Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Pickett Lake Site 1
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MN · 48.03063, -91.85061
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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 Pickett Lake Site 1
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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 Pickett Lake Site 1NIFC · 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 Pickett Lake Site 1 · Superior National Forest · MN
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater4 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- LLaundry9 mi
- OOutfitter9 mi
- RxPharmacy9 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- MMechanic9 mi
- ShShower9 mi
- DDump20 mi
- +Urgent care26 mi
- EVEV fast charger47 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 9 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 47-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 — Pickett Lake Site 1
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
State
MN
Coordinates
48.03063, -91.85061
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Pickett Lake Site 1 · Superior National Forest · MN (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBushmen Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townWinton · ~7.6 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~3.9 mi
- FuelFuel · ~23.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~19.6 mi
- GroceriesShort Stop · ~8.8 mi
- PharmacyEssentia · ~8.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicEly Bloomenson Community Hospital · ~9.1 mi
- HardwareHardware Hank · ~8.9 mi
EV charging — from Pickett Lake Site 1 · Superior National Forest · MN — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger47.1 mi straight-line SW — 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 3 within 50 · 12 within 100 · 24 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)56.3 mi — Tofte, MN - Tesla Supercharger, Tofte
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO47.3 mi — VIRGINIA PU VETS MEMORIAL, Virginia
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)8.8 mi — Dairy Queen Grill & Chill - Tesla Destination, Ely, MN (at a restaurant) · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 6 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- 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 Pickett Lake Site 1 · Superior National Forest · MN — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMudro Lake Carry Down · ~0.7 mi E · USFS
- RestroomFenske Lake Fishing Pier · ~3.7 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFenske Lake Swim Site · ~3.8 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFenske Lake Picnic Area · ~3.8 mi SW · USFS
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Other camps near Pickett Lake Site 1
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Grassy Lake Site 2~2.1 mi
- Nels Lake Site 3~2.2 mi
- Grassy Lake Site 1~2.2 mi
- Nels Lake Site 2~2.2 mi
The unit that manages Pickett Lake Site 1
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Pickett Lake Site 1 are set by Superior National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Pickett Lake Site 1
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 Pickett Lake Site 1
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 — Pickett Lake Site 1
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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