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Island River Public Water Access Site
Minnesota
About
Island River Public Water Access Site is a boat launch in Minnesota.
Launch Details
Managed by
U.S. Forest Service
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Location
Isabella
Minnesota
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Facts about this place
When to go
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Ely 25e, MN weather station, 14 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan15° high-7° low
- Feb21° high-4° low
- Mar34° high9° low
- Apr47° high24° low
- May62° high38° low
- Jun72° high50° low
- Jul77° high55° low
- Aug75° high53° low
- Sep66° high44° low
- Oct50° high32° low
- Nov33° high19° low
- Dec20° high3° low
Where it is
- Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness · Wilderness
- Tofte Ranger District · Ranger district
- Superior National Forest · National forest
- Nearest town
- Forest Center, Minnesota · 0.6 mi
Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS GNIS populated places
Conditions
Active alerts for Tofte Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Closure Order for Cook County Brush Disposal Site
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Isabella LakeHiking1 mi
- BOG LAKE-CARRY DOWN ACCESSHiking3.5 mi
- Powwow Creek-Ferne LakeHiking4.6 mi
- Section 29 Lake Rustic CampgroundCamping5 mi
- Island RiverCanoeing6.4 mi
- Isabella RiverCanoeing6.6 mi
- Kawishiwi RiverCanoeing9 mi
- Silver Island Rustic CampgroundCamping9.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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