Lost Grove Lake WMA
Iowa DNR Wildlife Management Area — about 1,699 acres, Scott 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 Lost Grove Lake WMA · Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources · IA
- DDump4 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- EVEV fast charger6 mi
- HHardware6 mi
- WWater7 mi
- +Urgent care7 mi
- RxPharmacy7 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- ShShower8 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- PPropane10 mi
- AAir-up13 mi
- OOutfitter51 mi
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 — Lost Grove Lake WMA
Nearby & resupply — around Lost Grove Lake WMA · Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources · IA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLost Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townArgo · ~3.9 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~6.9 mi
- FuelFuel · ~4.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~4.1 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~4.6 mi
- PharmacyHy-Vee Pharmacy · ~7.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicUnity Point · ~7.1 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~6.0 mi
EV charging — from Lost Grove Lake WMA · Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources · IA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger5.9 mi straight-line S — Bettendorf, IA - Tesla Supercharger (at a hotel) · 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 reach23 within 25 mi · 30 within 50 · 139 within 100 · 631 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS8.4 mi — LINDQUISTFORD FC 3, Bettendorf
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO8.5 mi — Davenport IA, Davenport
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)6.0 mi — SpringHill Suites Bettendorf - Tesla Destination · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 6 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 262353 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Lost Grove Lake WMA · Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources · IA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaNHS Rest Stop or Truck Facility 38 · ~5.6 mi S
- Highway rest areaNHS Rest Stop or Truck Facility 39 · ~5.8 mi S
- Highway rest areaWS I-74/280 EB Moline · ~15.5 mi S
- Highway rest areaWS I-74/280 WB Moline · ~15.5 mi S
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How we know this — Lost Grove Lake WMA
What we don’t know about Lost Grove Lake 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