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  3. Pfeiffer Lake

Camping at Pfeiffer Lake near Aurora

Public campground · Aurora · 16 campsites

A forested campground near fishing, and hiking. Most campsites have no hookups, and RV fit varies by site.

4.0 on Recreation.gov · 29 reviewsFirst come, first served · visiting info on Recreation.gov
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At a glance

  • RV sites up to 45 ft

    Length limits vary by campsite.

  • No hookups
  • Pets welcome
  • Vault toilets
OverviewCampsitesAmenities & locationReviewsPlan your stay

0 available sites

0 open of 16 sites
No sites offered for these dates.

We checked every night of your stay on Recreation.gov: no site is open for all 2 nights. Some sites are open on some nights.

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No site is open for every night of your stay

The listing marks this stay first come, first served — no online reservations. Campground page on Recreation.gov ↗

No sites offered for these dates
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Amenities & location

  • Beach Access
  • Boat Ramp
  • Campfire Rings
  • Drinking Water Peak Season
  • Fishing Pier
  • Pets Allowed
  • Picnic Area
  • Picnic Tables
  • Playground
  • Swimming
  • Trash Collection
  • Vault Toilets
Check-in
2:00 PM
Checkout
1:00 PM
Pets
Allowed (per listing)

Hookups (individual campsites): 16 no-hookup individual sites.

Location

LAURENTIAN RANGER DISTRICT
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Pfeiffer Lake: questions answered

What is the maximum RV length at Pfeiffer Lake?
Longest RV site listed: 45 ft (16 of 16 RV sites list a length) (per the listing)
Does Pfeiffer Lake have RV hookups?
16 no-hookup individual sites (per the listing)
How do I reserve a site at Pfeiffer Lake?
First come, first served — pay on site (per the listing)
Are pets allowed at Pfeiffer Lake?
Allowed (per the listing)
Sources and details

At a glance

Official facts link to their source; “Listing” facts come from the Recreation.gov listing. Anything we can't source says so.

Max rig length
Listing Longest RV site listed: 45 ft (16 of 16 RV sites list a length)
Hookups & power
Listing 16 no-hookup individual sites
Pull-through / back-in
Listing 0 pull-through, 16 back-in
Road & site access
Listing 16 gravel site driveways
Pets
Listing Allowed
Cell signal
Listing Visitor-reported signal on Recreation.gov (higher is better): AT&T 3 (9 reports), Verizon 3 (8 reports), T-Mobile 3 (5 reports)
Water
Listing Drinking water listed
Booking
Listing First come, first served — pay on site
Price
Listing Lowest listed rate $18/night (live price once you pick dates)
Getting there
Listing LAURENTIAN RANGER DISTRICT (map in Location below)
Generators · Quiet hours · Starlink / satellite · Shade · Stay limits
Not listed — check with campground

Reviews

Selected reviews

Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (29 reviews, ★ 4.0). Not written or edited by us.

“Beautiful campground and lake; unfortunately the hiking trails haven't been maintained.”

Ken H 5 · Sep 2025 · Recreation.gov
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✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released

Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights4 sites open for every night

Cook's Country Connection

12.8 mi from Pfeiffer Lake (straight-line)
Sites from $40/night
$80 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights5 sites open for every night

Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park

14.4 mi from Pfeiffer Lake (straight-line)
Sites $90/night
$180 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights8 sites open for every night

Tent Camping getaway

18 mi from Pfeiffer Lake (straight-line)
Sites from $25/night
$50 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
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Ways to stay

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

  • Tent camping here: 16 sites take tents. See open sites ↑

Need an RV for your stay?

Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 45 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

Adventure Awaits in the 2021 Heartland Mallard Pathfinder P16SRD
Adventure Awaits in the 2021 Heartland Mallard Pathfinder P16SRD

Travel trailer · 21 ft · sleeps 4 · 67 mi from campground

$100/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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Kid Friendly Camping! 2022 Dutchmen Aspen Trail
Kid Friendly Camping! 2022 Dutchmen Aspen Trail

Travel trailer · 34 ft · sleeps 10 · 158 mi from campground

$159/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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2022 Grand Design Transcend Xplor
2022 Grand Design Transcend Xplor

Travel trailer · 36 ft · sleeps 8 · 167 mi from campground

$150/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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Best time to go

Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

  • Peak season May 14–Sep 7: RV & Tent $18 per night
  • Off-peak Sep 8–Oct 18: RV & Tent $18 per night

Sites open for booking 6 months ahead (Recreation.gov rules).

Plan your stay

How far ahead to book Pfeiffer Lake

For July weekends, book about 115 days ahead. Three in four July Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 47 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.

See booking patterns
Arrival monthFri/Sat arrivals: half booked at leastA quarter at leastOther days: half booked at leastA quarter at least
May12 days ahead49 days ahead23 days ahead86 days ahead
June29 days ahead67 days ahead24 days ahead93 days ahead
July47 days ahead115 days ahead36 days ahead113 days ahead
August30 days ahead94 days ahead20 days ahead76 days ahead
September14 days ahead34 days ahead6 days ahead49 days ahead

Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.

Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (1,399 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.

Compare site types

16 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 7. Rates are the listed nightly rates.

Standard sites (tent or RV)

Tent, van or small RV, no power

16 sites · $18/night

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15