Fairbanks is an unincorporated community in Fairbanks Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States; located within the Superior National Forest. The community is 18 miles southeast of the city of Hoyt Lakes along Saint Louis County Highway 16 / Forest Highway 11. CR 16 / FFH 11 serves as a direct east–west route in northeast Minnesota be…Fairbanks is an unincorporated community in Fairbanks Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States; located within the Superior National Forest. The community is 18 miles southeast of the city of Hoyt Lakes along Saint Louis County Highway 16 / Forest Highway 11. CR 16 / FFH 11 serves as a direct east–west route in northeast Minnesota between U.S. Highway 53 and Silver Bay. Fairbanks is located 36 miles northwest of the city of Two Harbors.