Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Mississippi River D2
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MN · 47.18161, -93.54261
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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 Mississippi River D2
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,372 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Mississippi River D2NIFC · 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 Mississippi River D2 · Chippewa National Forest · MN
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel1 mi
- GGrocery2 mi
- HHardware2 mi
- EVEV fast charger2 mi
- MMechanic3 mi
- RxPharmacy3 mi
- +Urgent care3 mi
- OOutfitter4 mi
- WWater4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- LLaundry16 mi
- ShShower51 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 1 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Dump, 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 — Mississippi River D2
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
1,372 ft
State
MN
Coordinates
47.18161, -93.54261
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Mississippi River D2 · Chippewa National Forest · MN (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureHorseshoe Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townWagon Wheel Mobile Home Park · ~1.2 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~3.9 mi
- FuelSpur · ~0.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesWalmart Supercenter · ~1.6 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~2.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicGrand Itasca Clinic and Hospital · ~2.9 mi
- HardwareLakeside Lumber & Hardware LLC · ~29.1 mi
EV charging — from Mississippi River D2 · Chippewa National Forest · MN — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger2.4 mi straight-line N — 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 reach1 within 25 mi · 1 within 50 · 26 within 100 · 122 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)61.6 mi — Carlton, MN - Tesla Supercharger, Carlton
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO52.8 mi — VIRGINIA PU VETS MEMORIAL, Virginia
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)3.7 mi — City of Grand Rapids - Library · 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, 2.3 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 Mississippi River D2 · Chippewa National Forest · MN — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletWabana-Bluewater Dispersed Campsite M40 · ~17.6 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTrout Lake Beach Campsite M34 · ~19.1 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTrout Lake Golf Course Campsite M33 · ~19.4 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletJoyce Estate · ~19.5 mi N · USFS
Open Mississippi River D2 elsewhere
Other camps near Mississippi River D2
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Little Cottonwood Lake M91~8.4 mi
- Doctor Lake M2~9.9 mi
- Orange Lake M7~10.0 mi
- Bluewater Lake M42~11.3 mi
The unit that manages Mississippi River D2
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Mississippi River D2 are set by Chippewa National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Mississippi River D2
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 Mississippi River D2
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 — Mississippi River D2
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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