Granite River Portage   This part of Minnesota has a great deal of available outdoors activities. Because Granite River Portage is very far from civilization hiking is such a fun thing to do and this is a great place to do that. A tour to close by Granite Bay is very relaxing, and get your pulse rate up on the tremendous whitewater of Temperance River. You'll need more than a day to look at everything Granite River Portage has to offer, you can camp at Baker Lake Campground. A quick     visit to Pine River close to Granite River Portage is a good idea, and Granite River Portage is a fine place to visit for more than one day, Gunflint Pines is a fine place to camp nearby. Larch Creek flows through this area. Granite River Portage gets a common amount of annual rain. The month with most of the rain is August; the driest month is February. Throughout the warm months here at Granite River Portage, high temperatures generally reach the 70's. For the duration of the moonlight hours it's typically in the 50's. High temperatures all through the wintertime are normally in the 10's with winter lows in the-10's overnight here at Granite River Portage.   Be the first to review Granite River Portage SUBMIT INPUT     Map Map Campgrounds Nearby List of Nearby Campgrounds Weather Local weather forecast These outdoors activities are available near Granite River Portage.   Campgrounds Near Granite River Portage: Gunflint Pines, Grand Marais , 3 miles away Trails End, Tofte , 7 miles away Iron Lake, Lutsen , 13 miles away Baker Lake Campground, Cook County , 15 miles away Sawbill Campground, Cook County , 15 miles away   Whitewater Near Granite River Portage: Temperance River, Cook County , 21 miles away, Class I-II - 6.5 miles long (Highway 2 and FR164 to FR166) Poplar River, Cook County , 23 miles away, Class II-IV+(V) - 2.2 miles long (Lutsen ski hill to Highway 61) Temperance River, Cook County , 24 miles away, Class II-III(IV) - 8.5 miles long (FR166 to Temperance River State Park) Cascade River, Cook County , 25 miles away, Class II(IV) - 3.5 miles long (FR157 to CR45) Cascade River, Cook County , 27 miles away, Class IV-V - 3.5 miles long (CR45 to Cascade River State Park)   Public Lands Near Granite River Portage: Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Bayfield - WI , 62 miles away Cascade River State Park, Minnesota , 26 miles away Temperance River State Park, Minnesota , 28 miles away George Crosby Manitou State Park, Minnesota , 38 miles away   Hotels Near Granite River Portage: Eagle Ridge Resort at Lutsen Mountains, Lutsen , 18 miles away Caribou Highlands Lodge, Lutsen , 24 miles away The Lutsen Mountain Inn, Lutsen , 24 miles away Lutsen Resort, Lutsen , 25 miles away Solbakken Resort On Superior, Lutsen , 25 miles away   Lakes Near Granite River Portage Gull Lake, Cook County , 7 miles away Echo Lake, Cook County , 16 miles away