Cottonwood Lake
- 10
- sites
- Free
- fee
- May, Jul–Sep
- best months
Is Cottonwood Lake open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Chippewa National Forest. It doesn't name Cottonwood Lake, so check the source for the area it covers.
Emergency Road Closure Notice - FR 2382 (West Pigeon Lake Rd)
Agency closure covering Chippewa National Forest · USFS · Chippewa National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Chippewa National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- 10 sites
- At 1,356 ft
- Deer River Ranger DistrictChippewa National Forest
Cottonwood Lake is a campground in Minnesota at about 1,356 feet, with 10 sites.
Suomi TrailHikingPhoto: Lorie Shaull, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)3.5 mi- Suomi Hills Trail SbHiking3.6 mi
- Suomi South Side Dispersed Sites M6,M7,M11, M15, MCamping3.6 mi
- Orange Lake Carryin AccessBoat launch3.6 mi
- Suomi Hills Trail SdHiking3.7 mi
- SUOMI HILLS TRAIL NDHiking3.7 mi
- Caribou Lake Boating SiteBoat launch7.2 mi
- Spider Lake Boat AreaBoat launch8.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Pokegama Dam CampgroundCamping · ~23 min drive
- Clubhouse LakeCamping · ~24 min drive
- Bowstring State F -orest Moose LakeCamping · ~4 min drive
- Forjer Lake (M13)Camping · ~4 min drive
- Moose Lake CampgroundCamping · ~4 min drive
- Spruce Island (West M4a)Camping · ~5 min drive
- Camp HiawathaCamping · ~5 min drive
- Spruce Island (East M4b)Camping · ~5 min drive
- Suomi South Side Dispersed Sites M6,M7,M11, M15, MCamping · ~6 min drive
- Suomi South Side M11Camping · ~6 min drive
Best time to visit Cottonwood Lake
Best months: May and July–September. 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
18° / -3°
8 wet
Feb
23° / 1°
7 wet
Mar
37° / 14°
7 wet
Apr
50° / 29°
8 wet
May
65° / 41°
12 wet
Jun
73° / 52°
13 wet
Jul
78° / 57°
12 wet
Aug
76° / 55°
10 wet
Sep
68° / 46°
11 wet
Oct
52° / 34°
10 wet
Nov
36° / 20°
9 wet
Dec
23° / 5°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Pokegama Dam, MN, 13.3 mi away at 1,280 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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