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Whitewater Lake Complex
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MN · 47.50939, -92.16682
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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 Whitewater Lake Complex
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,457 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Whitewater Lake ComplexNIFC · 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 Whitewater Lake Complex · Superior National Forest · MN
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel1 mi
- GGrocery1 mi
- RxPharmacy1 mi
- @Mail1 mi
- MMechanic4 mi
- HHardware4 mi
- +Urgent care4 mi
- WWater12 mi
- LLaundry14 mi
- EVEV fast charger17 mi
- ShShower18 mi
- DDump20 mi
- OOutfitter31 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 1 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 — Whitewater Lake Complex
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,457 ft
State
MN
Coordinates
47.50939, -92.16682
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Whitewater Lake Complex · Superior National Forest · MN (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featurePartridge River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townHoyt Lakes · ~1.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelLucky Seven General Store · ~1.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~20.0 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~1.2 mi
- PharmacyMesaba Drug and Marketplace · ~1.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicEssentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center · ~3.0 mi
- HardwareDuluth Timber Co · ~3.8 mi
EV charging — from Whitewater Lake Complex · Superior National Forest · MN — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger17.2 mi straight-line W — Lundgren Ford, Eveleth, MN (at a public site) · FORD_CHARGE · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 20 within 100 · 38 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)40.3 mi — Two Harbors, MN - Tesla Supercharger, Two Harbors
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO17.2 mi — VIRGINIA PU VETS MEMORIAL, Virginia
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)17.3 mi — VIRGINIA PU VETS MEMORIAL 2 · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- 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 358379 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Whitewater Lake Complex · Superior National Forest · MN — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletNorway Point Picnic Area · ~4.8 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNorway Point Boat Access · ~4.8 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBird Lake Trailhead · ~5.4 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBird Lake Picnic Area · ~5.4 mi E · USFS
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Other camps near Whitewater Lake Complex
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Whiteface Reservoir Campground~12.1 mi · fee
- Cadotte Lake Recreation Area~14.7 mi
- Cadotte Lake Campground~14.7 mi · fee
- Big Lake~14.9 mi
The unit that manages Whitewater Lake Complex
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Whitewater Lake Complex are set by Superior National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Whitewater Lake Complex
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Whitewater Lake Complex
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 — Whitewater Lake Complex
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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