Editing Picket Lake, Minnesota (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the unorganized territory has a total area of {{convert|37|sqmi|acres}} or 95.8&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>, of which approximately 95% is land and the rest is water.<ref>[https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/phc-3-25.pdf Minnesota 2000: Census of Population and Housing], p. 30 ([[United States Department of Commerce|U.S. Dept. of Commerce]], 2000).</ref> The [[United States Forest Service]] describes Picket Lake as an area comprising 383 lake acres and 4097 acres of National Forest land.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=iE03AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA65 Chippewa and Superior National Forests (N.F.), Forest Plan Revision: Environmental Impact Statement], p. 65 ([[U.S. Dept. of Agriculture]], 2003).</ref><ref name=rec>{{cite web|url=http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/superior/recreation/ohv/recarea/?recid=37153&actid=42|title=Picket Lake|publisher=USDA Forest Service, Superior National Forest|access-date=2013-09-29}}</ref>

The closest town to the lake is [[Orr, Minnesota|Orr]].<ref name=rec /> The Forest Service provides three backcountry campsites around the lake, and the parking lot is accessible via Forest Road 477.<ref name=rec />