Big Lake Wilderness Lodge: Basswood

Ely, Minnesota vacation rental

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  • Bedrooms - 5
  • Bathrooms - 3.0
  • Sleeps - 12
  • Pets considered
  • On Big Lake on the Echo Trail

Leave your www technology behind and experience our WWW: Wilderness, Water, Walleye! Basswood is newly constructed cabin and has room for larger groups. There’s even room for everyone in the large screened-in porch that overlook the lake. Even the lake is large! Big Lake is a place of rugged beauty with 1,800 acres of water, 14 islands, and numerous scenic inlets and quiet bays. Gather your family and friends and follow your compass to MN REMOTE. How remote? We're the most remote drive-in resort in northern Minnesota.

Basswood is one of 15 cabins at our Big Lake Wilderness Lodge Resort. It has a well-stocked kitchen complete with a large table that seats 12. Plus a dishwasher, microwave, refrigerator/freezer, small electrical appliances, with dinnerware and cookware.

Sleeping arrangement: All five bedrooms are on one level and have two twin beds that can be made into kings per your request.

Unique Features

Basswood's bells and whistles include a large family room, washer and dryer, outdoor barbeque & entertainment area, free use of kayaks, canoes, paddleboats and a stunning view of the sunset.

While remote, our location offers several half-day trips around the Ely Area. Visit the Dorothy Molter Museum, the International Wolf Center, the North American Bear Center. The kids will also enjoy putting on a hard hat and dropping 2,400 feet down at the Soudan Underground Mine State Park.

Things To Do

If you decide to drop anchor at our Big Lake Wilderness Lodge, you better bing the fishing gear. Big Lake is one of the DNR's top-rated walleye lakes and also holds northern pike, smallmouth bass, and perch. Our fishing season opens here May 12th.

Here, you'll experience a few of life's most rewarding pleasures - freshly caught fish sizzling in a fry pan over the campfire; Dense pine forests with vistas that have remained unchanged for generations; a heaven full of stars.

Your final destination includes one million acres of wilderness and waterways in the heart of the Superior National Forest - the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) the largest wilderness preserve east of the Rocky Mountains. Hiking trails and 1,500-plus miles of water trails! Within a few miles of the resort, there are exceptional hiking trails to explore: Bass Lake, Angleworm and more.

Amenities: Rental type

  • Large-group resort
  • Access to resort amenities
  • Pets considered
  • Handicap access
  • Boat and trailer parking
  • Weekly-only rental
  • Seasonal rental

Amenities: Minimum stay

  • 7 nights min.

Amenities: Housekeeping

  • Linens Provided
  • Washer & Dryer
  • Guest Laundry Service

Amenities: Utilities/Firewood

  • Ceiling fans
  • Firewood for sale

Amenities: Kitchen amenities

  • Furnished kitchen
  • Refrigerator
  • Stove
  • Oven
  • Microwave
  • Coffee maker
  • Toaster
  • Blender
  • Dishwasher
  • Corkscrew
  • Mixing bowls
  • Measuring cups
  • Pizza cutter

Amenities: Bathroom amenities

  • Shower
  • Bathtub
  • Paper products

Amenities: Onsite recreation

  • Hiking trails
  • Television
  • VCR/DVD TV
  • Satellite/Cable TV
  • Board games
  • Screen porch
  • Outdoor grill
  • Grill (charcoal)
  • Outdoor firepit

Amenities: Waterfront recreation

  • Fishing boat/motor rental
  • Pontoon boat rental
  • Canoe(s)
  • Kayak(s)
  • Paddle board
  • Pedal boat
  • Lifejackets
  • Private dock
  • Fish cleaning station
  • Swimming platform
  • Boat launch
  • Level lot

Amenities: Nearby recreation

  • National Recreation Area
  • Public hunting land
  • Hiking trails
  • Mountain biking
  • Horseback riding
  • ATV trails
  • Museum
  • Golfing
  • Ziplining
  • Historic sites
  • Fishing
  • Boating
  • Rivers
  • Lakes
  • Public boat launch

Amenities:

Rental type

  • Large-group resort
  • Access to resort amenities
  • Pets considered
  • Handicap access
  • Boat and trailer parking
  • Weekly-only rental
  • Seasonal rental

Minimum stay

  • 7 nights min.

Housekeeping

  • Linens Provided
  • Washer & Dryer
  • Guest Laundry Service

Utilities/Firewood

  • Ceiling fans
  • Firewood for sale

Kitchen amenities

  • Furnished kitchen
  • Refrigerator
  • Stove
  • Oven
  • Microwave
  • Coffee maker
  • Toaster
  • Blender
  • Dishwasher
  • Corkscrew
  • Mixing bowls
  • Measuring cups
  • Pizza cutter

Bathroom amenities

  • Shower
  • Bathtub
  • Paper products

Onsite recreation

  • Hiking trails
  • Television
  • VCR/DVD TV
  • Satellite/Cable TV
  • Board games
  • Screen porch
  • Outdoor grill
  • Grill (charcoal)
  • Outdoor firepit

Waterfront recreation

  • Fishing boat/motor rental
  • Pontoon boat rental
  • Canoe(s)
  • Kayak(s)
  • Paddle board
  • Pedal boat
  • Lifejackets
  • Private dock
  • Fish cleaning station
  • Swimming platform
  • Boat launch
  • Level lot

Nearby recreation

  • National Recreation Area
  • Public hunting land
  • Hiking trails
  • Mountain biking
  • Horseback riding
  • ATV trails
  • Museum
  • Golfing
  • Ziplining
  • Historic sites
  • Fishing
  • Boating
  • Rivers
  • Lakes
  • Public boat launch

Property styles

  • Cabin
  • Cottage
  • Vacation home
  • Multi-cabin resort

Property settings

  • On an all-sports recreation lake
  • Lakeview
  • Wooded
  • Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA)

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Rates & Specials

BOOK DIRECT
$2175 - $2295 per week

3rd party booking

$2828 - $2984 per week

Based on 10 people.

5/17/2024 to 6/7/2024: $2175/wk

6/8/2024 to 8/16/2024: $2295/wk

8/17/2024 to 10/5/2024: $2175/wk

Nightly rates available

Fee is $95 per week or $19 per night per pet.

Fishing boat, motors and pontoon boats are for rent. Deposits: A deposit of 50% of the cabin rate is required to secure your reservation. Deposits are due within 10 days of your reservation request. Payment in full for reserved cabin and equipment is due at check-in. If your cancellation notice is received less than 60 days in advance of arrival, refunds minus a $150 service fee will be made ONLY IF the cabin is rented to another party for the entire time of the original reservation.

Woohoo! We are offering vacation rental special(s)

Children age 5 and under stay FREE.

Reviews

kyle d Reviewed June 15, 2015. My two boys and I had a week long adventure to Big Lake Wilderness Lodge. I planned the trip along with the help of the resort manager and fishing guru.
Aaron B Reviewed December 13, 2014. We've stayed here for our family vacation for 20 straight years. It's great and we look forward to coming to Big Lake Wilderness Lodge every year. Big Lake is beautiful
Brenda Sommers Cudd A little piece of heaven is what I think Big lake Wilderness Lodge is! My husband and I have been going here on and off for the past 18yrs. (missed a few yrs) It is very peaceful, a great lake to fish, wildlife is around just have to look for it.

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Property Details

4988 Big Lake Road
Ely, MN 55731
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218-235-8925 call or text
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