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USFS dispersed camp — St. Louis County, MN
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · St. Louis County, MN · 48.30367, -92.19624
We haven't personally camped here. Everything below is pulled from public land data, USGS maps and OpenStreetMap — a real place on U.S. Forest Service land, but not field-checked by us. Confirm road conditions, current access, stay limits and fire restrictions before you go.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,321 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · 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
Services & drive-time data covers the public-lands states we've mapped so far — not this camp's region yet. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,321 ft
County
St. Louis County, MN
Coordinates
48.30367, -92.19624
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBeartrack Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townLac La Croix · ~5.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelAnderson's · ~13.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationnone within 31 mi
- Groceriesnone within 30 mi
- Mapping is thin out hereAn empty row means nothing is mapped within that radius — not that nothing exists. Small stores, seasonal resorts and single fuel pumps out here often never make it onto the map. Treat these as unconfirmed and ask locally.
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLittle Indian Sioux River Carry Down · ~10.9 mi S · USFS
- RestroomNSP B107 King Williams Campground Comfort Station · ~12.5 mi W · NPS
- RestroomNSP B245 Casareto Day Use Comfort Station · ~12.7 mi W · NPS
- Vault / pit toiletLake Jeanette Boat Access · ~12.9 mi S · USFS
Open this spot elsewhere
Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- USFS dispersed camp #3 — St. Louis County, MN~0.2 mi
- USFS dispersed camp #2 — St. Louis County, MN~0.4 mi
- Lake Jeanette Site 10~11.7 mi
- Lake Jeanette Site 9~11.8 mi
The unit that manages this camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions are set by the unit, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this
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
no road or trail found nearby — check manually
Field check
Not verified on the ground. Nobody from here has camped it. It stays at Likely until someone does.
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres 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
Before you go
Your first dispersed night →Fire rules & restrictions →Getting unstuck →Power off-grid →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →