Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Sht- Woodland Caribou Pond
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MN · 47.89971, -89.91445
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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- Woodland Caribou Pond
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,326 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Sht- Woodland Caribou PondNIFC · 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- Woodland Caribou Pond · Superior National Forest · MN
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail4 mi
- ShShower9 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- HHardware21 mi
- LLaundry22 mi
- OOutfitter22 mi
- RxPharmacy22 mi
- +Urgent care23 mi
- WWater25 mi
- EVEV fast charger50 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 25-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 11 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 50-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 — Sht- Woodland Caribou Pond
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
1,326 ft
State
MN
Coordinates
47.89971, -89.91445
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Sht- Woodland Caribou Pond · Superior National Forest · MN (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureJackson Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townHovland · ~5.0 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~8.5 mi
- Fuelnone within 30 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesGene's Foods · ~21.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicNorth Shore Health Hospital and Care Center · ~22.2 mi
- HardwareSuperior Lumber · ~20.7 mi
EV charging — from Sht- Woodland Caribou Pond · Superior National Forest · MN — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger49.5 mi straight-line SW — 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 · 8 within 100 · 30 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS81.7 mi — Keweenaw Co+op Market & Deli, Hancock
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO82.0 mi — CITY OF HANCOCK FRANKLIN ST, Hancock
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.9 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 aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Rockwood Lodge & Outfitters, Grand Marais, 30.0 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 Sht- Woodland Caribou Pond · Superior National Forest · MN — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomHeritage Center · ~11.4 mi E · NPS
- RestroomVisitor Comfort Station · ~11.4 mi E · NPS
- Vault / pit toiletMink Lake Day Use Site · ~14.3 mi W · USFS
- RestroomMink Lake Fishing Pier · ~14.4 mi W · USFS
Open Sht- Woodland Caribou Pond elsewhere
Other camps near Sht- Woodland Caribou Pond
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Sht- Jackson Creek~1.7 mi
- Sht- North Carlson Pond~1.8 mi
- Sht- South Carlson Pond~3.3 mi
- Sht- Hazel~5.1 mi
The unit that manages Sht- Woodland Caribou Pond
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Sht- Woodland Caribou Pond are set by Superior National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Sht- Woodland Caribou Pond
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- Woodland Caribou Pond
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- Woodland Caribou Pond
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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