Little Trout Lake
Is Little Trout Lake open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Superior National Forest. It doesn't name Little Trout Lake, so check the source for the area it covers.
Post Wildfire Closures, Effective October 1, 2026
Agency closure covering Superior National Forest · Order 09-09-00-26-11 · USFS · Superior National Forest
Forest Road Improvement Projects
Agency alert covering Superior National Forest · USFS · Superior National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Superior National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Little Trout Lake is a 517-acre lake near Ely, Minnesota, at about 1,394 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Local outfitters
- Lodge of Whispering Pines / Echo Trail Outfitters17 mi away
- Piragis Northwoods Company20 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Little Trout-Sioux RiverHiking0.7 mi
- Trout-Little TroutHiking1 mi
- GowanHiking1.6 mi
- Sioux FallsWaterfall7.8 mi
- Rice Bay Boat AccessBoat launch7.9 mi
- Astrid Lake AreaLake fishing8.1 mi
- Lake Jeanette CgCamping8.9 mi
- Jeanette LakeCamping9.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Fenske Lake CampgroundPier fishing · ~29 min drive
- Astrid Lake AreaLake fishing · ~14 min drive
- Vermilion RiverRiver fishing · ~23 min drive
- Fenske Lake Fishing PierPier fishing · ~29 min drive
- Cummings LakeLake fishing · ~15 min drive
- Pfeiffer Lake Fishing PierPier fishing · ~33 min drive
- Lake VermilionLake fishing · ~16 min drive
- Dark Lake Fishing PierPier fishing · ~58 min drive
- Oyster LakeLake fishing · ~30 min drive
- Pekan LakeLake fishing · ~34 min drive
Best time to visit Little Trout Lake
No month here meets our mild-weather rule. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
15° / -5°
13 wet
Feb
21° / -2°
10 wet
Mar
35° / 11°
10 wet
Apr
48° / 26°
11 wet
May
63° / 40°
15 wet
Jun
72° / 51°
16 wet
Jul
77° / 56°
14 wet
Aug
75° / 54°
14 wet
Sep
65° / 46°
14 wet
Oct
50° / 34°
15 wet
Nov
34° / 20°
13 wet
Dec
21° / 4°
13 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cook 8ne, MN, 13.7 mi away at 1,355 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Closures we've recorded since August 2026
Forest-wide Fire Restrictions
Superior National Forest · Order dated July 12, 2026; seen Aug 23, 2026 → lifted Aug 25, 2026 · Forest Service
