Mink Lake (FR 140) in MN -- Camping Rules & Access

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Mink Lake (FR 140) in MN

Road corridorSuperior NF, Gunflint Ranger District

8.8 mi from Grand Marais

Maps 1,721 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 11.6–14.3 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Superior National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · No more than 30 consecutive days
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 6.6 of this road’s 14.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.8 miles of dirt.
  • Near Northern Lights Trailhead.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-ends 0.3 miles in at a mapped turnaround.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Lima Mountain rises 10 miles northwest.

Rules

  • You may not camp for a period longer than 14 consecutive days at a single location, or longer than 30 consecutive days anywhere on National Forest lands.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 32–48°F, 3.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.