USDA Forest Service · Minnesota
Mabel Lake
USDA Forest Service · Minnesota, United States
- Sites
- 21
- Hookups
- 21 with water, 21 no hookups
- Season
- May 22 to September 21
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,358 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
- MABEL LAKE CAMPGROUND (NFSR 2715) · crushed aggregate or gravel · suitable for passenger cars
- Lake
- Chippewa National Forest
- Phone
- N/A
21 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Overview
This location is available via reservation and first-come, first-serve basis, depending on the campsite. Visitors are required to physically arrive at the campground to purchase and claim a first-come, first-serve site. Reservable sites may be booked up to 6 months in advance. Reservations cannot be made same day or within 4 days of the intended arrival date.
Facilities
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17° | 1° | -24° | 40° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 20° | 2° | -25° | 44° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 37° | 20° | -9° | 64° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 43° | 31° | 15° | 72° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 62° | 45° | 32° | 82° | 1 of 11 |
| June | 73° | 58° | 44° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 78° | 63° | 54° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 76° | 62° | 54° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 71° | 57° | 41° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 54° | 40° | 25° | 70° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 37° | 27° | 6° | 59° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 26° | 16° | -17° | 45° | 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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