Bearskin Lodge - Gunflint Trail Resort - Minnesota Family Vacations

26 miles up Minnesota's renowned Gunflint Trail
On the shores of beautiful East Bearskin Lake

Enjoy a Minnesota family summer or winter vacation in a lakeshore cabin or lodge on the Gunflint Trail, 26 miles from Grand Marais, MN at the edge of the BWCA wilderness.

Established in 1925, Bearskin Lodge on the Gunflint Trail is one of those destinations where families, couples, lovers and friends return year after year to create memories and relive traditions. For many families, their history at Bearskin dates back three or four generations.

Once you've been to Bearskin, you fall in love with it.
It becomes your special vacation place.

Located near Grand Marais, Minnesota, Bearskin Lodge features canoeing, cross country skiing, hiking, swimming, fishing and family fun in a pristine wilderness setting on the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW).

What will you find at Bearskin Lodge? Privacy in a wilderness setting. Secluded cabins deeply nestled in white pines and birch trees. Immaculate lodges ad cabins in many price ranges, from classic to luxury. A healthy, active family friendly environment.

What won't you find at Bearskin Lodge? You won't find video games, television or telephones in any of our accommodations. While options for communication are easily available in the Main Lodge, our goal at Bearskin is for you to experience the richness of the wilderness while in the comfort of our beautiful resort cabins and lodge units. Nor will you find the corporate environment that defines an increasing number of resorts in these days -- Bearskin is a family-run business, big enough to offer everything you need yet small enough to know your name. When you are a guest a Bearskin Lodge, you become part of our Bearskin family.

Each secluded Bearskin Lodge on the Gunflint Trail cabin is surrounded by the woods, separated from the other cabins. No mowed lawns here; you are in the wilderness. Our eleven beautiful log and frame cabins and our four Main Lodge townhouses feature cozy fireplaces or wood stoves, fully supplied kitchens, and private Make yourself at home. You're going to love it here! Interior of log cabin (chairs in front of fireplace in Cabin 5)

Make yourself at home. You're going to love it here! Interior of log cabin (chairs in front of fireplace in Cabin 5)

docks, all perfect for making memories. Private use of the hot tub house and sauna are always part of your Bearskin package.

Bearskin Lodge is a vacation destination for all seasons. In the summer families venture north to our Minnesota resort to share quality time together. Old friends reunite. Fishing lines are baited and the thrill of a fighting trophy dances in the minds of adults and children alike. Swimming, canoeing and lazy afternoons go hand in hand.

Spend your winter vacation with us and you will see it is a very special time of year in the north country. Snow comes early to Bearskin and stays late, resulting in an extended cross country ski season – an old-fashioned, real winter like you remember “winter used to be.” Bearskin has more than 70 km of expertly Pisten Bully groomed trails. Moose can often be seen from our trails, foraging for food. Watch for the winter tracks of wolves, lynx, otters, pine martens and snowshoe hares.

Spring and autumn might be the best kept secrets on the Gunflint Trail. The air is crisp and cool, just right for holding hands and hiking though the woods before cuddling up in front of a crackling fire at the end of a romantic day. Knowledgeable travelers appreciate the lower Value Season rates, peaceful trails, and incomparable wildlife viewing unique to these quieter seasons on the Gunflint Trail.

Bearskin is not just a vacation destination, it is an experience.
Make memories with us.

Upcoming Vacancies

We are close to full for Labor Day, but there still are some options available at Bearskin. If you are dreaming of one last summer getaway, the last week in August still has a couple vacancies. Those spots are available for shorter rentals than a full week, so give us a call and we will try to find an opening that works with your schedule.

September is fully booked in a few cabins, but if you have flexibility about your cabin choice then almost every date has a few available spots. September is is one of the best kept travel secrets of the North Country. If you don't need to make your vacation plans around a school year schedule, it's probably the finest time of year to visit the Gunflint Trail. Days are often warm and pleasant and there are far fewer travelers in the area. You're more likely to spot an exciting animal and less likely to spend your time swatting mosquitoes. And best of all, our prices decrease.

October brings out the "leaf peepers." Again, there are several cabins that are full all month, but at this point there are still plenty of options available. MEA is filling fast.

We are planning several Women's Retreat Specials for November. More info on this coming soon.

Winter
Activities

Summer
Activities

Bearskin
Webcam

Bearskin offers the seclusion
and peace of the great North
Woods with great lake views
Shape™

Of all the lodges on the Gunflint
Trail, Bearskin most elegantly
embraces the cabin ethic.
Modern Bride™

Bearskin Lodge is a proud member of Distinctive Lodges,
a small group of family operated resorts known for their excellence.

Bearskin Lodge
124 East Bearskin Rd
Grand Marais, MN 55604-3003
(218)388-2292 Toll Free (800)338-4170
FAX (218)388-4410

ACCOMMODATIONS · SUMMER RATES · WINTER RATES · AMENITIES · ACTIVITIES · CAMPING AT BEARSKIN
FISHING · AREA INFORMATION · SPECIALS · NEWSLETTER · REQUEST BROCHURE · EMPLOYMENT · BEARSKIN LINKS
WEBCAM · BEARSKIN LODGE VIRTUAL TOUR · CONTACT BEARSKIN · HOME

Get connected to our Newsletter