USDA Forest Service · Minnesota
Toohey Lake Rustic Campground
USDA Forest Service · Minnesota, United States
- Cost
- No fees are required for this site
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,686 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
- TOOHEY LAKE CAMPGROUND LOOP (NFSR 1279B) · crushed aggregate or gravel · suitable for passenger cars
- Nearest town
- Tofte, MN
About
US Forest Service campground. Toohey Lake Rustic Campground is a seven site campground with a boat launch and trailer parking. It is right off of a well traveled forest road, making for easy access. Ride-in and ride-out OHV opportunities are available in this campground. There is no garbage pick up at Toohey 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
- Fourmile Rustic Campground · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi
- Temperance River Campground · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi
- Whitefish Lake Rustic Campground · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi
- Wilson Lake Rustic Campground · USDA Forest Service · 6 mi
- Harriet Lake Rustic Campground · USDA Forest Service · 8 mi
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