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Do pay a visit to Grand Portage National Monument while you're here at Bench Lake; Table Lake is a nice lake nearby. Whitewater paddling is not for everyone but if it's for you then we recommend Brule River; why not take a refreshing hike along the Great Cherry Portage. High temperatures at Bench Lake through the summer are in the 70's. Summer night lows fall down to the 50's. Through the wintertime this place gets highs in the 10's; winter nights come with lows
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| | in the-10's to Bench Lake. This lake is so wonderful. There's whitewater on Devil Track River for all you adrenaline people; dry warm beds await you at Best Western Superior Inn & Suites.
If only every site had this much outdoors entertaining things, what a great planet it would be. East Bearskin Campground is a glorious local campground, and there's delightful hiking along the Lesser Cherry Portage. Lakes? Sure, Crystal Lake is around here; if you need a | |
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place to stay East Bay Suites is a tremendous choice. The Vaseux Portage offers hiking at its best; Johnson Falls is an inspiring site to take a look at during your stay.
The amount of rain that falls at Bench Lake is close to
the national average; through the month of August you get the most rain around here while February is the month with the least amount of precipitation. This lake is so wonderful. If you came for an overnight stay Kimball Lake Campground is a wonderful place to camp.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 48.05583
Longitude: -90.23722
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| These outdoors activities are available near Bench Lake. |
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Brule River, Cook CountyCounty, 9 miles away
Class I-III(V) - 18 miles long (Northern Light Lake to Sauna Bath Rapid) |
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Devil Track River, Cook CountyCounty, 13 miles away
Class II-V - 4.9 miles long (Maple Hill to Lake Superior) |
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Devil Track River, Cook CountyCounty, 13 miles away
Class II-III - 3.2 miles long (Devil Track Lake to Maple Hill) |
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Trout Lake
 | Trout Lake approx 14 Northwest of Grand Marais,MN and then 4 miles east on #140 (Trout Lake Road)to the lake. Mink and Kimball lakes are also accessed by this road. BOATERS BEWARE - the public landing is a ''carry in landing'' meaning no trailered launches here. If you prefer you can launch at Trout Lake Resort for a fee of $5 to $10 but their landing is shallow as well and very rocky. NO BIG BOATS can get in and that's the way the folks at the resort like it. A boat with a ten h.p. will do the trick. In fact the folks at Trout Lake Resort will rent you one if they are not reserved by the resort guests for ~$35 for 1/2 day. The like is super clear and boasts lake trout and rainbows. We caught one rainbow on a lazy fishing/swimming expedition and another boat on the lake caught a small laker and one rainbow. This lake would be real fun for trout in the spring when they are near the surface but they can be found by trolling in 20 to 30' along the shore lines in late summer as well as the deeper spots.... |
Two Island Lake Campground
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I have only been there in the winter waiting for the mushers to come through (for the Beargease Marathon), it is where I want my ashes to be. I missed one year of the Beargrease race (1998) but the next year I was there at Two Island it was a full moon and it was snowing at the same time, could see down the trail like it was daylight but it was snowing....that was my sign...like I didn't fall in love with it before...this is a beautiful place, small camground but nice in the summer. jkf... |
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15 miles away
