City, County & Regional Parks · Wisconsin
Little Sand Bay Campground
City, County & Regional Parks · Wisconsin, United States
- Sites
- 46
- Hookups
- 32 electric, 14 no hookups
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Elevation
- 610 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Lake
- Lake Superior
- Nearest town
- Bayfield
- Address
- 32665 Little Sand Bay Road, Bayfield, WI 54814
- Activities
- boating, swimming, fishing
About
Town of Russell campground at Little Sand Bay on Lake Superior, about 15 minutes north of Bayfield, sharing the recreation area with the town's boat ramp and harbor, a sand swimming beach, picnic area and playground, next to the National Park Service's Little Sand Bay visitor center. 32 electric RV sites (many drive-through) and 14 tent-only sites, plus a large group tent site and a large group site with gazebo and electric. Water spigots throughout the campground; showers, firewood and ice for sale; dump station on site. Reservations online through Campspot.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25° | 13° | -11° | 42° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 26° | 15° | -7° | 46° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 35° | 27° | 4° | 53° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 40° | 34° | 19° | 60° | 7 of 11 |
| May | 50° | 41° | 34° | 73° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 60° | 50° | 42° | 80° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 71° | 61° | 48° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 72° | 64° | 56° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 67° | 59° | 51° | 80° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 53° | 47° | 33° | 70° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 39° | 33° | 14° | 60° | 5 of 10 |
| December | 31° | 23° | 1° | 54° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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