USDA Forest Service · Minnesota
South Pike Bay
USDA Forest Service · Minnesota, United States
- Sites
- 22
- Hookups
- 22 no hookups
- Season
- May 23 to September 21
- Max RV length
- 55 ft
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,329 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T good · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- SOUTH PIKE BAY PICNIC GROUND (NFSR 3455A) · native material · moderate degree of user comfort
- Lake
- Chippewa National Forest
- Nearest town
- Walker
- Address
- 201 Minnesota Ave. East, Walker, MN, 56484
- Phone
- 218-547-1044
- Activities
- Biking, Boating, Camping, Fishing, Museum, Swimming, Water Skiing
22 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Overview
South Pike Bay Campground is located on the south shore of beautiful Pike Bay, on Cass Lake in north central Minnesota. Visitors enjoy the area for its excellent boating, canoeing and fishing opportunities.
Recreation
South Pike Bay offers 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 located within the campground.
A trailhead for the Migizi Bike Trail is on-site. The paved trail stretches 14 miles along the lakeshore and is open to biking, walking and rollerblading.
The campground is a portage point for the 128-mile Chippewa Headwaters Loop Canoe Route. With six portages, the historic waterway is considered the most difficult in the forest, but is a beautiful trip through history.
Facilities
The campground offers 23 non-electric campsites, each equipped with a picnic table and campfire ring. Vault toilets, drinking water and trash collection are provided.
Natural Features
The campground is a long spur stretching along the shore of Pike Bay in a pleasant stand of mixed hardwoods and old growth pine. Some of the campsites are situated on the beautiful sand beach.
Nearby Attractions
The town of Cass Lake, Minn., is six miles northwest 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° | -25° | 40° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 19° | 3° | -26° | 43° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 36° | 20° | -9° | 62° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 43° | 31° | 15° | 69° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 63° | 45° | 31° | 84° | 1 of 11 |
| June | 73° | 58° | 46° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 79° | 64° | 53° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 76° | 63° | 55° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 70° | 57° | 42° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 54° | 41° | 25° | 69° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 37° | 27° | 7° | 60° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 26° | 16° | -19° | 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
- South Pike Bay Recreation Area · USDA Forest Service · 0 mi
- Cass Lake Loop · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi · 13 sites
- Norway Beach Loop · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi · 80 sites
- Wanaki Loop · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi · 42 sites
- Chippewa Loop · USDA Forest Service · 5 mi · 64 sites
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