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Camping near

Babbitt, Minnesota

9 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Babbitt in St. Louis County: 9 Forest Service.

9
federal places to camp
9 Forest Service
10.4 mi
to the nearest one
Birch Lake Campground
1,900 ft
at the highest of them
Little Isabella River Campground. The lowest, Fall Lake, sits at 1,337 ft
245
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 80 feet

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Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

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Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

Within 30 miles of Babbitt, nearest first

9 places

  1. Birch Lake Campground Forest Service · Superior National Forest · Lake County 10.4 miaway 1,442 ftelevation 32sites 66 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. South Kawishiwi River Forest Service · Superior National Forest · Lake County 15 miaway 1,464 ftelevation 31sites 78 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Cadotte Lake Forest Service · Superior National Forest · St. Louis County 18.1 miaway 1,635 ftelevation 10sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. McDougal Lake Campground Forest Service · Superior National Forest · Lake County 18.4 miaway 1,800 ftelevation 21sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Little Isabella River Campground Forest Service · Superior National Forest · Lake County 23.4 miaway 1,900 ftelevation 11sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Fall Lake Forest Service · Superior National Forest · Lake County 23.5 miaway 1,337 ftelevation 62sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Whiteface Reservoir Forest Service · Superior National Forest · St. Louis County 23.7 miaway 1,472 ftelevation 46sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Fenske Lake Campground Forest Service · Superior National Forest · St. Louis County 24.3 miaway 1,496 ftelevation 16sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Pfeiffer Lake Forest Service · Superior National Forest · St. Louis County 26.4 miaway 1,460 ftelevation 16sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov