USDA Forest Service · Minnesota
Chippewa Loop
USDA Forest Service · Minnesota, United States
- Sites
- 64
- Hookups
- 45 electric
- Season
- May 23 to September 22
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,394 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
- CHIPPEWA CAMPGROUND (NFSR 3453) · paved · high degree of user comfort
- Lake
- Chippewa National Forest
- Nearest town
- Bemidji
- Address
- CHIPPEWA, MN
- Phone
- 218-335-8600
- Activities
- Biking, Birding, Boating, Camping, Fishing, Historic & Cultural Site, Interpretive Programs, Swimming, Swimming Site, Water Sports, Wildlife Viewing
62 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Overview
Chippewa Loop is part of the Norway Beach Recreation Area, on the southern shores of beautiful Cass Lake in north central Minnesota. The campground is a perfect location for family camping, with excellent boating and fishing opportunities.
Recreation
Cass Lake offers many recreational activities, including boating, canoeing, water skiing and swimming. Anglers fish for walleye, northern pike, perch and trophy muskie. A boat ramp is nearby.
Star Island, in the middle of Cass Lake, is a unique feature of the Chippewa National Forest. Six miles of trails wind around the island, which is home to 199-acre Lake Windigo.
Hiking and biking trails are available in the area, including the Migizi Bike Trail and the Norway Beach Trail.
The Norway Beach Visitor Center is nearby. This building, with its magnificent fireplace, is a monument to the talents and craftsmanship of Civilian Conservation Corps enrollees. Educational programs and displays depict Dakota and Ojibwe heritage and the area's flora and fauna.
A variety of special events are held at the center throughout the year. A kid's fishing day is held in June, Bald Eagle Day is sometime in July, and Smokey Bear's birthday party is held in August. Interpretive programs are offered every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
Facilities
The Chippewa Loop offers 46 campsites, some of which are available on first-come, first-served basis. Thirty of the sites are equipped with electric hookups. Flush toilets, showers and drinking water are provided.
Natural Features
The campground is situated on the banks of Cass Lake, in a forest of mature red and white pine trees. Some sites overlook the scenic lake.
Cass Lake is the largest of eight lakes that make up the Cass Lake Chain of Lakes. The lake covers nearly 16,000 acres and has 27 miles of forested shoreline and sandy beaches.
Nearby Attractions
The town of Cass Lake is four miles west of the campground, offering restaurants, a bank, grocery and hardware stores, a movie theater and museum.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16° | 1° | -26° | 38° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 18° | 1° | -26° | 45° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 35° | 20° | -9° | 58° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 41° | 31° | 14° | 66° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 60° | 44° | 31° | 82° | 1 of 11 |
| June | 71° | 58° | 48° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 78° | 64° | 53° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 76° | 62° | 56° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 69° | 57° | 43° | 82° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 53° | 41° | 25° | 67° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 37° | 27° | 6° | 58° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 25° | 15° | -20° | 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.
Nearby campgrounds
- Wanaki Campground/Boat Access · USDA Forest Service · 0 mi
- Norway Beach Loop · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 80 sites
- Wanaki Loop · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 42 sites
- Cass Lake Loop · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 13 sites
- Bimijiwan Recreation Area · USDA Forest Service · 5 mi · 14 sites
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