About Mosomo (Mooz-ah-moo) Point Campground
Located at 45033 State Highway 46 Deer River, MN 56636, 19 miles north of Deer River on Highway 46. Turn west on FR 2190, half mile past the Cut Foot Sioux Information Center. Mosomo Point reaches out into the transition area between Little Cut Foot Sioux and Big Cut Foot Sioux Lakes, and provides a protected spot for fishing boats. There are 23 sites. | [Site Map](https://usfs-public.box.com/s/8gwmqd1blgii5z5txo0mxpz6jhgy6506) **ABOUT:** “Boozhoo biindigen (hello & welcome)” to Mosomo Point Campground! The campground was established in 1959 and was named after Bob Mosomo who, along with his wife and family, occupied a cabin here until his death around 1939. Bob Mosomo was a Leech Lake Citizen and is also remembered as the last Chief of the Winnibigoshish Band of Ojibwe. His cabin was burned after his death in 1939 to stop his children from occupying National Forest lands. The…
- Fees: Use Fee/ $16 Night
- Season: 5/2/25 – 9/1/25
- Managed by: USFS - Chippewa National Forest
- Where: 4 mi southwest of Inger, MN · 47.51701, -94.04501
Things to do:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vic Paved Accessible Trail | Hiking | at camp | 0.2 mi |
| Cutfoot Sioux Nrt | Hiking | 0.2 mi | 23.3 mi |
| Mn 46 Spur 3128 | ATV road | 0.3 mi | 0.5 mi |
| Simpson Creek | Hiking | 0.5 mi | 4.1 mi |
| Inger Spur 3246 | ATV road | 0.5 mi | 0.2 mi |
| Simpson Creek Trail Spur C | Hiking | 0.7 mi | 1.7 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
Verizon 4G · AT&T 4G
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way shows rich detail, horizon to horizon.
Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 20.5 mi
Propane: 17.1 mi
Camps nearby
- Deer River Area 0.2 mi
- Mosomo Point 0.2 mi
- Onegume 0.4 mi
- Williams Narrows 1.3 mi
- East Seelye Bay Campground 2.5 mi
- Deer Lake 2.9 mi