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Minnesota · Recreation.gov

Leech Lake Rec Area

47.2453° N / 94.2230° W · Data Sep 18 2026, checked hourly
Next open date Sep 18Next open weekend Sep 1845 detected openings this week78 monitored sites

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Leech Lake Rec Area

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Booking reality
Campsite Sniper detected 45 site openings here in the last 7 days
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01 · Detected Opening History · the openings record · file CS-233535

When Leech Lake Rec Area reopens

Leech Lake Rec Area's openings record: every site-date Campsite Sniper detected turning available, logged and time-stamped. Refreshed hourly.
Openings · last 7 days
45
Openings · last 30 days
97
Openings · last 90 days
116

Weekday pattern

Detected openings by day of week · 90d
010203040502581146323MONTUEWEDTHUFRISATSUNOPENINGS RECORDED · LAST 90 DAYS · N = 116

Thursday accounted for the largest share of the openings Campsite Sniper detected. 46 of 116 openings detected in the last 90 days occurred on a Thursday (39.7%), with Monday (25) and Sunday (23) next in line.

Hour-of-day pattern

First detected by hour · local time · last 90 days
0510152025162515000408121620HOUR OF DAY (24H) · CT · LAST 90 DAYS

The largest concentrations of detected openings were first detected during the 03:00 and 04:00 local-time hours. Those hours contained 41 of 116 detected openings (35.3%). Hours show when Campsite Sniper first detected each opening, in Central Time, not when the change was made upstream.

Lead-time profile

Days before stay date · percentiles
P25 · 5.8DMEDIAN · 17 DAYS OUTP75 · 27D0306090120150180DAYS BEFORE STAY DATE

Half of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 17 days before the stay date; the middle 50% land 5.8–27 days out. Set an alert if you want Campsite Sniper to monitor future openings.

Highest-churn sites

Most openings · 90d
SiteOpeningsShare of all openings
31  1412.1%
50  97.8%
22  86.9%
11  65.2%
10  65.2%

Site 31 had the most detected openings in the last 90 days: 14. One free watch covers every site here.

02 · Availability Outlook · Sep 18 – Oct 16, 2026 · of 78 monitored sites

Of the 2,112 tracked site-dates (Sep 18 – Oct 16, 2026): 1,401 open for online reservation · 678 reserved · 27 closed · 6 unavailable (cause unspecified).

Where the open windows are

33.7% of tracked site-dates are not currently open for online reservation. 1,401 of 2,112 remain open; here is where they are.

Load status

Sep 18 – Oct 16, 2026
Not open online33.7%
Open site-dates1,401 / 2,112
Reserved (of online inventory)678 / 2,079
Weekday openings840
Weekend openings535

Of the open site-nights on mapped sites, 840 fall on weekdays and 535 on weekends (Fri–Sun). The split covers the 1,375 open site-nights on mapped sites; 1,401 site-dates are open across all monitored inventory.

Open dates by month

Sep 2026 – Oct 2026
02505007501,0001,250570831SEPOCTSOLID = OPEN SITE-DATES · DASHED OUTLINE = TOTAL BOOKABLE

October holds the most room. 831 of 1,098 site-dates are still open there.

Holiday windows

Sites open per night · of 77 sites
WindowNightSites openStatus
Labor DaySAT Sep 50None open
SUN Sep 60None open
MON Sep 70None open

Labor Day: no online availability on any tracked night.

Holiday windows — day use

Units open per date · of 1 day-use unit
WindowDateUnits openStatus
Labor DaySAT Sep 50None open
SUN Sep 60None open
MON Sep 70None open

Labor Day: no online availability on any tracked date.

Best-availability sites

Most open site-nights · tracked window
SiteOpen site-nights
01  27
02  27
40  27
41  27
45  27

The 5 sites with the most open site-nights in the current snapshot. Pair a bookable date with a free alert to cover everything else.

