Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Old Pines - Nct W47
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MN · 47.09039, -94.04657
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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 Old Pines - Nct W47
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,341 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Old Pines - Nct W47NIFC · 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 Old Pines - Nct W47 · Chippewa National Forest · MN
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- OOutfitter11 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- WWater15 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- +Urgent care25 mi
- RxPharmacy25 mi
- EVEV fast charger26 mi
- ShShower42 mi
- DDump48 mi
- PPropane59 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
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 — Old Pines - Nct W47
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
1,341 ft
State
MN
Coordinates
47.09039, -94.04657
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Old Pines - Nct W47 · Chippewa National Forest · MN (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSwift River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townTobique · ~1.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~19.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesTabaka's Family Food · ~10.6 mi
- PharmacyThrifty White Pharmacy · ~25.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicEssentia Health-Deer River · ~21.2 mi
- HardwareHackensack Lumber & Hardware · ~24.9 mi
EV charging — from Old Pines - Nct W47 · Chippewa National Forest · MN — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger25.8 mi straight-line E — 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 4 within 50 · 28 within 100 · 150 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)49.0 mi — Bemidji, MN - Tesla Supercharger, Bemidji
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO45.8 mi — Bemidji, Bemidji
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)25.0 mi — Hackensack Municipal Parking Lot (at a parking lot) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-02-12 · 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 254393 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Old Pines - Nct W47 · Chippewa National Forest · MN — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Portable toiletOld Pines - Nct W47 · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMabel Lake · ~3.0 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomGut Lake - Nct W53 · ~18.9 mi W · USFS
- Flush restroomStony Point Recreation Area · ~19.5 mi W · USFS
Open Old Pines - Nct W47 elsewhere
Other camps near Old Pines - Nct W47
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Mabel Lake~3.0 mi · fee
- Big Bass Lake - W30~8.1 mi
- Mississippi River D72~9.1 mi
- Hazel Lake Camping - W57~12.9 mi
The unit that manages Old Pines - Nct W47
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Old Pines - Nct W47 are set by Chippewa National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Old Pines - Nct W47
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 Old Pines - Nct W47
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 — Old Pines - Nct W47
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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