Kellerton Bird Conservation Area WMA
Iowa DNR Wildlife Management Area — about 2,034 acres across 3 separate parcels, Ringgold 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 Kellerton Bird Conservation Area WMA · Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources · IA
- @Mail2 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- RxPharmacy9 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- EVEV fast charger11 mi
- DDump12 mi
- +Urgent care17 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- OOutfitter23 mi
- ShShower31 mi
- AAir-up47 mi
- WWater48 mi
The read: water is a real 48-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 8 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 — Kellerton Bird Conservation Area WMA
Nearby & resupply — around Kellerton Bird Conservation Area WMA · Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources · IA (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~11.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesLove's · ~16.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicEagleville Medical Clinic · ~16.6 mi
EV charging — from Kellerton Bird Conservation Area WMA · Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources · IA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger11.1 mi straight-line SE — Lamoni, IA - Tesla Supercharger (at a restaurant) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 12 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 7 within 50 · 81 within 100 · 210 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS29.9 mi — BETHANY EV CHRG BETHANYDC1, Bethany
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO29.9 mi — BETHANY EV CHRG BETHANYDC1, Bethany
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.1 mi — Lamoni, IA - Tesla Destination · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- 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 367746 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Kellerton Bird Conservation Area WMA · Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources · IA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaEagleville SB (WC) · ~12.2 mi SE
- Highway rest areaNHS Rest Stop or Truck Facility 8 · ~12.3 mi E
- Highway rest areaEagleville NB (TPF) · ~13.6 mi SE
- Highway rest areaNHS Rest Stop or Truck Facility 13 · ~26.6 mi NE
Open Kellerton Bird Conservation Area WMA elsewhere
Other camps near Kellerton Bird Conservation Area WMA
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Ringgold WMA~7.8 mi
- Sand Creek WMA~12.1 mi
- Mt Ayr WMA~12.8 mi
- Dekalb WMA~15.1 mi
How we know this — Kellerton Bird Conservation Area WMA
What we don’t know about Kellerton Bird Conservation Area 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