Minnesota State Parks · Minnesota

La Salle Lake State Recreation Area

Minnesota State Parks · Minnesota, United States

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Sites
39
Hookups
39 electric, 39 with water
Drinking water
Yes
Restrooms
Yes
Showers
Yes
Dump station
No
Pets
Yes
Elevation
1,407 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)
Lake
La Salle Lake
Nearest town
Park Rapids
Address
C/O Itasca State Park
Phone
218-699-7251

40 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.

About

La Salle Lake State Recreation Area is a Minnesota State Park campground offering 39 sites (39 electric) on La Salle Lake near Park Rapids.

Fees

Minnesota DNR (dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/fees.html) publishes the same statewide camping rate bands on its own fees page (a real, confirmed statewide schedule, not a per-park guess; tax is additional): Drive-in campsites $20-$35/night; cart-in/walk-in campsites (under 1/2 mile from parking) $20-$25/night; backcountry campsites (backpack/watercraft over 1/2 mile) $20-$23/night; equestrian campsites $22-$25/night; wall tents $35-$40/night; yurts $80/night; group campsites $50-$300/night. Electric hookup adds $10/night; water and sewer hookup (where available) adds $8/night; an EV charging site adds $7.50/night. A non-refundable reservation fee applies per site reserved in advance: $8 online, $10 by phone (no fee for same-day reservations). Minnesota residents with a qualifying physical disability receive a half-price campsite rate Sunday-Thursday. A separate statewide vehicle permit is required: $35/year; $7/day; $26/year for an additional vehicle; $30/year motorcycle permit; $12/year for persons with disabilities; $5/day for groups of 10+ vehicles. Pets are allowed in campgrounds. For the comfort and safety of your pet, other visitors, and wildlife, pets must be attended at all times and restrained on a leash or in an enclosure. (Minnesota DNR statewide policy, published on multiple state park pages, e.g. Itasca, Lake Bemidji and La Salle Lake SRA.)

Weather, month by month

MonthTypical highTypical lowColdest nightHottest dayYears with a night below 32°F
January17°0°-26°42°11 of 11
February21°1°-32°51°11 of 11
March37°20°-11°64°11 of 11
April44°30°11°73°10 of 11
May64°45°29°85°1 of 11
June74°58°46°90°0 of 11
July80°63°51°91°0 of 11
August77°61°55°93°0 of 11
September71°56°41°85°0 of 11
October54°40°22°71°3 of 10
November37°26°1°60°9 of 10
December26°14°-22°48°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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