USDA Forest Service · Minnesota
Fourmile Rustic Campground
USDA Forest Service · Minnesota, United States
- Cost
- No fees are required for this site
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,683 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- THE GRADE (NFSR 170) · crushed aggregate or gravel · moderate degree of user comfort
- Nearest town
- Tofte, MN
About
US Forest Service campground. Fourmile Lake Rustic Campground offers four sites accessible by car. On the shore of the lake are an additional two backcountry campsites accessible by boat. At the campground is a boat ramp and dock as well as parking for trailers and people using the backcountry sites. There is no garbage pick up at Fourmile Lake Rustic Campground. Plan to pack out all your garbage, including fish remains from cleaning fish. Not reservable through Recreation.gov, so plan on first-come, first-served; check with the ranger district for current conditions and fees.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18° | 3° | -27° | 39° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 19° | 4° | -23° | 43° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 32° | 19° | -7° | 55° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 39° | 29° | 5° | 63° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 56° | 40° | 29° | 76° | 2 of 11 |
| June | 67° | 50° | 41° | 80° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 75° | 58° | 50° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 71° | 59° | 54° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 66° | 53° | 43° | 78° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 50° | 41° | 26° | 66° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 35° | 28° | 6° | 56° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 24° | 15° | -11° | 46° | 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
- Toohey Lake Rustic Campground · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi
- Whitefish Lake Rustic Campground · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi
- Temperance River Campground · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi
- Wilson Lake Rustic Campground · USDA Forest Service · 5 mi
- Harriet Lake Rustic Campground · USDA Forest Service · 8 mi
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