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Temperance River National Forest Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MN · 47.71826, -90.87972
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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 Temperance River National Forest Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,521 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Temperance River National Forest 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 Temperance River National Forest Campground · Superior National Forest · MN
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- OOutfitter10 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- EVEV fast charger11 mi
- ShShower11 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- MMechanic24 mi
- +Urgent care24 mi
- RxPharmacy25 mi
- DDump48 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 10 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 — Temperance River National Forest Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,521 ft
State
MN
Coordinates
47.71826, -90.87972
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Temperance River National Forest Campground · Superior National Forest · MN (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureHoneymoon Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townTofte · ~10.2 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.0 mi
- FuelLockport Marketplace · ~10.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesLockport Marketplace · ~10.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicNorth Shore Health Hospital and Care Center · ~25.1 mi
- HardwareIsak Hansen Lumber & Home Center · ~11.9 mi
EV charging — from Temperance River National Forest Campground · Superior National Forest · MN — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.7 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 reach1 within 25 mi · 1 within 50 · 14 within 100 · 29 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS71.9 mi — Bay Area Rural Transit, Washburn, Washburn
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO71.9 mi — Bay Area Rural Transit, Washburn, Washburn
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)46.6 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 — Eagle Ridge Resort at Lutsen Mountains - Tesla Destination, Lutsen, 8.8 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 313097 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Temperance River National Forest Campground · Superior National Forest · MN — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletTemperance River Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletToohey Lake Rustic Campground · ~3.5 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFourmile Rustic Campground · ~4.1 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPoplar River Rustic Campground · ~5.0 mi E · USFS
Open Temperance River National Forest Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Temperance River National Forest Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Toohey Lake Campground~3.5 mi
- Toohey Lake Rustic Campground~3.5 mi
- Fourmile Rustic Campground~4.1 mi
- Fourmile Lake Site #3~4.1 mi
The unit that manages Temperance River National Forest Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Temperance River National Forest Campground are set by Superior National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Temperance River National Forest 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 Temperance River National Forest 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 — Temperance River National Forest Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →How to read this page →All field notes →
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