Can you reserve a site at Leech Lake Rec Area?

Yes, Leech Lake Rec Area is reservable through Recreation.gov.

What is the maximum RV length at Leech Lake Rec Area?

138 ft. That is the longest vehicle the sites here are recorded as taking; individual sites may be shorter.

Are pets allowed at Leech Lake Rec Area?

Yes, pets are allowed at Leech Lake Rec Area.

Are campfires allowed at Leech Lake Rec Area?

Campfires are allowed at Leech Lake Rec Area. Check for a current fire restriction before you go.

Leech Lake Rec Area

Campground · Minnesota · 78 bookable sites ·

Managed by the US Army Corps of Engineers

78
Bookable sites: 138 ft
Max rig length: up to 50
People per site: 3
Accessible sites: 1,296 ft
Elevation

Leech Lake Recreation Area Campground — Photo: Shawn Weissenfluh · Recreation.gov

Overview

Leech Lake Recreation Area is located in the heart of the Chippewa National Forest in Federal Dam, Minnesota on the Leech Lake River. The area is best known for its fishing and boat access to Portage Bay on Leech Lake, a famous perch, walleye and musky fishery.

Recreation

Boating, canoeing and fishing are very popular activities. Anglers will find walleye, perch, bass, northern pike and musky, where every cast has the potential to yield a trophy. Miles of scenic hiking trails meander around Leech Lake, including the Soo Line, Heartland and North Country National Scenic Trails.

Facilities

This campground offers 73 wooded sites with electric hookups, including eight sites with full hookups. Additionally, there are four primitive walk-to tent sites. A group day-use picnic shelter with electric is available, as well as two mini-picnic shelters.

Amenities include flush toilets, showers, drinking water, laundry facilities, a dump station, boat ramps and overnight boat mooring.

Campers enjoy the park's basketball, volleyball, badminton and shuffleboard courts, as well as the horseshoe pits. Younger campers love the playground areas.

Natural Features

Leech Lake has 316 miles of shoreline and encompasses 14 natural lakes. A mixed forest of elm, ash, maple, basswood, birch, aspen and pine covers the area. Wildlife is abundant around the lake, where campers commonly hear the tell-tale call of loons out on the water.

Charges & Cancellations

Customers may cancel their reservation prior to arrival both on-line and through the call center. A $10 service fee will be withheld from any refund for a cancellation. A customer who cancels a reservation the day before or on the day of arrival will pay a $10.00 service fee AND forfeit the first night's use fee (not to exceed the total paid for the original reservation). Cancellations for a one-night reservation will forfeit the entire amount paid and will not be subject to an additional service fee. If a customer wants to switch dates that are entirely outside of the original reservation dates, there is a $10 change fee.

The facts

78 bookable sites
1 site for day use only
3 accessible sites
Vehicles up to 138 ft
Up to 50 people per site
Loops: LEECH LAKE REC AREA

Site types

73 Standard Electric
4 Walk To
1 Group Shelter Electric

Amenities

Electric hookups
Water hookups
Sewer hookups
Campfires allowed
Fire pits
Picnic tables
Shade
Pets allowed

Not recorded upstream: grills.

