USDA Forest Service · Minnesota
Kimball Lake Campground
USDA Forest Service · Minnesota, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $22 per night
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,690 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- AT&T weak · T-Mobile none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- KIMBALL LAKE CAMPGROUND (NFSR 1392) · crushed aggregate or gravel · moderate degree of user comfort
- Nearest town
- Grand Marais, MN
About
US Forest Service campground. Kimball Lake Campground is a small campground that is excellent for people who want to camp and fish. Kimball Lake is a small state-managed trout lake stocked with rainbow trout. Because of this special designation, anglers are required to have a fishing license with a trout stamp. A non-maintained trail circles the lake for shore casting. Adjacent Mink Lake has a sand swimming beach and barrier free fishing pier. 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 | 17° | 2° | -26° | 38° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 20° | 2° | -22° | 44° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 32° | 17° | -7° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 40° | 27° | 3° | 61° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 55° | 39° | 29° | 74° | 4 of 11 |
| June | 64° | 48° | 40° | 79° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 73° | 58° | 49° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 70° | 58° | 53° | 82° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 64° | 53° | 44° | 77° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 49° | 40° | 26° | 64° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 34° | 27° | 5° | 53° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 24° | 11° | -12° | 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.
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