Availability by day-use unit

Most open reservation dates · tracked window
UnitOpen reservation dates
PICNIC  26

This day-use unit currently has 26 reservation dates available.

Next windows

As of Sep 18, 2026 snapshot
Next open dateFri · Sep 18
Next open weekendFri · Sep 18

The next bookable night is Sep 18; the first open weekend starts Sep 18. Campsite Sniper can watch later dates for you.

Stays and site detail

1,375 open site-nights across 76 sites at Leech Lake Rec Area, from the same hourly snapshot as everything above.

77 overnight sites and 1 day-use unit are represented in the current inventory. Day-use inventory is excluded from every night-based figure on this page — site-nights, longest runs, multi-night stays, holiday stays and RV fit; its reservation dates are listed separately below.

Multi-night stays. 150 2-night, 137 3-night, 76 7-night openings where a single site is free for every night, per Campsite Sniper's current snapshot — soonest Sep 18 at site 01.

RV length. Longest recorded site here is 141 ft. 73 sites take 25 ft, 73 sites take 35 ft, 72 sites take 40 ft. 4 sites of 77 have no recorded maximum and are not counted.

Showing 60 of 76 sites with current availability
SiteMax RVHookupsOpen site-nightsLongest runDates
0150 ftYes2727 nightsSep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +15 more
0255 ftYes2727 nightsSep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +15 more
4089 ftYes2727 nightsSep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +15 more
4180 ftYes2727 nightsSep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +15 more
4548 ftYes2727 nightsSep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +15 more
4652 ftYes2727 nightsSep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +15 more
5468 ftYes2727 nightsSep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +15 more
76Not recordedNone2727 nightsSep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +15 more
77Not recordedNone2727 nightsSep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +15 more
78Not recordedNone2727 nightsSep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +15 more
79Not recordedNone2727 nightsSep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +15 more
4772 ftYes2618 nightsSep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30 +14 more
3982 ftYes2518 nightsSep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +13 more
5166 ftYes2518 nightsSep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +13 more
5362 ftYes2518 nightsSep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +13 more
5556 ftYes2518 nightsSep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +13 more
7070 ftYes2520 nightsSep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +13 more
7476 ftYes2525 nightsSep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +13 more
42126 ftYes2413 nightsSep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +12 more
4875 ftYes2417 nightsSep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2 +12 more
1777 ftYes2318 nightsSep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3 +11 more
4998 ftYes2317 nightsSep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3 +11 more
6383 ftYes2320 nightsSep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3 +11 more
6971 ftYes2318 nightsSep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3 +11 more
7562 ftYes2312 nightsSep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +11 more
3584 ftYes2211 nightsSep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4 +10 more
5095 ftYes2212 nightsSep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +10 more
5261 ftYes2211 nightsSep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4 +10 more
6163 ftYes2211 nightsSep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4 +10 more
6473 ftYes2219 nightsSep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4 +10 more
6564 ftYes2211 nightsSep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4 +10 more
6771 ftYes2211 nightsSep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4 +10 more
3767 ftYes2117 nightsSep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5 +9 more
7266 ftYes2118 nightsSep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5 +9 more
0376 ftYes2017 nightsSep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3 +8 more
06138 ftYes2011 nightsSep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +8 more
3373 ftYes207 nightsSep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4 +8 more
36106 ftYes2011 nightsSep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3 +8 more
58105 ftYes2011 nightsSep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +8 more
62111 ftYes2011 nightsSep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +8 more
4372 ftYes1910 nightsSep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Oct 1, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +7 more
5674 ftYes1913 nightsSep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +7 more
6668 ftYes1911 nightsSep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +7 more
2674 ftYes1815 nightsSep 20, Sep 21, Sep 27, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8 +6 more
3259 ftYes187 nightsSep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 28, Sep 29, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +6 more
68141 ftYes1811 nightsSep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8 +6 more
1648 ftYes178 nightsSep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9 +5 more
3893 ftYes1713 nightsSep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +5 more
7375 ftYes1611 nightsSep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10 +4 more
2260 ftYes1510 nightsSep 19, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11 +3 more
2771 ftYes1511 nightsSep 24, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11 +3 more
71118 ftYes1510 nightsSep 20, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11 +3 more
0836 ftYes146 nightsSep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 7, Oct 11, Oct 12 +2 more
44100 ftYes147 nightsSep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12 +2 more
1376 ftYes1311 nightsSep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13 +1 more
1559 ftYes1310 nightsSep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13 +1 more
0464 ftYes125 nightsSep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14
3060 ftYes126 nightsSep 26, Sep 27, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14
3197 ftYes127 nightsSep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14
1872 ftYes119 nightsSep 20, Sep 21, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14

