Snowshoe Lake M122
- May, Jul–Sep
- best months
- At 1,313 ft
Snowshoe Lake M122 is a U.S. Forest Service campground in northern Minnesota, about 2.8 miles from the town of Marble. It is a simple base for exploring the surrounding area, and no fee is charged for a stay. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical July highs reach about 80°F with lows near 55°F, based on averages from a nearby weather station. Winters are severe, with January highs around 19°F and lows near -1°F. Hill-Annex Mine State Park is about 3.6 miles away, and the Mesabi Trail is about 4.4 miles off. Trout Lake Boat Landing, about 4.7 miles away, offers a place to put a boat in. In winter, the Swamp Loop cross-country ski trail is about 5.5 miles away.
Hill-Annex Mine State ParkState parkPhoto: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3.6 mi
Mesabi TrailHikingPhoto: Tony Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)4.4 mi- Trout Lake Boat LandingBoat launch4.7 mi
- Swamp LoopCross-country skiing5.5 mi
- HorseshoeCross-country skiing5.5 mi
- Triple TwisterCross-country skiing5.6 mi
- Crystal Lake LandingBoat launch9.9 mi
- Prairie RiverCanoeing10 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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Best time to visit Snowshoe Lake M122
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
19° / -1°
11 wet
Feb
26° / 2°
9 wet
Mar
39° / 15°
9 wet
Apr
53° / 28°
10 wet
May
66° / 40°
12 wet
Jun
75° / 51°
13 wet
Jul
80° / 55°
12 wet
Aug
78° / 53°
11 wet
Sep
68° / 45°
11 wet
Oct
53° / 33°
11 wet
Nov
36° / 20°
11 wet
Dec
23° / 6°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Grand Rpds Forest Lab, MN, 8.9 mi away at 1,310 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
