A gravel road curving into a high mountain valley at first light, the peaks catching the sun.

Camping in

Cook County, Minnesota

7 federal places to camp in Cook County: 7 Forest Service.

7
federal places to camp
7 Forest Service
6
take reservations
On Recreation.gov. The rest are first come, first served, or not listed there
1,876 ft
at the highest of them
Iron Lake. The lowest, Trails End Campground, sits at 1,445 ft
190
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 78 feet

Interactive map. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, and select any point to see which agency manages the land. Arrow keys pan and the plus and minus keys zoom when the map has focus. A list of every state with its share of federal land is on the Explore page.

Map layers

Layers
Base map
Legend

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.

Select any point to see who manages the land.

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.

Every federal campground in Cook County

7 places

  1. Crescent Lake Forest Service · Superior National Forest 1,776 ftelevation 33sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. East Bearskin Lake Campground Forest Service · Superior National Forest 1,725 ftelevation 32sites 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Flour Lake Campground Forest Service · Superior National Forest 1,759 ftelevation 37sites 78 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Iron Lake Forest Service · Superior National Forest 1,876 ftelevation 7sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Sawbill Lake Campground - Superior National Forest Forest Service · Superior National Forest 1,812 ftelevation 48sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Trails End Campground Forest Service · Superior National Forest 1,445 ftelevation 33sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Two Island Lake Campground Forest Service · Superior National Forest 1,774 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed