Goose Lake (Clinton) WMA
Iowa DNR Wildlife Management Area — about 1,290 acres, Clinton County. Primitive camping is allowed statewide on Iowa DNR wildlife areas by rule — no permit, no camping fee — for up to 14 consecutive days, UNLESS that area posts restrictions on site (Iowa Admin. Code r. 571-51.11). The DNR can close any individual area to camping just by putting up a sign, and there is no statewide list of which ones have, so read the signs at the entrance and treat a posted restriction as final. Iowa DNR's own camping article also says to stay 100+ yards from parking lots, boat ramps and jetties; that sentence was dropped from the rule in the June 2025 rewrite, but it is still good practice and may be posted locally. These are working wildlife areas, not campgrounds: expect a gravel parking area and nothing else — no water, no toilet, no table, no fire ring. Pack water in and everything out. Fall is a hard time to use these: Iowa's shotgun deer seasons and waterfowl season put a lot of hunters on WMAs, and blaze orange plus a different destination is the smarter call. The pin is a representative point inside the official DNR boundary, NOT a campsite or a parking lot — scout the actual access off the DNR atlas before you commit to it after dark.
Everything you need — measured from Goose Lake (Clinton) WMA · Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources · IA
- @Mail1 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- WWater7 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- RxPharmacy12 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- MMechanic13 mi
- EVEV fast charger13 mi
- ShShower13 mi
- DDump13 mi
- LLaundry16 mi
- AAir-up24 mi
- PPropane27 mi
- OOutfitter31 mi
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Goose Lake (Clinton) WMA
Nearby & resupply — around Goose Lake (Clinton) WMA · Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources · IA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureGoose Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townGoose Lake · ~0.9 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~7.1 mi
- FuelOly's Garage Convenience & Service · ~6.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~13.3 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~10.8 mi
- PharmacyScott Drug Pharmacy & Gift Shop · ~12.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicGenesis Medical Center, DeWitt Campus · ~12.2 mi
- HardwareTheisen's Home-Farm-Auto · ~11.6 mi
EV charging — from Goose Lake (Clinton) WMA · Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources · IA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.0 mi straight-line SE — Billion Chevrolet Buick GMC Clinton · 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 reach2 within 25 mi · 41 within 50 · 165 within 100 · 661 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)25.9 mi — Bettendorf, IA - Tesla Supercharger, Bettendorf
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO28.4 mi — Davenport IA, Davenport
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)13.8 mi — CLINTON IOWA CLINTON IOWA 01 · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 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 234325 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Goose Lake (Clinton) WMA · Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources · IA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaNHS Rest Stop or Truck Facility 38 · ~25.6 mi S
- Highway rest areaNHS Rest Stop or Truck Facility 39 · ~25.8 mi S
Open Goose Lake (Clinton) WMA elsewhere
Other camps near Goose Lake (Clinton) WMA
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Mississippi Palisades State Park - Primitive Camping~18.2 mi · fee
- Lost Grove Lake WMA~20.0 mi
How we know this — Goose Lake (Clinton) WMA
What we don’t know about Goose Lake (Clinton) WMA
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