Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Big Rice Lake Campsites (3)
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MN · 47.70354, -92.49838
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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 Big Rice Lake Campsites (3)
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at the elevation shown above.
Fire & smoke — around Big Rice Lake Campsites (3)NIFC · 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 Big Rice Lake Campsites (3) · Superior National Forest · MN
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel7 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- LLaundry12 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- RxPharmacy12 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- ShShower17 mi
- DDump17 mi
- OOutfitter24 mi
- WWater30 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 30-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 7 mi out.
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 — Big Rice Lake Campsites (3)
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
State
MN
Coordinates
47.70354, -92.49838
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Big Rice Lake Campsites (3) · Superior National Forest · MN (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBig Rice Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townForsman · ~3.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSpur · ~6.8 mi
- Propane / LPGFerrellgas · ~27.7 mi
- Dump station~17.4 mi
- GroceriesThe Y Store · ~8.4 mi
- PharmacyEssentia Health Virginia Clinic Pharmacy · ~12.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicEssentia Health Virginia Hospital · ~12.1 mi
- HardwareStorage · ~11.8 mi
EV charging — from Big Rice Lake Campsites (3) · Superior National Forest · MN — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger12.0 mi straight-line S — Ken Waschke Auto Plaza, VIRGINIA, MN · EV Connect · CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 3 within 50 · 17 within 100 · 32 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)60.3 mi — Two Harbors, MN - Tesla Supercharger, Two Harbors
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO12.5 mi — VIRGINIA PU VETS MEMORIAL, Virginia
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.5 mi — VIRGINIA PU VETS MEMORIAL 2 · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- 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 353736 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Big Rice Lake Campsites (3) · Superior National Forest · MN — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBig Rice Lake Campsites (3) · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPfeiffer Lake Boat Access · ~3.4 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPfeiffer Lake Day Use Area · ~3.5 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPfeiffer Lake Picnic Area · ~3.5 mi N · USFS
Open Big Rice Lake Campsites (3) elsewhere
Other camps near Big Rice Lake Campsites (3)
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Pfeiffer Site 2~3.2 mi
- Pfeiffer Lake Campground~3.6 mi · fee
- Camp Four Lake 2~13.7 mi
- Lake Vermilion Site 18~14.1 mi
The unit that manages Big Rice Lake Campsites (3)
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Big Rice Lake Campsites (3) are set by Superior National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Big Rice Lake Campsites (3)
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 Big Rice Lake Campsites (3)
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 — Big Rice Lake Campsites (3)
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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