USDA Forest Service · Minnesota
East Seelye Bay
USDA Forest Service · Minnesota, United States
- Sites
- 14
- Hookups
- 13 no hookups
- Season
- May 1 to October 31
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,342 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- AT&T weak · Verizon weak · T-Mobile none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- SEELYE CAMPGROUND (NFSR 2233) · crushed aggregate or gravel · moderate degree of user comfort
- Lake
- Chippewa National Forest
- Nearest town
- Max
- Phone
- N/A
- Activities
- Berry Picking, Biking, Birding, Boating, Camping, Canoeing, Day Use Area, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Kayaking, Mushroom Picking
1 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Overview
East Seelye Bay Campground is located 20 Miles north of Deer River off Highway 46 and 4 miles west on Eagle Nest Road (FR 2198). East Seelye Bay has 13 first-come, first-served campsites, a picnic area, swimming beach, boat ramp, and parking area.
The Chippewa National Forest and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe work together to co-steward resources - making the Forest a great place to recreate as well as a special place where cultural and traditional resources are protected and preserved and the Band’s treaty rights are respected.
Recreation
Opportunities for fishing, swimming and boating on Lake Winnibigoshish abound. The Cut Foot Sioux National Recreation Trail runs past the campground and along Seelye Point, it is an unpaved trail used for hiking and horseback riding. The East Seelye Point Trail also runs through the campground, and there is easy access down the road to the Simpson Creek Trail system.
Facilities
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16° | 0° | -26° | 38° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 17° | 1° | -26° | 45° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 35° | 20° | -9° | 58° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 39° | 30° | 15° | 65° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 58° | 43° | 31° | 80° | 1 of 11 |
| June | 69° | 58° | 48° | 81° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 77° | 65° | 54° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 75° | 63° | 56° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 69° | 57° | 45° | 81° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 54° | 42° | 25° | 65° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 37° | 27° | 6° | 55° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 26° | 15° | -20° | 43° | 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.
Nearby campgrounds
- Deer Lake · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 50 sites
- Williams Narrows · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi · 18 sites
- Mosomo Point · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi · 23 sites
- Onegume · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi · 48 sites
- Cut Foot Horse Campground · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi · 34 sites
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