Superior National Forest
Dispersed camping is generally allowed
On national forest and grassland, camping outside developed campgrounds is generally permitted unless an area is posted closed or a local order says otherwise. Stay on existing surfaces, camp away from water and trailheads, and check the forest's current orders before you go — fire restrictions change through the season.
Rules change with fire season and local order. Checked 2026-08-05. Confirm on the managing office’s official page
- Area
- 6,073 sq mi
- Managed by
- Forest Service
- Campgrounds
- 81
- Longest rig
- 107 ft
Where the land is, and what fits
The official Forest Service boundary with every campground we hold inside it. Tell it how long your rig is and the map keeps only what takes it — public land rarely matches the shape people picture, and neither does what you can actually get into.
Official unit boundary · USDA Forest Service · 81 campgrounds shown
- Agassa LakeSeason not published
- August LakeSeason not published
- Baker Lake Rustic CampgroundMay 15 – October 1 · First-come, first-served
- Ball Club Lake15 April
- Bear Island LakeSeason not published
- Big LakeSeason not published
- Big Rice LakeSeason not published
- Birch Laketo 66 ft · 32 sitesSeason not published
- Birch Lake Campground & Backcountry SitesMay 5 – October 21 · Reservations accepted
- Cadotte Lake Campgroundto 45 ft · 29 sitesMay 3 – October 1 · Reservations accepted
- Cascade Lake15 April
- Cascade River Rustic CampgroundFirst-come, first-served
- Clara Lake Rustic CampgroundMay 10 – October 1 · First-come, first-served
- Crane LakeSeason not published
- Crescent Lake Campground & Backcountry SitesMay 12 – October 21 · Reservations accepted
- Devil Track Lake CampgroundMay 10 – October 21 · First-come, first-served
- Divide Lake Campground & Backcountry SitesFirst-come, first-served
- Dragon LakeSeason not published
- East Bearskin Lake Campgroundto 30 ft · 32 sitesMay 10 – October 21 · Reservations accepted
- East Twin Lake15 April
- Echo Lake Campground & Backcountry SitesMay 9 – September 2 · Reservations accepted
- Eighteen Lake Rustic CampgroundMay 10 – October 1 · First-come, first-served
- Elbow Lake (Gunflint)Season not published
- Fall Lake Campgroundto 40 ft · 66 sites · Electric · Pull-throughMay 1 – October 1 · Reservations accepted
- Fenske Lake Campgroundto 80 ft · 16 sitesMay 5 – October 21 · Reservations accepted
- Flour Lake Campgroundto 85 ft · 37 sitesMay 6 – October 21 · Reservations accepted
- Fourmile Lk Rustic Campground & Backcountry SitesMay 10 – October 1 · First-come, first-served
- Franklin LakeSeason not published
- Glacier Pond 2Season not published
- Greenwood LakeSeason not published
- Gunflint Lake15 April
- Ham Lake15 April
- Harriet Lake Rustic CampgroundMay 10 – October 1 · First-come, first-served
- Hogback Lake Rustic Campground & Backcountry SitesMay 10 – October 1 · First-come, first-served
- Homer Lake15 April
- Iron Lake Campgroundto 40 ft · 7 sitesMay 6 – October 21 · Reservations accepted
- Johnson LakeSeason not published
- Johnson LakeSeason not published
- Kawishiwi Lake Rustic CampgroundMay 10 – October 1 · First-come, first-served
- Kemo Lake15 April
- Kimball Lake CampgroundMay 10 – October 21 · First-come, first-served
- Lake Jeanette Campground & Backcountry SitesMay 9 – September 2 · Reservations accepted
- Lake VermilionSeason not published
- Little Gunflint Lake15 April
- Little Isabella River Campground11 sitesMay 9 – September 30 · Reservations accepted
- Loon Lake15 April
- McDougal Lake Campground21 sitesMay 9 – September 30 · Reservations accepted
- Moss LakeSeason not published
- Myrtle LakeSeason not published
- Nels LakeSeason not published
- Ninemile Lake Campground28 sitesMay 9 – September 30 · Reservations accepted
- North Fowl Lake15 April
- North Lake15 April
- Northern Light Lake15 April
- Norway LakeSeason not published
- Ojibway and Triangle LakesSeason not published
- Pfeiffer Lake Campground & Backcountry SitesMay 9 – September 30 · Reservations accepted
- Picket LakeSeason not published
- Picket LakeSeason not published
- Pine LakeSeason not published
- Poplar River Rustic CampgroundMay 10 – October 1 · First-come, first-served
- Rice Lake15 April
- Sand Lake Rustic CampgroundMay 10 – October 1 · First-come, first-served
- Sawbill Lake CampgroundMay 12 – October 21 · Reservations accepted
- Section 29 Lake Rustic CampgroundMay 10 – October 1 · First-come, first-served
- Shoepack Lake15 April
- Silver Island Lk Rustic Campgd & Backcountry SitesMay 10 – October 1 · First-come, first-served
- South Fowl Lake15 April
- South Kawishiwi River Campgroundto 107 ft · 33 sites · ElectricMay 5 – October 21 · Reservations accepted
- Temperance River CampgroundMay 12 – October 21 · First-come, first-served
- Thunderbird Lake15 April
- Tofte LakeSeason not published
- Toohey Lake Rustic CampgroundMay 10 – October 1 · Reservations accepted
- Trout Lake15 April
- Twin WestSeason not published
- Two Island Lake CampgroundMay 10 – October 21 · First-come, first-served
- West Twin Lake15 April
- White Pine Lake Rustic CampgroundMay 10 – October 1 · First-come, first-served
- Whiteface Reservoir Campgroundto 50 ft · 71 sites · ElectricMay 3 – October 1 · Reservations accepted
- Whitefish Lake Rustic Campgd & Timber-Frear AreaMay 10 – October 1 · First-come, first-served
- Wilson Lake Rustic Campground & Backcountry SitesFirst-come, first-served
Superior National Forest
The Superior National Forest, part of the United States national forest system, is located in the Arrowhead Region of the state of Minnesota between the Canada–United States border and the north shore of Lake Superior. The area is part of the greater Boundary Waters region along the border of Minnesota and the Canadian province of Ontario, a historic and important thoroughfare in the fur trading and exploring days of New France and British North America.
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