Chilvers Park (Plainview)
Plainview offers four paved, level camper pads on the north side of its city park, and the city's own parks page says plainly that it offers them for free for a limited three-day stay. Each pad has a power pedestal (listings report 50, 30 and 20 amp), a picnic table and a trash can, and there are restrooms in the park. Plainview is a Highway 20 / Highway 13 town in northeast Nebraska and calls itself the Klown Doll Capital of the World -- the museum is worth the stop. Honest caveats: several campground listings mention a suggested $10/night donation, which does NOT appear on the city's page; treat it as a courtesy rather than a fee, and if there is a donation box, use it. Three days is the stated limit. The deal these towns offer is simple: camp free, and they hope you buy fuel, groceries or dinner in town. Be a good guest and it stays free for the next traveler. Town rules change often and we have not visited -- confirm current rules with the town before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Chilvers Park (Plainview) · public land · NE
- FFuel0 mi
- GGrocery0 mi
- @Mail0 mi
- MMechanic0 mi
- +Urgent care17 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- WWater22 mi
- EVEV fast charger29 mi
- AAir-up29 mi
- ShShower31 mi
- DDump31 mi
- LLaundry40 mi
The read: water is a real 22-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 0 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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 — Chilvers Park (Plainview)
Nearby & resupply — around Chilvers Park (Plainview) · public land · NE (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureDry Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townPlainview · ~0.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelJerry's Hilltop Services · ~18.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~31.0 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~0.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicCHI Health Clinic Plainview · ~0.6 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~18.6 mi
EV charging — from Chilvers Park (Plainview) · public land · NE — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger28.8 mi straight-line SE — Norfolk, NE - Tesla Supercharger (at a grocery store) · Tesla · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 33 within 100 · 117 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO29.5 mi — NPPD EV STATION NORFOLK HYVE DC, Norfolk
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)29.1 mi — Courtesy Ford of Norfolk - Level2 · Blink Network · J1772 · 10 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- 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 333469 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Chilvers Park (Plainview) · public land · NE — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- No mapped restroom within 30 miles — plan to pack it out.
Open Chilvers Park (Plainview) elsewhere
Other camps near Chilvers Park (Plainview)
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Osmond City Park (Poolside Park)~9.7 mi
- Grove Lake WMA~16.2 mi
- Willow Creek SRA~16.5 mi · fee
- Red Wing WMA~21.1 mi
How we know this — Chilvers Park (Plainview)
What we don’t know about Chilvers Park (Plainview)
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