Day-use inventory

26 available reservation dates across 1 day-use unit. Day-use inventory is reserved by the date, so it carries no stay length.
All 1 day-use unit with current availability
UnitOpen reservation datesConsecutive datesDates
PICNIC2618 datesSep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30 +14 more

About Leech Lake Rec Area

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.

78 monitored sitesRVs up to 141 ft73 with hookups69 shadedPets OKFire pitsMax party 16

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

01217 Federal Dam Dr. Ne, Federal Dam, MN 56641218-654-3145
BadmintonBoatingCampingDay Use AreaFishingInterpretive ProgramsOther Recreation Concession SitePicnickingRanger StationShuffle BoardVisitor CenterWater Access

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FAQ

How do I get a reservation at Leech Lake Rec Area?

Reservations for Leech Lake Rec Area are made through Recreation.gov. 1,401 of 2,112 tracked site-dates are currently open (66.3%). Campsite Sniper has also detected 116 site openings here in the last 90 days, so further dates may appear. Pick a site or unit on the map to see its calendar, or set a free Campsite Sniper alert. You complete the reservation yourself on Recreation.gov.

Does Campsite Sniper book this facility for me?

No. Campsite Sniper sends alerts and direct Recreation.gov links. It never books, pays for, holds, hoards, or resells reservations.

How current is this availability data?

Campsite Sniper re-checks public Recreation.gov availability for this facility every hour and republishes whenever anything changes. This facility's data last changed at Sep 18, 2026 16:19 UTC; an older timestamp means nothing has changed since that time, not that checking stopped. Always confirm final availability on Recreation.gov when you book.

How often do new openings appear at Leech Lake Rec Area?

Campsite Sniper detected 45 site-date openings at Leech Lake Rec Area in the last 7 days, 97 over 30 days and 116 over the last 90.

Which day of the week had the most detected openings at Leech Lake Rec Area?

Thursday accounted for the largest share of the openings Campsite Sniper detected in the last 90 days: 46 of 116 (39.7%). Days reflect when Campsite Sniper first detected each opening, not when the change occurred upstream.

Can I get a multi-night stay at Leech Lake Rec Area?

137 three-night openings are showing, counting only runs where the SAME site is free for all three nights. The soonest starts Sep 18 at site 01. Confirm and book on Recreation.gov.

Which sites at Leech Lake Rec Area fit a 35-foot RV?

73 of the 77 sites that support RV analysis have a recorded maximum of 35 ft or more; the longest recorded is 141 ft. 73 of those 77 sites have a recorded maximum length and 4 do not; they are not counted as fitting.

Which month has the most availability at Leech Lake Rec Area?

October 2026, with 831 open site-dates in the current snapshot of 1,098.

How far ahead of a stay do openings appear at Leech Lake Rec Area?

Half of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 17 days before the stay date; the middle 50% landed 5.8-27 days out. Campsite Sniper can monitor future changes for dates you select.

When is the next open date at Leech Lake Rec Area?

As of the Sep 18, 2026 snapshot: the next open date is Fri, Sep 18 and the next open weekend starts Fri, Sep 18. Detected openings can add earlier dates at any time; a free Campsite Sniper alert catches those the moment they appear.

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