Agency-listedNGPC · dispersedFree
Twin Lakes R.C. WMA
Drive-up · Nebraska Game & Parks · NE · 42.31216, -99.47325
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Ask about this camp →Nebraska Game & Parks lists this site. Someone from the agency inventoried it, so it is a real camp — not a spot we guessed at. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
Nebraska Wildlife Management Area (NGPC) — 703 acres, Rock County. Free primitive camping is allowed — no park permit and no fee — for up to 14 days in any 30, unless the area posts otherwise. Facilities are minimal (parking, sometimes a boat ramp); bring water; fires only in provided rings/grills. Confirm on-site; the mapped point is an area centroid and may sit off the access point on long river-corridor WMAs.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Twin Lakes R.C. WMA
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,504 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Twin Lakes R.C. WMANIFC · 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 Twin Lakes R.C. WMA · Nebraska Game & Parks · NE
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail10 mi
- GGrocery19 mi
- FFuel19 mi
- RxPharmacy19 mi
- EVEV fast charger25 mi
- MMechanic38 mi
- HHardware38 mi
- +Urgent care43 mi
- AAir-up58 mi
- ShShower58 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: fuel & food sit about 19 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Water, 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 — Twin Lakes R.C. WMA
Access
Drive-up
Land
Nebraska Game & Parks · dispersed
Elevation
2,504 ft
State
NE
Coordinates
42.31216, -99.47325
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Twin Lakes R.C. WMA · Nebraska Game & Parks · NE (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureTwin Lakes (water) · nearby
- Nearest townSybrant · ~6.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- Fuelnone within 30 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Groceriesnone within 30 mi
- Hospital / clinicRock County Hospital · ~18.5 mi
- Mapping is thin out hereAn empty row means nothing is mapped within that radius — not that nothing exists. Small stores, seasonal resorts and single fuel pumps out here often never make it onto the map. Treat these as unconfirmed and ask locally.
EV charging — from Twin Lakes R.C. WMA · Nebraska Game & Parks · NE — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger25.4 mi straight-line NW — NPPD EV STATION ANSWRT CONO DCS, Ainsworth, NE · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, 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 · 3 within 50 · 6 within 100 · 48 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)102.9 mi — Gothenburg, NE - Tesla Supercharger, Gothenburg
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)55.2 mi — AIRPORT MOTEL AIRPORT MOTEL, Ord, NE · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · 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 303017 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Twin Lakes R.C. WMA · Nebraska Game & Parks · NE — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHannamon Bayou Vault Toilet Building · ~27.7 mi S · BoR
- Vault / pit toiletGracie Creek Vault Toilet Building · ~27.8 mi S · BoR
- Vault / pit toiletValley View Vault Toilet Building · ~29.4 mi S · BoR
- Vault / pit toiletValley View Vault Toilet Building · ~29.4 mi S · BoR
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Other camps near Twin Lakes R.C. WMA
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Peterson Lake WMA~3.1 mi
- South Pine WMA~13.6 mi
- Long Pine SRA~20.2 mi · fee
- Long Pine WMA~20.4 mi
How we know this — Twin Lakes R.C. WMA
Source
Nebraska Game & Parks (wildlife management areas)
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
NGPC NPGCProperties FeatureServer (AreaType='WMA', Status='Active'), WGS84 centroid + acreage. Camping is category-wide (no per-site flag). Broad-scope ingest 2026-07-19 14:49:09.
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 Twin Lakes R.C. 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
Before you go — Twin Lakes R.C. WMA
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →Dumping grey & black →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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