Cabin was good, we brought lots of yard guard and bug spray with deet and hanging fly traps! Just a tip for summer stays, spray the cabin screens with deet as well as the doorway. Bring a big fan to circulate the air. Yes, you have to bring all your essentials, ie: towels, tp dish soap etc. Now for fishing... we killed it! Thank you to Leif on the spots for best fishing, we found alot on our own as well. If you need something, leif goes into town 1 a week and will pick it up for you. He also had ice, gas for the boat, worms, leeches and various items for purchase if you need. Remember, there is NO cell service whatsoever! Bring cards, a radio, bags, whatever you need to keep you content. Pet friendly!!! We had a good stay. Thank you to Leif! read more

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I've been fishing in the North for more than 40 years. This trip,by far, was the very worst. If I could leave minus 4 stars I would. The boats haven't been worked on in years. My boat, with my 2 sons was the best of the lot -- everything was broken. The floors were rotted and all of the pedestal seats were broken. We had to sit on unsecured office lobby chairs. The boat driver had to sit on a cooler with a cushion. The trolling motor lasted about 45 minutes and the throttle handle fell off. The live well was screwed shut and unusable. The motor couldn't be tilted because the lid was broken. No fish finder or bait as promised except for some crawlers on occasion. Hollering (MFing, etc) from morning to night by Leaf could be heard everywhere as he threatened to call the police on his new wife. 3 Rock bass, 2 wormy Perch and 1 7 inch Walleye was the best fishing day. Oh yeah, bring your own toilet paper because its not supplied. The cabin was O.K. but 2 stove burners and oven didn't work. Takes an hour + to make a pot of coffee and there is no Micro Wave. A window pane fell on my partner's head while sleeping. I could go on and on but --DO YOURSELF A FAVOR - GO SOMEWHERE ELSE! I wish I could include pictures of the boats and shoddy dock. It'll take you about an hour to get some minnows. read more

Gold Mine Camp - Vacation Rentals Near Me - Orr, Minnesota

First, this is camp, not a resort. The cabins are clean, the running water is serviceable, the refrigerators work. But this is not a resort. That said, camping is an exercise in self-sufficiency. So if you go, and you should, bring your favorite frying pan and kitchen knives. Bring your own towel and pillow, bar of soap and blanket weather depending. Bring your own towels and hot pads. And if you want the bug factor under control, spray the inside off the screens of the cabins with the DEET and that will make a big comfort difference. Dont' walk around without footware. It invites ticks........ read more

Updating my previous review. This place is still great! It's now going to be our getaway place. Good fishing on the Vermillion River and absolutely gorgeous scenery. This year we happened across a moose swimming across the river, as well as a few little spotted fawns and mamma. It's kept up nicely, no trash or dog poop all over, lol. We will be going back again next year! Thanks Leif and Jesse. See ya in 2014. read more

This place is worth no stars. My group got this through groupon. What a mistake. It is very remote, old, and disgusting. There were no locks on the door. The door did not even close. The windows were help up by sticks to keep them open. Bugs kept getting in everywhere. It was not enjoyable to even sleep at night because of the bugs attacking you while you try to rest. There were rusty old nails in the boat. Totally not safe to walk around with no shoes on. Outdated everything. Everything was well beyond it's years of use. No one in my group enjoyed the cabin. This felt like I was living in hell. Bad bugs, blood stains everywhere. Nothing is clean or up to code. Make sure you bring your own- Everything. Towels, pillows and blankets. Bring plenty of drinking water. I would not trust the water even for brushing your teeth in the sink. Not to mention the mice in our cabin. The mouse traps kept going off. Mice in the walls, unknown substances everywhere. I am hoping that the blood I saw on the wall was from the mice when it got killed in the trap. I'm suprised my group is still alive. I felt like I was living in a murder scene in the backwoods of the north. Honestly the worst place I have ever been. I am embarrassed to tell people I vacationed there. Leif the owner knew that my group was very unhappy about our stay - but did nothing about it. Payment for the cabins in in cash. Probably because if it was on the books - the place would be shut down. The Gold Mine Website says that there is great fishing. My group caught all of 2 fish off of the dock. What a joke this place was. It is up for sale, it has been up for sale. In my opinion this place should be knocked down. Start over, nothing is worth saving. Overall, this place was very bad. It is run by one man and you can tell. There is no pride in this place. It's a dump. You are better off staying someplace else and save your money. You will not go home happy. You will go home with a million bug bites, dirty wash, and an overall feeling that this was a waste of time and money. read more

