About South Pike Bay
South Pike Bay Campground is located on the south shore of beautiful Pike Bay, on Cass Lake in north central Minnesota. Visitors enjoy the area for its excellent boating, canoeing and fishing opportunities. South Pike Bay offers offers many recreational activities, including boating, canoeing, water skiing and swimming. Anglers fish for walleye, northern pike, perch and trophy muskie. A boat ramp is located within the campground. A trailhead for the Migizi Bike Trail is on-site. The paved trail stretches 14 miles along the lakeshore and is open to biking, walking and rollerblading. The campground is a portage point for the 128-mile Chippewa Headwaters Loop Canoe Route. With six portages, the historic waterway is considered the most difficult in the forest, but is a beautiful trip through history. The campground offers 23 non-electric campsites, each equipped with a picnic table and…
- Fees: Use Fee $16/Night
- Season: 5/23/25 – 9/22/25
- Managed by: Chippewa National Forest, FS
- Where: 4 mi south of Cass Lake, MN · 47.32884, -94.57971
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moss Lake Road | ATV road | 0.7 mi | 1.9 mi |
| South Boundary | ATV road | 1.0 mi | 2.6 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
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From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way is bright, with a little glow low on the horizon.
Class 3 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 17.4 mi
Propane: 14.8 mi
Camps nearby
- Campsite · 1 mi E of Cass Lake 3.5 mi
- Cass Lake Loop 3.8 mi
- Cass Lake Area 4.3 mi
- Wanaki Loop 4.4 mi
- Norway Beach Loop 4.4 mi
- Norway Beach Picnic Shelter 4.4 mi