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Sugar Lake Boating Site

Minnesota

About

Sugar Lake Boating Site is a boat launch in the Deer River Ranger District of Chippewa National Forest in northern Minnesota, about 7 miles from the town of Remer. No fees are required to use the site. Summer is the most comfortable time to get on the water. Typical averages from the nearby Pokegama Dam weather station show July highs around 78°F with lows near 57°F, while winter highs stay in the teens and 20s. The closest trail is Sugar Lake Hwt, about a mile away. Johnson Lake Spur I and Johnson Lake Spur H are each roughly 2.6 miles off, and Johnson Lake Spur F is about 3.5 miles away.

Launch Details

Fee

No fee

Restrooms

No

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Location

Sugar 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 65–78°F and lows of 41–57°F.

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Pokegama Dam, MN weather station, 14 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan18° high-3° low
  2. Feb23° high1° low
  3. Mar37° high14° low
  4. Apr50° high29° low
  5. May65° high41° low
  6. Jun73° high52° low
  7. Jul78° high57° low
  8. Aug76° high55° low
  9. Sep68° high46° low
  10. Oct52° high34° low
  11. Nov36° high20° low
  12. Dec23° high5° low

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

Where it is

Nearest town
Remer, Minnesota · 7.2 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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