West Caribou River
- Free
- fee
- May, Jul–Sep
- best months
- At 941 ft
- Caribou Falls State Wildlife Management Area
West Caribou River is a campground in Minnesota at about 941 feet. It is managed by the state fish and wildlife agency.
Local outfitters
- Sawtooth Outfitters12 mi away
- Sawbill Canoe Outfitters28 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Caribou FallsWaterfall0.2 mi
- Caribou Falls State WaysideState park0.3 mi
- Manitou River BeachBeach2.2 mi
- Sugarloaf Cove BeachBeach2.8 mi
George H. Crosby Manitou State ParkState parkPhoto: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3.1 mi- Finland GladeSki touring6 mi
- Section 13Rock climbing6.5 mi
- Ninemile Lake CampgroundCamping7.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Sht- East Caribou RiverCamping · Next door
- East Caribou RiverCamping · Next door
- Sht- Crystal CreekCamping · ~2 min drive
- Crystal CreekCamping · ~2 min drive
- Horseshoe RidgeCamping · ~4 min drive
- Campsite 14Camping · ~4 min drive
- Sugarloaf PondCamping · ~6 min drive
- Last Creek Watercraft CampsiteCamping · ~7 min drive
- Aspen KnobCamping · ~8 min drive
- Sht- Aspen KnobCamping · ~8 min drive
Best time to visit West Caribou River
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°
10 wet
Feb
24° / 3°
8 wet
Mar
35° / 15°
9 wet
Apr
46° / 28°
9 wet
May
59° / 40°
12 wet
Jun
70° / 49°
13 wet
Jul
76° / 54°
12 wet
Aug
74° / 53°
12 wet
Sep
65° / 46°
12 wet
Oct
51° / 34°
11 wet
Nov
36° / 21°
10 wet
Dec
24° / 9°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Wolf Ridge Elc, MN, 8.6 mi away at 1,400 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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