Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Pine Lake 2
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MN · 47.46929, -91.78712
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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 Pine Lake 2
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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 Pine 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 Pine Lake 2 · Superior National Forest · MN
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail14 mi
- FFuel17 mi
- GGrocery17 mi
- RxPharmacy17 mi
- WWater19 mi
- MMechanic22 mi
- HHardware22 mi
- +Urgent care22 mi
- OOutfitter26 mi
- ShShower26 mi
- DDump26 mi
- LLaundry30 mi
- EVEV fast charger31 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 17 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 31-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 — Pine Lake 2
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
State
MN
Coordinates
47.46929, -91.78712
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Pine Lake 2 · Superior National Forest · MN (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featurePine Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townToimi · ~4.8 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~7.4 mi
- FuelLucky Seven General Store · ~17.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~26.3 mi
- GroceriesHoyt Lakes IGA · ~17.1 mi
- PharmacyThrifty White Pharmacy · ~17.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicEssentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center · ~21.0 mi
- HardwareDuluth Timber Co · ~21.6 mi
EV charging — from Pine Lake 2 · Superior National Forest · MN — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger30.9 mi straight-line S — Two Harbors, MN - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · 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 · 7 within 50 · 20 within 100 · 38 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS34.8 mi — Lundgren Ford, Eveleth
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO35.2 mi — VIRGINIA PU VETS MEMORIAL, Virginia
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)30.1 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.
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Grand Superior Lodge - Tesla Destination, Two Harbors, 27.6 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 238586 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Pine Lake 2 · Superior National Forest · MN — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Portable toiletBig Lake · ~4.6 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWhite Pine Trailhead · ~7.4 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWhite Pine Picnic Area · ~7.5 mi SE · USFS
- RestroomCadotte Lake Boat Access · ~8.6 mi SW · USFS
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Other camps near Pine Lake 2
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Pine Lake 4~1.1 mi
- Pine Lake 3~1.2 mi
- Round Lake 1~1.4 mi
- Round Lake 2~1.5 mi
The unit that manages Pine Lake 2
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Pine Lake 2 are set by Superior National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Pine 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 Pine 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 — Pine Lake 2
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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