Camp Four Lake
- 0.3 mi
- round trip
- 31 ft
- climb
- 1,432 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May, Jul–Sep
- best months
Caution at last check
Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 14 h ago
Is Camp Four Lake open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Superior National Forest. It doesn't name Camp Four Lake, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).
Post Wildfire Closures, Effective October 1, 2026
Agency closure covering Superior National Forest · Order 09-09-00-26-11 · USFS · Superior National Forest
Closure Notice for Public Safety – Laurentian District
Agency closure covering Laurentian Ranger District · USFS · Laurentian Ranger District
Forest Road Improvement Projects
Agency alert covering Superior National Forest · USFS · Superior National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Superior National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Camp Four Lake is a short, easy hike in the Laurentian Ranger District of Superior National Forest in northern Minnesota, managed by the Forest Service. The trail is about a third of a mile long and runs on gravel, with a flat profile that gains and loses about 31 feet over the course of the out-and-back route. The high point is 1,432 feet, and the low point is 1,418 feet. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Eveleth put July highs around 77°F with lows near 56°F, while January highs average just 17°F. The hike makes an easy pairing with camping. Camp Four Lake 1 is about 0.1 mile away and Camp Four Lake 2 is about 0.2 mile away. Farther out, the Clear Lake Spur F hike is about 1.8 miles away and the Deepwater Lake hike is about 4.3 miles away.
Local outfitters
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Camp Four Lake 1Camping0.1 mi
- Camp Four Lake 2Camping0.2 mi
- CLEAR LAKE SPUR FHiking1.8 mi
- DEEPWATER LAKEHiking4.3 mi
- Sturgeon River Spur AHiking4.7 mi
- South Dark RiverHiking4.7 mi
- Jean Lake CampsiteCamping5.1 mi
Sturgeon RiverCanoeingPhoto: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)9.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Vermilion-TroutHiking · ~49 min drivePhoto: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- South Dark RiverHiking · ~8 min drive
- Taconite OhvHiking · ~12 min drive
- Lookout Mt. Bike-HerbsHiking · ~19 min drive
East Range Multi-Use TrailHiking · ~51 min drivePhoto: chief_huddleston, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- North Dark RiverHiking · ~10 min drive
- Lookout Mt. Bike-Mt ClimbHiking · ~19 min drive
- CLEAR LAKE SPUR FHiking · ~3 min drive
- LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN SPUR AHiking · ~19 min drive
- DEEPWATER LAKEHiking · ~7 min drive
Best time to visit Camp Four 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
17° / -2°
9 wet
Feb
22° / 2°
7 wet
Mar
35° / 14°
7 wet
Apr
49° / 28°
8 wet
May
63° / 41°
12 wet
Jun
72° / 51°
13 wet
Jul
77° / 56°
12 wet
Aug
75° / 54°
11 wet
Sep
66° / 45°
11 wet
Oct
51° / 33°
11 wet
Nov
34° / 20°
10 wet
Dec
22° / 6°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Eveleth Wwtp, MN, 16.1 mi away at 1,445 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Closures we've recorded since August 2026
Forest-wide Fire Restrictions
Superior National Forest · Order dated July 12, 2026; seen Aug 23, 2026 → lifted Aug 25, 2026 · Forest Service