Minnesota State Parks · Minnesota
La Salle Lake State Recreation Area
Minnesota State Parks · Minnesota, United States
- Sites
- 39
- Hookups
- 39 electric, 39 with water
- Season
- Year-round
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- No
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,407 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- AT&T weak · T-Mobile none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- La Salle Lake
- Nearest town
- Park Rapids
- Address
- C/O Itasca State Park
- Phone
- 218-699-7251
40 numbered sites are mapped one by one - the site map below shows each with its facts and pictures.
Site map
40 numbered sites are mapped one by one on the imagery, with the operator's own facts and pictures for each site where it publishes them. Tap a site to rate it, keep a note and add your own photos; press and hold the map for a pin of your own. Your ratings, notes, pins and photos are kept with the campground on your Saved list, the same list the camping map and the drive page keep.
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About
La Salle Lake State Recreation Area is a Minnesota State Park campground offering 39 sites (39 electric) on La Salle Lake near Park Rapids.
Fees
Minnesota DNR (dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/fees.html) publishes the same statewide camping rate bands on its own fees page (a real, confirmed statewide schedule, not a per-park guess; tax is additional): Drive-in campsites $20-$35/night; cart-in/walk-in campsites (under 1/2 mile from parking) $20-$25/night; backcountry campsites (backpack/watercraft over 1/2 mile) $20-$23/night; equestrian campsites $22-$25/night; wall tents $35-$40/night; yurts $80/night; group campsites $50-$300/night. Electric hookup adds $10/night; water and sewer hookup (where available) adds $8/night; an EV charging site adds $7.50/night. A non-refundable reservation fee applies per site reserved in advance: $8 online, $10 by phone (no fee for same-day reservations). Minnesota residents with a qualifying physical disability receive a half-price campsite rate Sunday-Thursday. A separate statewide vehicle permit is required: $35/year; $7/day; $26/year for an additional vehicle; $30/year motorcycle permit; $12/year for persons with disabilities; $5/day for groups of 10+ vehicles. Pets are allowed in campgrounds. For the comfort and safety of your pet, other visitors, and wildlife, pets must be attended at all times and restrained on a leash or in an enclosure. (Minnesota DNR statewide policy, published on multiple state park pages, e.g. Itasca, Lake Bemidji and La Salle Lake SRA.)
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17° | 0° | -26° | 42° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 21° | 1° | -32° | 51° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 37° | 20° | -11° | 64° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 44° | 30° | 11° | 73° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 64° | 45° | 29° | 85° | 1 of 11 |
| June | 74° | 58° | 46° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 80° | 63° | 51° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 77° | 61° | 55° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 71° | 56° | 41° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 54° | 40° | 22° | 71° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 37° | 26° | 1° | 60° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 26° | 14° | -22° | 48° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Itasca State Park · Minnesota State Parks · 7 mi · 223 sites
- Bagley City Park & Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 17 mi
- Hungryman Lake Campground and Day Use Area · State Forest · 20 mi · 14 sites
- Gulch Lake Campground and Day-Use Area · State Forest · 20 mi · 6 sites
- Lake Bemidji State Park · Minnesota State Parks · 20 mi · 95 sites
All public campgrounds in Minnesota · Every state and province · Facts read from the operator 2026-08-25. Confirm fees, rules and current status with the operator before you go.