Pennington Truck Trail (FR 2172) in MN -- Camping Rules & Access

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Pennington Truck Trail (FR 2172) in MN

Road corridorChippewa NF, Blackduck Ranger District

19 mi from Bemidji

Maps 1,317 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–1.3 and 2.3–4.3 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Chippewa National Forest ↗

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Road Access

Rough
  • 1.8 of this road’s 6.8 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.3 miles of dirt.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 34–53°F, 2.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.