Portage Lake
- May, Jul–Sep
- best months
Is Portage Lake open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Chippewa National Forest. It doesn't name Portage 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.
Portage Lake is a 152-acre lake near Rogers Township, Minnesota, at about 1,301 feet.
- Mabel Lake Boat AccessBoat launch3.1 mi
- Boy River Canoe RouteHiking9.6 mi
- Big Rice Lake Access W5Boat launch9.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Deer LakeSurf fishing · ~51 min drive
- OnegumePier fishing · ~51 min drive
- Long LakeLake fishing · ~10 min drive
- Leech LakeLake fishing · ~28 min drive
- Deer River AreaRiver fishing · ~52 min drive
- Mosomo Point Boat AreaPier fishing · ~52 min drive
- Marshall LakeLake fishing · ~15 min drive
- Mosomo PointPier fishing · ~52 min drive
- Blueberry LakeLake fishing · ~19 min drive
- Stevens LakeLake fishing · ~19 min drive
Best time to visit Portage 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° / -2°
6 wet
Feb
24° / 1°
5 wet
Mar
37° / 15°
6 wet
Apr
52° / 29°
7 wet
May
66° / 43°
11 wet
Jun
75° / 53°
13 wet
Jul
80° / 58°
12 wet
Aug
78° / 56°
10 wet
Sep
69° / 47°
10 wet
Oct
54° / 35°
9 wet
Nov
36° / 21°
7 wet
Dec
23° / 7°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Leech Lake, MN, 12.5 mi away at 1,302 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
