Okontoe offers two types of campsite lease opportunities for individuals, couples and families who want to spend more time here and become part of our community.
As a family-friendly campground and Christian Retreat Center, we offer a quiet, rustic setting surrounded by pristine wilderness. We’re 28 miles up the Gunflint Trail from the lovely harbor town of Grand Marais, Minnesota.
Our Lease Opportunities
RV Summer Lease: $1,400
- Leave your RV at a designated site and use from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day Weekend (May 24-September 2, 2024)
- Free use of Okontoe canoe within the property during your stay
RV Full Season Lease: $1,800
- Leave your RV at a designated campsite for the camping season (May 10-October 21, 2024)
- Option to store your RV at your site year-round
- Free use of Okontoe canoe within the property during your stay
- NOTE: Campground water is turned on Memorial Day weekend, and turned off about the 3rd week of September
We want to be as affordable as possible to those who desire a lease site, yet still cover our costs and sustain the ministry that happens here. We feel these prices reflect that desire reasonably well.
But we do not want those who cannot afford this chance for rest and ministry to be unable to come. If you find this pricing beyond what you can afford and need assistance, please let us know. We’d love to talk with you and see what we can work out.
Why You’ll Love a Seasonal or Year-Round Lease Site
- You don’t have to tow your RV back and forth. Your home away from home!
- You can enjoy our beautiful area as much as you like each season—even the entire summer!
- You can build relationships with other lease site holders, guests of Okontoe and Okontoe staff.
- You can be involved in the daily life of Okontoe—staff Bible studies, work projects, community campfires.
- There are SO MANY things to do in our area of the Gunflint Trail, Grand Marais and Lake Superior’s North Shore. If you love the outdoors, you’ll absolutely love it here as a base camp for all your outdoor adventures.
What Your Seasonal or Year-Round Lease Campsite Includes
RV Summer Lease:
- Keep your RV at your designated campsite for the camping season. No need to haul it back and forth! (You must carry your own insurance. No private RVs are insured under Okontoe’s insurance policy.)
- Electric hookup, water (in most sites), RV dump station nearby (You must unplug from your electric hookup when you’re not staying at camp.)
- Picnic table and fire ring
- Our staff does the lawn mowing
- Small swimming beach (no life guard on duty)
- Free use of an available canoe, paddles, PFDs. (All Okontoe’s canoes must be kept on Bow, Quiver and Shoko Lakes. To rent canoes for the Boundary Waters, we can suggest several area outfitters.)
- Well-behaved dogs are welcome as long as you follow our Dog Guidelines*
RV Full Season Lease:
- Keep your RV at your designated campsite and use it freely during the camping season. Then store in right there at your site over the winter. (You must carry your own insurance. No private RVs are insured under Okontoe’s insurance policy.)
- Electric hookup, water (in most sites), RV dump station nearby (NOTE: water in the campground is turned off in mid-late September. You must unplug from your electric hookup when you’re not staying at camp.)
- Picnic table and fire ring
- Our staff does the lawn mowing
- Shower House and porta-potties, if needed
- Small swimming beach (no life guard on duty)
- Free use of an available canoe, paddles, PFDs. (All Okontoe’s canoes must be kept on Bow, Quiver and Shoko Lakes. To rent canoes for the Boundary Waters, we can suggest several area outfitters.)
- Well-behaved dogs are welcome as long as you follow our campground guidelines…
Our Dog Guidelines:
We know your dog is part of your family. We welcome well-behaved dogs at Okontoe, but do require you follow these guidelines so other campers and lease holders will enjoy their stay, too:
- Your dog(s) must be leashed or under your firm control at all times. If someone else is bothered by your dog (including other dogs), on the leash it goes (i.e., at the swimming beach or community campfire).
- Before you bring your dog into someone else’s campsite (even when it’s leashed), get their permission.
- Your dog isn’t allowed in any of the buildings, including the Cook Shack and the Chapel.
- Pick up after it/them regularly and before you leave your campsite to go home.
- Don’t leave your dog(s) unattended in your campsite, unless it’s safely (and quietly) in your RV.
- Okontoe is surrounded by thousands of acres of wilderness, which is habitat for many predators. DO NOT leave your small dog unattended!
- We reserve the right to ask you not to bring your dog back if it barks excessively or if you’re not willing to follow the above guidelines.
Lease Sites Currently Available
Okontoe has 11 campsites designated as Summer or Seasonal Lease sites. Most can accommodate smaller RVs (we suggest a 24-foot maximum). Two of them are pull-through and able to host a large RV.
We currently have these Summer or Seasonal Lease sites available (see the map of our Campground):
SITE 15: Lakeside, very wooded with lots of shade. Quite small and suitable to back in a pop-up or small RV. It’s next to the grassy canoe and kayak launch area if you enjoy sitting in the sun, too! (photo to come soon)
SITE 16: Lakeside, morning shade and lots of afternoon sun. Gorgeous sunset views! Quite small and suitable for pop-up or small RV. Next to canoe and kayak launch area also used by Sites 18 and 19.
SITE 22: Lake view. Spacious enough to park a large RV. Pull-through with plenty of shade. This site is along the campground road, but still has privacy. If you enjoy hob-nobbing with other campers, there’s more action in this area.
SITE 25: Lake view. Another spacious pull-through site able to accommodate a large RV. Plenty of shade, and also along the campground road. You’ll enjoy greeting your neighbors who pass by.
SITE 30: Lakeside. This back-in site can accommodate a small or mid-size RV. You’ll have morning shade and afternoon sun. Plenty of privacy and great sunset views. This is one of our most sought-after sites! (RV not included in the lease!)
For more details about any of these lease options: email info@okontoe.org or call: 218-388-2285
We are a Christian non-profit ministry with a campground and retreat cabins. All lease holders agree to abide by our values, including being an alcohol-free and family-friendly property.
We encourage our lease holders to join us for our Saturday evening Community Campfires and Sunday morning Chapel services—to actively join in the Okontoe community.
Quiet hours are 10:00 pm – 8:00 am.