Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Big Bass Lake - W30
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MN · 46.99194, -93.95493
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Big Bass Lake - W30
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,306 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Big Bass Lake - W30NIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Big Bass Lake - W30 · Chippewa National Forest · MN
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- OOutfitter12 mi
- WWater18 mi
- LLaundry25 mi
- EVEV fast charger25 mi
- RxPharmacy26 mi
- +Urgent care26 mi
- ShShower47 mi
- DDump56 mi
- PPropane60 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 5 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Big Bass Lake - W30
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
1,306 ft
State
MN
Coordinates
46.99194, -93.95493
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Big Bass Lake - W30 · Chippewa National Forest · MN (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWater · nearby
- Nearest townRemer · ~4.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~12.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesTabaka's Family Food · ~12.1 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~25.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicGrand Itasca Clinic and Hospital · ~24.7 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~23.4 mi
EV charging — from Big Bass Lake - W30 · Chippewa National Forest · MN — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger25.3 mi straight-line NE — GRAND RAPIDS CHEVROLET GMC INC · EV Connect · CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 3 within 50 · 30 within 100 · 182 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)44.7 mi — Baxter, MN - Tesla Supercharger, Baxter
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO53.3 mi — Bemidji, Bemidji
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)26.1 mi — City of Grand Rapids - Chamber of Commerce · FLO · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Timberlake Lodge Hotel & 17th Street Grill - Tesla Destination, Grand Rapids, 25.3 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 254393 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Big Bass Lake - W30 · Chippewa National Forest · MN — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMabel Lake · ~6.8 mi NW · USFS
- Portable toiletOld Pines - Nct W47 · ~8.1 mi NW · USFS
- RestroomGut Lake - Nct W53 · ~22.3 mi W · USFS
- RestroomDiamond Lake - W71 · ~23.5 mi W · USFS
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Other camps near Big Bass Lake - W30
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Mabel Lake~6.8 mi · fee
- Old Pines - Nct W47~8.1 mi
- Hazel Lake Camping - W57~15.6 mi
- Mississippi River D72~16.1 mi
The unit that manages Big Bass Lake - W30
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Big Bass Lake - W30 are set by Chippewa National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Big Bass Lake - W30
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Big Bass Lake - W30
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Big Bass Lake - W30
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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