Elephant Lake (FR 203) in MN -- Camping Rules & Access

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Elephant Lake (FR 203) in MN

Road corridorSuperior NF, Lacroix Ranger District

42 mi from International Falls

Maps 1,340 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.4–3, 5.9–6.4, 8.1–8.6, 10.7–11.2, 15.5–16 and 16.4–16.9 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
  • 6.5 of this road’s 22 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.1 miles of dirt.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • The Elephant Lake shoreline is 0.2 mi off.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

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, 2.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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