Echo River (FR 488) in MN -- Camping Rules & Access

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Echo River (FR 488) in MN

Road corridorSuperior NF, Lacroix Ranger District

30 mi from Ely

Maps 1,359 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Superior National Forest ↗

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

Moderate
  • All 1.9 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, graded dirt the whole way.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.7 miles off.
  • A lake lies 0.3 mi off.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.

Rules

  • 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
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

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

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