Higgins (FR 514) in MN -- Camping Rules & Access

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Higgins (FR 514) in MN

Road corridorSuperior NF, Laurentian Ranger District

3.9 mi from Virginia

1.1 mi off US 53 (straight line)

Maps 1,600 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Superior National Forest ↗

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

Difficult
  • All 1.5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 1 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Lookout Mountain.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Gates 0.5 miles along the road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.0 miles off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
  • A lake lies 0.7 mi off.

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 32–51°F, 2.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.