USDA Forest Service · Minnesota
Baker Lake Rustic Campground
USDA Forest Service · Minnesota, United States
- Cost
- No fees are required for this site
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,775 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- AT&T good · T-Mobile none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- BAKER LAKE CAMPSITE (NFSR 1272B) · crushed aggregate or gravel · suitable for passenger cars
- Nearest town
- Lutsen, MN
About
US Forest Service campground. Baker Lake Rustic Campground is a 5 site campground located in a stand of red pine on the shore of Baker Lake. Unlike most other rustic campgrounds, there is a solar powered faucet for drinking water. It is an excellent first or last night site for people who are using the Baker Lake Entry Point to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. All sites are first come/ first served and there is no electricity at this campground. All sites are better suited to tent camping as opposed to RVs. There is no garbage pick up at Baker 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 | 17° | 3° | -27° | 39° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 19° | 4° | -24° | 43° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 33° | 18° | -8° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 40° | 28° | 5° | 61° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 56° | 40° | 29° | 76° | 3 of 11 |
| June | 66° | 50° | 41° | 79° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 74° | 58° | 50° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 71° | 59° | 53° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 65° | 53° | 43° | 78° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 49° | 40° | 25° | 65° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 34° | 27° | 5° | 55° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 24° | 12° | -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.
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