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Camping near

Tower, Minnesota

7 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Tower in St. Louis County: 7 Forest Service.

7
federal places to camp
7 Forest Service
10.1 mi
to the nearest one
Pfeiffer Lake
1,496 ft
at the highest of them
Fenske Lake Campground. The lowest, Echo Lake (Minn), sits at 1,264 ft
191
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 80 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

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Base map
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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.

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.

Within 30 miles of Tower, nearest first

7 places

  1. Pfeiffer Lake Forest Service · Superior National Forest · St. Louis County 10.1 miaway 1,460 ftelevation 16sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Fenske Lake Campground Forest Service · Superior National Forest · St. Louis County 20.8 miaway 1,496 ftelevation 16sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Jeanette Lake Forest Service · Superior National Forest · St. Louis County 21.9 miaway 1,357 ftelevation 12sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Birch Lake Campground Forest Service · Superior National Forest · Lake County 23.2 miaway 1,442 ftelevation 32sites 66 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. South Kawishiwi River Forest Service · Superior National Forest · Lake County 25.2 miaway 1,464 ftelevation 31sites 78 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Echo Lake (Minn) Forest Service · Superior National Forest · St. Louis County 26.5 miaway 1,264 ftelevation 22sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Fall Lake Forest Service · Superior National Forest · Lake County 27.5 miaway 1,337 ftelevation 62sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov