Agency-listedIDNR · dispersedFree
Stephens State Forest - Woodburn Backpack Site 4
Dispersed · Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources · IA · 40.97137, -93.56041
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Nearest town per agency page/address: Woodburn.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Stephens State Forest - Woodburn Backpack Site 4
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,003 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Stephens State Forest - Woodburn Backpack Site 4NIFC · 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 Stephens State Forest - Woodburn Backpack Site 4 · Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources · IA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail3 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- +Urgent care11 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- LLaundry12 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- RxPharmacy13 mi
- EVEV fast charger26 mi
- DDump27 mi
- AAir-up27 mi
- OOutfitter29 mi
- WWater32 mi
- ShShower33 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 32-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 — Stephens State Forest - Woodburn Backpack Site 4
Access
Dispersed
Land
Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources · dispersed
Elevation
1,003 ft
State
IA
Coordinates
40.97137, -93.56041
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Stephens State Forest - Woodburn Backpack Site 4 · Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources · IA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWhite Breast Creek (river) · nearby
- Nearest townLast Chance · ~1.1 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~1.0 mi
- FuelFuel · ~13.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~26.7 mi
- GroceriesFareway · ~11.5 mi
- PharmacyHy-Vee Pharmacy · ~12.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicUnityPoint at Home · ~11.4 mi
- HardwareEgli Feed & Supply · ~25.4 mi
EV charging — from Stephens State Forest - Woodburn Backpack Site 4 · Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources · IA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger26.1 mi straight-line N — ROUTE 65 HARLEY DCFAST HOG, Indianola, IA · ChargePoint Network · 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 · 29 within 50 · 68 within 100 · 187 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)29.8 mi — Lamoni, IA - Tesla Supercharger, Lamoni
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO29.4 mi — 101 E IA-92, Bevington
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)14.3 mi — Hotel Pommier Chariton - Tesla Destination · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 2 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 183101 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Stephens State Forest - Woodburn Backpack Site 4 · Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources · IA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaNHS Rest Stop or Truck Facility 9 · ~12.6 mi W
- Highway rest areaNHS Rest Stop or Truck Facility 13 · ~12.7 mi W
- Highway rest areaNHS Rest Stop or Truck Facility 8 · ~26.7 mi SW
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Other camps near Stephens State Forest - Woodburn Backpack Site 4
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Stephens State Forest - Woodburn Backpack Site 5~0.2 mi
- Stephens State Forest - Woodburn Backpack Site 3~0.4 mi
- Stephens State Forest - Woodburn Backpack Site 1~1.5 mi
- Stephens State Forest - Woodburn Backpack Site 2~1.9 mi
How we know this — Stephens State Forest - Woodburn Backpack Site 4
Stay limit
14 nights (up to 14 consecutive nights)
Source
public land records
Confidence
Agency-confirmed — The managing agency's own record names this as a campsite and puts it at these coordinates. About as good as it gets short of standing here.
How it was placed
One of five backcountry pack-in campsites on the Woodburn Unit backpacking trail system, Clarke County. Picnic table and fire ring at the site; no modern restrooms, no electricity. IDNR Stephens State Forest: "Additionally, five backcountry pack-in campsites in the Woodburn Unit have picnic tables and fire rings at each campsite, along with a water hydrant available at the trailhead. There is no fee for these pack-in sites and they are first-come, first-serve. They do not have modern restroom facilities or electricity." Trailhead/parking for the backpack trail system is on 330th Avenue in Clarke County; the Woodburn Unit has more than six miles of backpacking trails. Source: https://www.iowadnr.gov/places-go/state-forests/stephens-state-forest (read 2026-08-16). The DNR GIS layer publishes exactly five backcountry campground points inside the Stephens State Forest - Woodburn Unit polygon, matching the five sites described. IDNR: "The backpacking campsites at the state forests are not available on the reservation system and are only available as walk-in sites." Source: https://www.iowadnr.gov/places-go/state-parks/make-reservation/overnight-camping (read 2026-08-16). Stay limit: "Campers may camp up to 14 consecutive nights in a state park, recreation area, or forest. Campers must then vacate the park (including removing the camping unit) for a minimum of 3 nights before camping in that park again." Source: https://www.iowadnr.gov/places-go/state-parks/make-reservation/overnight-camping (read 2026-08-16). Coordinates are Iowa DNR published points from the DNR Recreation Amenities GIS layer https://programs.iowadnr.gov/geospatial/rest/services/Recreation/Recreation/MapServer/8 (Type = Campground - Primitive / Campground - Remote), spatially joined to the DNR Public Areas layer https://programs.iowadnr.gov/geospatial/rest/services/Recreation/Recreation/MapServer/11 for the land manager. Both read 2026-08-16. | auto:agency-trust 2026-08-18: state agency GIS record with a source URL and coordinates, confidence not low. Fee value is the agency's own, not field-checked. Not field-verified -- confirm access, road conditions and fire rules before you go.
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 Stephens State Forest - Woodburn Backpack Site 4
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 — Stephens State Forest - Woodburn Backpack Site 4
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