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Iron Lake Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MN · 48.06765, -90.61535
We haven't personally camped here. Everything below is pulled from public land data, USGS maps and OpenStreetMap — a real place on U.S. Forest Service land, but not field-checked by us. Confirm road conditions, current access, stay limits and fire restrictions before you go.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,867 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · 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
Services & drive-time data covers the public-lands states we've mapped so far — not this camp's region yet. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,867 ft
State
MN
Coordinates
48.06765, -90.61535
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLittle Mayhew Lake (water) · nearby
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~9.6 mi
- FuelMobil · ~29.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesGene's Foods · ~25.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicNorth Shore Health Hospital and Care Center · ~24.9 mi
- HardwareSawtooth Lumber · ~25.1 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletIron Lake Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPoplar Lake Boat Access · ~3.4 mi E · USFS
- RestroomGunflint Lake Boat Access · ~6.6 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFlour Lake Campground · ~9.6 mi E · USFS
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Gunflint Lake Site 4~2.1 mi
- Gunflint Lake Site 3~2.3 mi
- Gunflint Lake Site 2~2.6 mi
- Gunflint Lake Site 5~2.7 mi
The unit that manages this camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions are set by the unit, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
Field check
Not verified on the ground. Nobody from here has camped it. It stays at Likely until someone does.
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres 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
Before you go
Your first dispersed night →Fire rules & restrictions →Getting unstuck →Power off-grid →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →