Deep Lake (FR 1491) in MN -- Camping Rules & Access

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Deep Lake (FR 1491) in MN

Road corridorSuperior NF, Kawishiwi Ranger District

17 mi from Babbitt

Maps 1,721 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Superior National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 5/16–3/14Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · No more than 30 consecutive days
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 10.9 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly graded dirt with 2 miles of dirt.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Winds through 3 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.2 miles off.
  • The Two Deer Lake shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.

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 31–50°F, 2.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.