The Grade (FR 170) — Tofte in MN -- Camping Rules & Access
The Grade (FR 170) — Tofte in MN
Road corridorSuperior NF, Tofte Ranger District
25 mi from Silver Bay
Maps 1,677 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–0.4, 0.7–1.1, 1.6–9.3, 10.5–11, 18.9–20.4, 22.2–23.1, 24.8–25.5, 26.3–26.8, 28.2–30.3, 32.7–34.3, 34.9–35.4, 36.5–37.1, 38–38.8, 39.1–40.2, 46.1–46.9 and 47.3–49.3 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · No more than 30 consecutive days
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Road Access
Difficult
- 10.7 of this road’s 40.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 9.1 miles of dirt.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 6 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Known camping along this road between mile 20.7 and mile 44.4: .
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 32–50°F, 3.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.