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Moose Lake Boating Site

Minnesota

About

Moose Lake Boating Site is a boat launch on the Blackduck Ranger District of Chippewa National Forest in northern Minnesota, about 7 miles from Northome. The Forest Service lists it as a recreation site near Pennington, and no fee is required to use it. Summer is the comfortable time to be on the water here. Typical July averages from a nearby weather station at Northome run a high of 77°F and a low of 55°F, while winter highs in January average just 17°F. As of October 2026, forest-wide alerts across Chippewa National Forest included firewood restrictions and off-road vehicle and snowmobile restrictions. These cover the whole national forest rather than this launch specifically and may change. The Moose Lake Boating Area sits just 0.1 mile away. Within about 5 miles are two hiking spots, Lost Forty Hiking Interp. and Elmwood Island Hiking, and Noma Lake campground is roughly 9 miles off.

Launch Details

Fee

No fee

Restrooms

No

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Location

Moose Lake Boating Site

Minnesota

Data source: usfs recreation

Facts about this place

When to go

Best time to go: May–Sep. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 63–77°F and lows of 39–55°F.

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Northome 3s, MN weather station, 5.2 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan17° high-5° low
  2. Feb23° high-2° low
  3. Mar35° high10° low
  4. Apr49° high26° low
  5. May63° high39° low
  6. Jun72° high51° low
  7. Jul77° high55° low
  8. Aug76° high52° low
  9. Sep67° high45° low
  10. Oct52° high34° low
  11. Nov35° high19° low
  12. Dec22° high4° low

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Nearest town
Northome, Minnesota · 7 mi

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS GNIS populated places

Conditions

Active alerts for Chippewa National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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