Houska Island - Day Use Area
Houska Island - Day Use Area is a picnic site in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 335 m. The nearest named place is Saginaw Bay East - Day Use Area, a picnic site 1.9 miles away. Waters of the Dancing Sky Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 60 named places lie within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United Stats National Park Service
How to reach it
- 10.8 mi off the Waters of the Dancing Sky Scenic Byway
60 named places within 25 miles
- Saginaw Bay East - Day Use Area: 1.9 mi
- Soboleski Bay North - Day Use Area: 2.4 mi
- Lost Bay West - Day Use Area: 3.5 mi
- Emerald Bay West - Day Use Area: 4.8 mi
- Crescent Beach - Day Use Area: 5.6 mi
- Springer Point: 10.2 mi
- Rainy Lake Dove Island Wayside Park: 10.9 mi
- Kabetogama Lake Visitor Center: 11.5 mi
- Jackfish Bay Wayside Park: 15.7 mi
- Clark Park: 17.6 mi
- Ellsworth Rock Gardens: 7.3 mi
- Rainy Lake Mermaid: 12.0 mi
- Big Boy Vic: 19.5 mi
- Smokey Bear: 22.2 mi
- Harry Oveson Fish Camp: 4.1 mi
- Bronko Nagurski Monument;Koochiching County Historical Museum: 22.2 mi
- Ethnobotanical Garden: 10.9 mi
- Lowey's Greenhouse: 24.4 mi
- Little American Island Dock: 11.3 mi
- Minnesota Welcomes You Sign: 21.9 mi
- War Memorial: 22.2 mi
- Grassy Bay Cliffs: 22.4 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:43 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 20:29 | 21:18 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 15:24 | 16:19 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 4 | 8 | 22 | 36 | 50 | 61 | 65 | 63 | 54 | 41 | 26 | 12 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kabetogama, 14 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Voyageurs National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Apr and Dec; busiest: Aug.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13583618559
Day trips start here
- Voyageurs National Park · 7 mi
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