Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Glove Lake 2 B36
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MN · 47.79201, -94.10101
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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 Glove Lake 2 B36
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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 Glove Lake 2 B36NIFC · 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 Glove Lake 2 B36 · Chippewa National Forest · MN
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- MMechanic10 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- OOutfitter32 mi
- WWater32 mi
- ShShower32 mi
- LLaundry34 mi
- +Urgent care37 mi
- DDump38 mi
- RxPharmacy42 mi
- EVEV fast charger42 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 32-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 10 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 42-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 — Glove Lake 2 B36
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
State
MN
Coordinates
47.79201, -94.10101
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Glove Lake 2 B36 · Chippewa National Forest · MN (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townNorthome · ~9.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- Fuelnone within 30 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Groceriesnone within 30 mi
- Mapping is thin out hereAn empty row means nothing is mapped within that radius — not that nothing exists. Small stores, seasonal resorts and single fuel pumps out here often never make it onto the map. Treat these as unconfirmed and ask locally.
EV charging — from Glove Lake 2 B36 · Chippewa National Forest · MN — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger41.8 mi straight-line SW — Bemidji · CHARGELAB · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 4 within 50 · 12 within 100 · 63 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)42.9 mi — Bemidji, MN - Tesla Supercharger, Bemidji
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)21.4 mi — Blackduck · CHARGELAB · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- 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 455704 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Glove Lake 2 B36 · Chippewa National Forest · MN — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLost 40 Trailhead · ~1.9 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNoma Lake · ~6.7 mi E · USFS
- RestroomLower Pigeon D50 · ~16.0 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCutfoot Horse Camp · ~16.0 mi S · USFS
Open Glove Lake 2 B36 elsewhere
Other camps near Glove Lake 2 B36
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Moose Lake B42~3.2 mi
- Island Lake B43~6.6 mi
- Noma Lake~6.7 mi
- Sq___ Lake B41~6.8 mi
The unit that manages Glove Lake 2 B36
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Glove Lake 2 B36 are set by Chippewa National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Glove Lake 2 B36
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 Glove Lake 2 B36
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 — Glove Lake 2 B36
Camping near a reservoir →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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