USDA Forest Service · Minnesota
Temperance River Campground
USDA Forest Service · Minnesota, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site with electric hook-up: $20 per night
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,535 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
- TEMPERANCE RIVER CAMPGROUND (NFSR 1895) · crushed aggregate or gravel · suitable for passenger cars
- Nearest town
- Tofte, MN
About
US Forest Service campground. The Temperance River Campground is a small (9 sites) campground easily reached from the Sawbill Trail (Cook County 2). It provides pine-shaded campsites nestled in a bend of the Temperance River and offers access to trout fishing in the Temperance and mountain biking a large network of Forest Service roads. These sites are all available as first come/ first served. Most sites can accommodate a small RV (less than 24 feet). There are no electrical hookups in this campground. 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 | 19° | 4° | -26° | 39° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 21° | 4° | -21° | 44° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 34° | 19° | -7° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 40° | 29° | 4° | 62° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 55° | 40° | 30° | 75° | 2 of 11 |
| June | 65° | 50° | 41° | 79° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 73° | 59° | 50° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 71° | 59° | 55° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 65° | 54° | 45° | 77° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 50° | 41° | 27° | 65° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 35° | 29° | 7° | 56° | 8 of 10 |
| December | 25° | 15° | -10° | 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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- Clara Lake Rustic Campground · USDA Forest Service · 7 mi
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