Whitefish Lake Rustic Campgd & Timber-Frear Area
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.
Whitefish Lake Rustic Campgd & Timber-Frear Area
Whitefish Lake Rustic Campground and the Timber-Frear Area includes a 3 site rustic campground and 11 backcountry campsites scattered on 5 lakes. These lakes, along with four others, are interconnected with portages to form an excellent canoe route and camping experience outside of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. There is no boat launch for trailered boats at Whitefish Lake, carry down access only. Four additional rustic campgrounds, on Toohey , Fourmile , Wilson , and Windy Lakes are nearby. For a map of Whitefish Lake Rustic Campground and the Timber-Frear Area and more information in a printable format, click here.
Before you go
Season
May 10 – October 1
Reservations
First-come, first-served
Fees
There are no fees at rustic campgrounds or backcountry sites
Restrictions
Maximum of nine people per site at both campground and backcountry sites. At the campground, there is space for one vehicle and one towed vehicle (such as a boat trailer). Additional vehicles on the site must park on the spur. No vehicles may park on the grass or where they impede traffic.
Scenic drives that pass close
Make it a night on a better road
Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.