About Clubhouse Lake
Clubhouse Lake Campground is located on its peaceful namesake in the beautiful Chippewa National Forest. Visitors enjoy the area for its fishing and canoeing opportunities in a scenic natural setting. Clubhouse Lake has limited cell phone service, giving it a remote feeling and offering a tranquil retreat from a connected world. The campground lies off 31 miles north of Grand Rapids, MN and just over 8 miles east of Marcell, MN off of MN State Highway 38 - the nation's first National Scenic Byway, known as "The Edge of the Wilderness." Clubhouse Lake has excellent water quality and is about 90 feet deep, providing great fishing opportunities for northern pike, bass and panfish. Swimming, canoeing and kayaking are very popular activities on the lake. The Rice River Canoe Route starts its journey to the Big Fork River from waters that flow into Clubhouse Lake. A sandy swimming beach, an…
- Fees: $16.00 per night
- Season: 5/23/25 – 10/13/25
- Managed by: Chippewa National Forest, FS
- Where: 10 mi south of Bigfork, MN · 47.60972, -93.57694
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Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: May–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Apr.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clubhouse Campground Road | ATV road | at camp | 2.1 mi |
| Mikes Lake Road | ATV road | 0.1 mi | 1.9 mi |
| Crooked/Three Island Portage | Hiking | 2.1 mi | 0.3 mi |
| Jack the Horse/Bevo Portage | Hiking | 3.0 mi | 0.1 mi |
| Crooked/No Mans Portage | Hiking | 3.0 mi | 0.1 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
Verizon 4G · AT&T 4G · T-Mobile 4G
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.
Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Propane: 21.6 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Marcell Area 3.5 mi
- Owen's Place RV Park 4.9 mi
- North Star Campground 5.1 mi
- Scenic State Park 7.2 mi
- Lost Lake Forest Campground 9.6 mi
- Kelly Lake Dispersed Campground 9.8 mi