Echo Lake Campground (FR 841) in MN

Road corridorSuperior NF, Lacroix Ranger District

35 mi from Ely

Maps 1,309 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

Local restrictions may apply; check the land manager’s camping rules.

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

VerizonNONE

AT&TNONE

T-MobileNONE

StarlinkFAIR

Easy

All 1.6 miles of this road are maintained for passenger-car comfort, gravel the whole way.
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.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
A lake lies 0.2 mi off.
Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.

If your idea of camping is literally off the beaten trail, most of the Superior National Forest outside of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is open for dispersed tent camping with no permits or reservations needed.
Camping rules

October normals 32–51°F, 2.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Echo Lake Campground (FR 841) in MN -- Camping Rules & Access