Onegume (ah-ni-gah-mig[k])Campground
The numbers that decide it
Recreation.gov publishes no site-level detail for this campground, so we cannot say what length of rig it takes. Call the managing office before committing to it in a large vehicle.
Site-level detail from Recreation.gov, checked 2026-08-05. Where a field says “not published”, the agency has not published it — it does not mean zero.
Onegume (ah-ni-gah-mig[k])Campground
Located 18 miles northwest of Deer River on Highway 46, centered in the premier fishing area. With access to Little Cut Foot Sioux, Cut Foot Sioux, and Winnibigoshish Lakes, Onegume attracts a large number of visitors each summer. There are 48 electric campsites with 11 sites located along Little Cut Foot Sioux Lake. | Site Map | Onegume Welcome ABOUT: “ Boozhoo biindigen (hello & welcome)” to the Onegume Campground! Onegume was established in 1967 and is one of the most popular campgrounds on the Chippewa National Forest. The Ojibwe call this place Onigam or Onigamiing which translates as “Portage” according to an Elder from the nearby Cha Chabahning Community of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe. Onigamiing is pronounced “ ah-ni-gah-mig(k), ” so it is likely that Onegume is a phonetic spelling of Onigamiing . HISTORY: The Onegume Campground is located on a historic portage route located on a continental divide. Onegume is on the shore of Little Cutfoot Lake which flows through the First River into Lake Winnibigoshish and the Mississippi River ( Gitchi Ziibi ), then south to the Gulf of Mexico. The portage also connects to Bowstring Lake ( ChachaBahning Zaaga’igan ) which flows north to the Rainy River and, ultimately, to Hudson Bay. Prior to the twentieth century and use of automobiles, this portage was part of an extensive transportation network used by Indigenous people and fur traders to travel throughout the continent. Onegume TODAY: Leech Lake Band members regularly camp at Onegume, and the nearby First River outlet is an important gathering place during the Band’s fishing opener in the spring.
Before you go
Season
5/6/25 – 10/13/25
Fees
Use Fee/ $23 Night
Scenic drives that pass close
Make it a night on a better road
Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.