State Forest · Minnesota
Tamarack Horse Campground and Day-Use Area
State Forest · Minnesota, United States · in St. Croix State Forest
- Sites
- 56
- Cost
- $22 per night for an equestrian site, taxes included
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 938 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)
- Phone
- 320-280-7880
About
The campground is considered primitive, designed to furnish only the camper's basic needs. The campsites consist of a cleared area, fire ring and table. Drinking water and vault toilets are also available. Please carry out any garbage you carry in.
Tamarack Horse Campground offers campsites with picket lines and manure bunkers. There is also a day-use rider parking lot.
Approximately 25 miles of horse trails exist within St. Croix State Forest. The Matthew Lourey State Trail, a multi-use trail open to horseback riding, also passes through the forest toward Duluth.
56 equestrian campsites. First come, first served for individual sites; pay the camping fee online on the day you arrive, or at a state park ranger station. Managed from St. Croix State Park (320-280-7880). In St. Croix State Forest.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19° | 0° | -31° | 43° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 25° | 8° | -31° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 41° | 23° | -12° | 71° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 51° | 33° | 12° | 78° | 9 of 11 |
| May | 67° | 46° | 32° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 76° | 58° | 46° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 82° | 63° | 53° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 77° | 62° | 53° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 74° | 57° | 40° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 57° | 42° | 25° | 72° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 38° | 28° | 8° | 63° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 29° | 15° | -18° | 55° | 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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