Gold Mine Camp - This place should be shut down. Blood stains, mice, overall a huge dump. - Vacation Rentals Near Me - Orr, Minnesota

Took a guy trip in Sept. 2015. Cabins were fine, everything worked, cabins were clean. Not the place to go expecting a 5 star resort, but if you are looking for desolation and uncrowded surroundings (didn't see anyone for 4 days but other guests) this is the place to stay. Had some boat trouble, but Leif worked though a downpour to get me another boat and motor. Still feels more like we went on an adventure vs. a manicured resort vacation. I'll be back next year with a bigger group! read more

Took a trip in Sept 2015, Lets just start its a camp and not a resort so with that in mind it was just what I expected. Remote, which was obvious by the map when I booked it. We had great fishing, cabin was good , researched went when we knew bugs season was over, so it worked out great love the views and the river, Went grouse hunting to break up fishing. I will return next year and sure we catch some nice ones. Thanks Leif for the stay ! Brenda C. read more

My husband and I had the pleasure of spending 4 days and 3 nights at Gold Mine Camp. I knew going into this trip that this was no resort and after reading a few reviews I was a little hesitant as to what to expect. However, upon arrival it was exactly what I had hoped for. It's a small, secluded camp located on a beautiful river. Waterfalls, rock formations and good fishing! Our cabin was nothing fancy, but comfortable! Reminded me of the cabins we used to visit in the 1960's! We had no problem with rodents and the mosquitoes and flies didn't bother us as we had a wonderful screened in porch on our cabin! We had electric, via generator, however, only one plug-in in our cabin so I'm glad we brought a power strip and extension cords! Hot and cold running water - shower pressure was excellent and kitchen appliances. I am glad I decided to grab our chuck box for the kitchen items I needed. Also, my electric fry pan to cook up the fish! We did bring all our own towels and bedding, however, our bed was made up perfectly upon arrival. Bring a fan and a lot of reading material for the evening. There is no internet or any contact with the outside world. Was nice to see a family with three pre-teen boys out playing yard games, board games and reading as a family. Was also refreshing seeing the father out teaching his boys who to run a tiller motor! We did bring our own boat, but the boats that were provided were adequate and properly equipped. We want to thank Leif and his family for making our stay such a success. read more

Doesn't even deserve one star. We won the trip in a raffle. We showed up around 3 after driving down an 8 mile gravel path which felt like it would never end. We arrived with Leif down by the dock and he came up dirty as can be with a pair of old shorts with a hole right in the back (no underwear.) There was no one else at the place so it was pretty sketchy. He took us to the cabin and walked us in. Everything looked like it was from the 70s. It was all old furniture and appliances. (we weren't expecting brand new but this was old and looked disgusting.) The beds had no bedding but a pillow. The mattresses were older than My dad and had stains. Mouse traps in every corner. After considering for about 5 minutes we ditched the place and found a hotel in Orr. It was not worth the stay, even though we had won the trip! read more

DO NOT GO HERE!!!!! This camp isnt worth half a star! A friend of mine set up a hunting trip at this place and what a disappointment! We arrived and the first thing we are greeted with is Leif, the caretaker, telling us we were suppose to be here the day before and that we would have to leave a day earlier than planned. He stated,"Im leaving on an elk hunting trip and you guys need to be outta here. My friend then shows Leif the confirmation letter FROM THEM showing the correct dates of our stay. His response,"Sorry Bud, I dont know what to tell ya". We start telling him he will need to re-imburse us for the night we are loosing. Leif's reply," You need to take that up with Groupon". He also said he could honor the day next year! Are you kidding me? After some persistance on our part, Leif finally called his dad the owner, who told him he had to stay the nights we scheduled. Well needless to say that didnt please him and he was rude and refused to accomodate us the next few days. The other bad reviews are right on the mark. The cabins are run down and leaning,doors and windows dont lock, the front step was plywood and not attatched to cabin so it wobbled, beds stained and old, the toilet was propped on wood strip,no TP,no soap, lightbulbs out with no replacements. These are basics every camp and resort supplies! Hey Gary B. If I wanted to go camping I would have brought a tent and actually, we would have been better off!!!!! The location is beautiful and we heard the fishing is great. Its too bad this place is run by someone so incompetent! read more