Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Sht-Bear Lake
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MN · 47.31372, -91.28864
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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 Sht-Bear Lake
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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 Sht-Bear LakeNIFC · 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 Sht-Bear Lake · Superior National Forest · MN
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery2 mi
- HHardware2 mi
- @Mail2 mi
- FFuel2 mi
- +Urgent care2 mi
- WWater3 mi
- ShShower3 mi
- MMechanic7 mi
- OOutfitter7 mi
- DDump15 mi
- LLaundry27 mi
- EVEV fast charger27 mi
- RxPharmacy42 mi
- AAir-up48 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 2 mi out.
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 — Sht-Bear Lake
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
State
MN
Coordinates
47.31372, -91.28864
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Sht-Bear Lake · Superior National Forest · MN (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBear Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townSilver Bay · ~2.0 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~2.6 mi
- FuelExxon · ~3.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~14.6 mi
- GroceriesWilderness Family Naturals · ~1.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicAspirus Lake View Hospital · ~26.5 mi
- HardwareTrue Value · ~1.6 mi
EV charging — from Sht-Bear Lake · Superior National Forest · MN — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger26.6 mi straight-line NE — 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 · 3 within 50 · 19 within 100 · 40 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS47.7 mi — Bay Area Rural Transit, Washburn, Washburn
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO47.7 mi — Bay Area Rural Transit, Washburn, Washburn
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)25.5 mi — Superior Shores Two Harbors · TURNONGREEN · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-03-19 · hours: not listed
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Grand Superior Lodge - Tesla Destination, Two Harbors, 16.7 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
Level 2, restricted access — Superior Shores Burlington Bay, Two Harbors, 25.9 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guest 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 Sht-Bear Lake · Superior National Forest · MN — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaTettegouche Visitor Center · ~4.7 mi E
- Highway rest areaGooseberry Falls Visitor Center · ~14.7 mi SW
- Vault / pit toiletWhite Pine Picnic Area · ~18.2 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWhite Pine Trailhead · ~18.3 mi NW · USFS
Open Sht-Bear Lake elsewhere
Other camps near Sht-Bear Lake
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Sht-East Palisade Creek~1.3 mi
- Sht- Beaver Pond~6.5 mi
- Sht-East Kennedy Creek~6.6 mi
- Sht- Chapins Ridge~7.7 mi
The unit that manages Sht-Bear Lake
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Sht-Bear Lake are set by Superior National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Sht-Bear Lake
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 Sht-Bear Lake
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 — Sht-Bear Lake
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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