Book on Recreation.gov

78 campsites at Leech Lake Rec Area

Accessible only

Site	Loop	Type	Entry	Surface	Grade	Max rig	People
01	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	45 ft	8	🐾
02	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	48 ft	8	🐾
03	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	70 ft	8	🐾
04	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	57 ft	8	🐾
05	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	55 ft	8	🐾
06	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Pull Through	Gravel	—	138 ft	16	🐾
08	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	36 ft	8	🐾
09	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	50 ft	8	🐾
10	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	77 ft	8	🐾
11	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	60 ft	8	🐾
12	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	65 ft	8	🐾
13	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	44 ft	8	🐾
14	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	54 ft	8	🐾
15	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	53 ft	8	♿ 🐾
16	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	Moderate	48 ft	8	♿ 🐾
17	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	65 ft	8	🐾
18	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	63 ft	8	🐾
19	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	61 ft	8	🐾
20	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	67 ft	8	🐾
21	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	49 ft	8	🐾
22	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	44 ft	8	🐾
23	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	61 ft	8	🐾
24	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	63 ft	8	🐾
25	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	78 ft	8	🐾
26	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	65 ft	8	🐾
27	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	Moderate	40 ft	8	🐾
28	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	48 ft	8	🐾
29	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	57 ft	8	🐾
30	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	52 ft	8	🐾
31	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	97 ft	8	🐾
32	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	51 ft	8	🐾
33	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	70 ft	8	🐾
34	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	112 ft	8	🐾
35	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	67 ft	8	🐾
36	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	97 ft	8	🐾
37	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	61 ft	8	🐾
38	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	Moderate	86 ft	8	🐾
39	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	Moderate	69 ft	8	🐾
40	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	77 ft	8	🐾
41	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	Moderate	80 ft	8	🐾
42	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	116 ft	8	🐾
43	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	Severe	72 ft	8	🐾
44	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	99 ft	8	🐾
45	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	41 ft	8	🐾
46	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	Severe	28 ft	8	🐾
47	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	58 ft	8	🐾
48	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	72 ft	8	🐾
49	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	87 ft	8	🐾
50	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	Moderate	40 ft	8	🐾
51	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	60 ft	8	🐾
52	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	60 ft	8	🐾
53	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	60 ft	8	🐾
54	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	63 ft	8	🐾
55	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	53 ft	8	🐾
56	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	67 ft	8	🐾
57	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	46 ft	8	🐾
58	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	Severe	94 ft	16	🐾
60	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	50 ft	8	🐾
61	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	57 ft	8	🐾
62	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Pull Through	Gravel	—	92 ft	8	🐾
63	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	74 ft	8	🐾
64	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	65 ft	8	🐾
65	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	57 ft	8	🐾
66	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	64 ft	8	🐾
67	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	65 ft	8	🐾
68	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Pull Through	Gravel	Slight	50 ft	8	🐾
69	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	63 ft	8	🐾
70	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	68 ft	8	🐾
71	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Pull Through	Gravel	—	108 ft	8	🐾
72	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	60 ft	8	🐾
73	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	65 ft	8	🐾
74	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	62 ft	8	🐾
75	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	48 ft	8	🐾
76	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Walk To	Back In	Gravel	—	—	8	🐾
77	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Walk To	Back In	Gravel	—	—	8	🐾
78	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Walk To	Back In	Gravel	—	—	8	🐾
79	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Walk To	Back In	Gravel	—	—	8	🐾
PICNIC	LEECH LAKE REC AREA	Group Shelter Electric	Pull Through	Paved	—	—	50	♿ 🐾

Getting there

From Grand Rapids, Minnesota, take Highway 2 west for 33 miles to Bena. Turn south onto County Road 8 and proceed 8 miles to Federal Dam. From Bemidji, Minnesota, take Highway 2 east for 35 miles to Bena, Turn south onto County Road 8 and proceed 8 miles to Federal Dam. From Walker, Minnesota, take Highway 200 east for 20 miles to County Road 8. Turn north onto County Road 8 and proceed 14 miles to Federal Dam. LEECH LAKE REC AREA 01217 FEDERAL DAM DR. NE FEDERAL DAM MN 56641

47.24472, -94.23083 · 47°14'41.0"N 94°13'51.0"W

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Typical weather

Typically 80°F in Jul, down to 18°F in Jan.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
High °F	18	24	37	52	66	75	80	78	69	54	36	23
Low °F	-2	1	15	29	43	54	58	56	47	35	21	7
Precip in	0.7	0.7	1.1	1.9	2.9	3.8	4.4	3.2	3.1	2.5	1.2	1.1

1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 0.4 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.

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Picnic Shelter — Photo: Timm Rennecke · Recreation.gov

Leech Lake Dam — Photo: Timm Rennecke · Recreation.gov

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Common questions about Leech Lake Rec Area

Can you reserve a site at Leech Lake Rec Area?: Yes, Leech Lake Rec Area is reservable through Recreation.gov.
How many campsites does Leech Lake Rec Area have?: 78 sites.
What is the maximum RV length at Leech Lake Rec Area?: 138 ft. That is the longest vehicle the sites here are recorded as taking; individual sites may be shorter.
Are pets allowed at Leech Lake Rec Area?: Yes, pets are allowed at Leech Lake Rec Area.
Does Leech Lake Rec Area have hookups?: Electric, Water, Sewer.
Are campfires allowed at Leech Lake Rec Area?: Campfires are allowed at Leech Lake Rec Area. Check for a current fire restriction before you go.

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