U.S. Forest Service · Superior National Forest · Minnesota

Dumbell Lake Backcountry Campsites

The two backcountry campsites on Dumbell Lake are similar to those in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness with fire grate and wilderness latrine. Please respect the area as you would a wilderness and leave no trace of your presence behind.

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Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Dumbell Lake Backcountry Campsites0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°January: 0.97 inches of precipitation, 15.7 inches of snowFebruary: 0.79 inches of precipitation, 14.1 inches of snowMarch: 0.84 inches of precipitation, 7.9 inches of snowApril: 1.97 inches of precipitation, 9.8 inches of snowMay: 3.01 inches of precipitation, 0.4 inches of snowJune: 3.74 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJuly: 4.10 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 3.48 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 3.74 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowOctober: 2.75 inches of precipitation, 1.9 inches of snowNovember: 1.47 inches of precipitation, 9.9 inches of snowDecember: 1.15 inches of precipitation, 17.2 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 4.2°F averageFebruary: 8.4°F averageMarch: 21.4°F averageApril: 35.5°F averageMay: 50.1°F averageJune: 60.8°F averageJuly: 66.0°F averageAugust: 63.8°F averageSeptember: 55.0°F averageOctober: 41.0°F averageNovember: 26.0°F averageDecember: 11.3°F average0 in5 in10 in15 in20 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Ely 25E, 9 miles from the recreation area point at 1,444 feet, station USC00212555 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 28 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 77 inches a year on the same inches scale.

Getting there

AreaRecreation.gov lists no exact point for this campground. The recreation area is at 47.85° N, 91.39° W. Call the office before you drive.

Fire nearby

  • Prescribed
    Atlas Piles Rx

    50 mi from the campground

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.

Limited data for this unit

No site-by-site records, no amenities, no fee schedule, no directions or photos in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.

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Reference

Questions people ask

Do I need a reservation at Dumbell Lake Backcountry Campsites?

No. Dumbell Lake Backcountry Campsites is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.

Source: Forest Service recreation page for this forest