Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Baird Lake Campsite
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MN · 47.73555, -91.62400
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Baird Lake Campsite
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,609 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Baird Lake CampsiteNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Baird Lake Campsite · Superior National Forest · MN
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- OOutfitter12 mi
- ShShower12 mi
- FFuel15 mi
- GGrocery15 mi
- @Mail15 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- LLaundry16 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- DDump22 mi
- WWater22 mi
- +Urgent care33 mi
- EVEV fast charger38 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 22-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 15 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 38-mi run (and back).
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Baird Lake Campsite
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
1,609 ft
State
MN
Coordinates
47.73555, -91.62400
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Baird Lake Campsite · Superior National Forest · MN (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBaird Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townSilver Rapids · ~13.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFinland Cooperative · ~28.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~21.6 mi
- GroceriesZup's · ~15.1 mi
- PharmacyEssentia · ~15.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicEly Bloomenson Community Hospital · ~16.2 mi
- HardwareHardware Hank · ~16.0 mi
EV charging — from Baird Lake Campsite · Superior National Forest · MN — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger37.6 mi straight-line E — Tofte, MN - Tesla Supercharger (at a hotel) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 16 within 100 · 28 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS44.9 mi — VIRGINIA PU VETS MEMORIAL, Virginia
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO44.9 mi — VIRGINIA PU VETS MEMORIAL, Virginia
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)15.5 mi — Dairy Queen Grill & Chill - Tesla Destination, Ely, MN (at a restaurant) · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 6 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 313097 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Baird Lake Campsite · Superior National Forest · MN — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletAugust Lake Boat Access · ~2.4 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletJackpot Atv Trailhead · ~6.1 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSouth Kawishiwi River Campground · ~7.5 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBirch Lake Campground · ~7.5 mi W · USFS
Open Baird Lake Campsite elsewhere
Other camps near Baird Lake Campsite
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- August Lake Site 1~2.3 mi
- Beetle Lake Site 1~5.5 mi
- Dragon Lake Site 2~5.7 mi
- Nickel Lake Site 1~6.5 mi
The unit that manages Baird Lake Campsite
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Baird Lake Campsite are set by Superior National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Baird Lake Campsite
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Baird Lake Campsite
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Baird Lake Campsite
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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