Glamping & Camping in Ely, Minnesota

Ely, Minnesota has 8 outdoor stays in our index right now, spanning cabins, primitive sites, RV sites, and safari tents. The rated stays average 4.8★ across 31 guest reviews. Luxury Tent Accommodations on 10-Acre Private Island, Minnesota currently leads on rating — a solid first look.

What Ely guests reward most in their reviews: cleanliness, setting, and amenities. It's a useful lens — the properties that nail these tend to be the ones people rebook.

On the ground, the Ely mix skews toward cabins (6 spots), with primitive sites, RV sites, and safari tents filling out the rest. That's worth knowing before you search: the format shapes the trip more than the town does — a dome is a stargazing stay, a cabin is a basecamp, an RV site is a road-trip anchor. Pick the format first, then the property.

Set in the Upper Midwest, Ely works as a base for bwcaw canoe-camping, north shore hiking, and lake superior agate hunting. Plan around the season: May–September. The Boundary Waters mosquito peak is mid-June. Minnesota's national park, Voyageurs, make good day-trip anchors from here. Below you can filter by stay type or jump to a specific format — every listing links straight to the operator's own site, never a middleman, so the prices and dates you see are the real ones.