Silver Island Rustic Campground
Minnesota
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What we do know
Inside Superior National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
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Silver Island Rustic Campground
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About this campground
Silver Island Lake is a large lake with both an eight site rustic campground and three backcountry campsites on its shores. All sites have a picnic table and fire grate and are back-in only. Some sites can accommodate a small RV (less than 24 feet). Access to the backcountry sites is through the boat launch at the rustic campground. There is no garbage pick up at Silver Island Rustic Campground. Plan to pack out all your garbage, including fish remains from cleaning fish.
Campsite info
- Quiet hours
- 10:00 PM - 6:00 AM
Directions & GPX
Facts about this campground
When to go
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Wolf Ridge Elc, MN weather station, 19 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan19° high1° low
- Feb24° high3° low
- Mar35° high15° low
- Apr46° high28° low
- May59° high40° low
- Jun70° high49° low
- Jul76° high54° low
- Aug74° high53° low
- Sep65° high46° low
- Oct51° high34° low
- Nov36° high21° low
- Dec24° high9° low
Where it is
- Tofte Ranger District · Ranger district
- Superior National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
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
- Silver Island Lake-T LakeHiking1.6 mi
- Island RiverCanoeing2.9 mi
- Section 29 Lake Rustic CampgroundCamping4.4 mi
- Whitefish Lake Rustic CampgroundCamping4.9 mi
- Harriet Lake Rustic CampgroundCamping5.1 mi
- Perent River-Perent RiverHiking5.3 mi
- Plum LakeHiking5.7 mi
- Timber-Frear Canoe RouteCanoeing6.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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