McDougal Lake Campground in MN -- Campground & RV Camping

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McDougal Lake Campground in MN

CampgroundUSFS

19 mi from Babbitt

Maps 1,804 ft

Official campground & reservations ↗

$18 per night

218-663-8063

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Road Access

Easy
  • All 0.9 miles of this road are maintained for passenger-car comfort, gravel the whole way.
Vault toiletsReservations + first come

Campground details

21 sitesNo water hookupsFires allowed

Setting

Limited privacy

McDougal Lake Campground sits at 1,800 feet elevation along the shores of 323-acre McDougal Lake in the Superior National Forest. The facility features a sandy swimming beach, a boat ramp, a solar-powered water pump, and vault toilets. It contains 13 first-come, first-served sites and 8 reservable drive-in and hike-in sites set in birch, maple, and pine woods. Note: Campsites 17 and 19, along with the one-mile hiking trail, are closed due to fire damage.

Getting there: McDougal Lake Campground is located on Forest Road 106, 10 miles west of Isabella, Minnesota. From MN-61, turn onto MN-1 at Illgen City and follow to Isabella. Proceed 10 miles west of Isabella to Forest Road 106. Turn left and continue a half-mile to the campground entrance.

  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 21-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
  • 4 hike-in sites.
  • Stony River runs 0.4 mi off.

Rules

  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 31–50°F, 2.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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Starlink Radar

Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy

Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 75 of 100.

Tree cover58%30m sat. est.
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