Stairway Portage   This part of Minnesota is always a pleasure to visit during hiking season. Spending too much time indoors got you down? No problem, Stairway Portage in Cook County, Minnesota is just the place. Gateway-hungry Jack Lodge is a pleasant local campground; Brule River is a fine whitewater spot close by. Stairway Portage is a fine site to visit for more than one day, Flour Lake - Superior is a fine site to camp nearby. Cascade River State Park is a gorgeous spot any     time of year, and you can run the rapids of Devil Track River. The warmest time of the year at Stairway Portage arrives with high temperatures in the 70's, and the nighttime is a bit chillier of course, mostly in the 50's. Highs throughout the wintertime are generally in the 10's, and night lows through the winter for Stairway Portage tend to be in the-10's. A typical amount of precipitation falls here at Stairway Portage. The month with most of the rain is August while February is the month with the least amount of precipitation.   Be the first to review Stairway Portage SUBMIT INPUT     Map Map Campgrounds Nearby List of Nearby Campgrounds Weather Local weather forecast These outdoors activities are available near Stairway Portage.   Campgrounds Near Stairway Portage: Bearskin Lake, Grand Marais , 1 miles away Gateway-hungry Jack Lodge, Grand Marais , 1 miles away Flour Lake - Superior, -blank- , 3 miles away East Bearskin Campground, Cook County , 4 miles away Pat Bayle State Forest - Twin Lakes, Grand Marais , 7 miles away   Whitewater Near Stairway Portage: Devil Track River, Cook County , 14 miles away, Class II-III - 3.2 miles long (Devil Track Lake to Maple Hill) Brule River, Cook County , 15 miles away, Class I-III(V) - 18 miles long (Northern Light Lake to Sauna Bath Rapid) Cascade River, Cook County , 15 miles away, Class II(IV) - 3.5 miles long (FR157 to CR45) Devil Track River, Cook County , 16 miles away, Class II-V - 4.9 miles long (Maple Hill to Lake Superior) Cascade River, Cook County , 17 miles away, Class IV-V - 3.5 miles long (CR45 to Cascade River State Park)   Public Lands Near Stairway Portage: Grand Portage National Monument, Grand Marais - MN , 48 miles away Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Bayfield - WI , 64 miles away Cascade River State Park, Minnesota , 17 miles away Judge C.R. Magney State Park, Minnesota , 27 miles away Temperance River State Park, Minnesota , 38 miles away   Hotels Near Stairway Portage: Best Western Plus Superior Inn, Grand Marais , 18 miles away East Bay Suites, Grand Marais , 18 miles away Cascade Lodge, Lutsen , 19 miles away Eagle Ridge Resort at Lutsen Mountains, Lutsen , 22 miles away Solbakken Resort On Superior, Lutsen , 24 miles away   Lakes Near Stairway Portage Echo Lake, Cook County , 13 miles away