Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Camp Four Lake 2
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MN · 47.62699, -92.76893
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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 Camp Four Lake 2
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,427 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Camp Four Lake 2NIFC · 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 Camp Four Lake 2 · Superior National Forest · MN
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel7 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- RxPharmacy12 mi
- LLaundry12 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- ShShower21 mi
- OOutfitter24 mi
- WWater30 mi
- DDump31 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 — Camp Four Lake 2
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
1,427 ft
State
MN
Coordinates
47.62699, -92.76893
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Camp Four Lake 2 · Superior National Forest · MN (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureCamp Four Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townKinney · ~8.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSpur · ~6.9 mi
- Propane / LPGFerrellgas · ~28.5 mi
- Dump station~30.9 mi
- GroceriesJubilee · ~10.9 mi
- PharmacyEssentia Health Virginia Clinic Pharmacy · ~12.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicEssentia Health Virginia Hospital · ~12.2 mi
- HardwareL & M Fleet Supply · ~11.5 mi
EV charging — from Camp Four Lake 2 · Superior National Forest · MN — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger12.5 mi straight-line SE — 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 · 4 within 50 · 18 within 100 · 36 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)65.6 mi — Two Harbors, MN - Tesla Supercharger, Two Harbors
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO13.0 mi — VIRGINIA PU VETS MEMORIAL, Virginia
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.7 mi — Minnesota Discovery Center, Chisholm, MN (at a museum) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-11-06 · hours: Center business hours
- 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 Camp Four Lake 2 · Superior National Forest · MN — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletDark Lake Boat Access · ~0.9 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDark Lake Fishing Pier · ~0.9 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLake Leander Picnic Area · ~3.1 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLake Leander Day Use Site · ~3.2 mi N · USFS
Open Camp Four Lake 2 elsewhere
Other camps near Camp Four Lake 2
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Jean Lake Campsite~4.9 mi
- Big Rice Lake Campsites (3)~13.7 mi
- Pfeiffer Site 2~15.9 mi
- Pfeiffer Lake Campground~16.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages Camp Four Lake 2
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Camp Four Lake 2 are set by Superior National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Camp Four Lake 2
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 Camp Four Lake 2
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 — Camp Four Lake 2
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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