Sandy Lake Spur A (FR 261A) in MN

Road corridorSuperior NF, Laurentian Ranger District

4.3 mi from Mountain Iron

Maps 1,552 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

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

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Moderate

All 0.8 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, graded dirt the whole way.
Near Laurentian Divide.
Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

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

October normals 34–52°F, 2.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Sandy Lake Spur A (FR 261A) in MN -- Camping Rules & Access