could ever need! 10/10
Matthew B.
4 reviews
Recommends
· August 2023
Tent
Very quirky and remote site. Fun entering off side of road and walking on the boardwalks. Site super super private and well put together and maintained. Very unique way to stay in Duluth!
Henry F.
1 year on Hipcamp
Mixed feelings
· August 2023
Poorly maintained
Tent · Group trip
While the location of the campsite is fantastic, the site is in need of some maintenance. The foliage along the walk-in trail is very thick, the table at the campsite is missing a leg, the fire pit wasn't dug out, and the outhouse was in need of cleaning. I would not recommend this campsite given its current state.
Lauren P.
2 reviews
Recommends
· August 2023
Tent
Low key spot just outside of Duluth. We were in town for one night and decided to camp.
If you have mobility concerns this is not the camp for you, the hike to the spot is not long but the boardwalk is unstable at points. Good spot if you don’t mind a little work to make camp.
Location
Rice Lake, St. Louis, Minnesota, United StatesTraditional, ancestral territory of Anishinabewaki ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᐗᑭ and Očhéthi Šakówiŋ First Nations according to To respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking