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Iron Lake Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MN · 48.06765, -90.61535
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. 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 Iron Lake Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,867 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Iron Lake CampgroundNIFC · 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 Iron Lake Campground · Superior National Forest · MN
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower4 mi
- OOutfitter4 mi
- WWater10 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- MMechanic25 mi
- +Urgent care25 mi
- HHardware25 mi
- GGrocery25 mi
- RxPharmacy25 mi
- FFuel26 mi
- @Mail26 mi
- EVEV fast charger36 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 25 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 36-mi run (and back).
Not within 60 mi: Dump, 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 — Iron Lake Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,867 ft
State
MN
Coordinates
48.06765, -90.61535
Cost
Fee · Forest Service inventory: fee charged
Nearby & resupply — around Iron Lake Campground · Superior National Forest · MN (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLittle Mayhew Lake (water) · nearby
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~9.6 mi
- FuelMobil · ~29.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone 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
EV charging — from Iron Lake Campground · Superior National Forest · MN — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger36.5 mi straight-line S — 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 · 1 within 50 · 6 within 100 · 22 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS96.7 mi — VIRGINIA PU VETS MEMORIAL, Virginia
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO96.7 mi — VIRGINIA PU VETS MEMORIAL, Virginia
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)43.4 mi — Grand Portage Casino, Hovland, MN (at an other entertainment) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-12-12 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Bearskin Lodge - Tesla Destination, Grand Marais, 9.9 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
Level 2, restricted access — Rockwood Lodge & Outfitters, Grand Marais, 4.5 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; customer use only - 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 Iron Lake Campground · Superior National Forest · MN — 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
Open Iron Lake Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Iron Lake Campground
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 Iron Lake Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Iron Lake Campground are set by Superior National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Iron Lake Campground
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)
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 Iron Lake Campground
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 — Iron Lake Campground
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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