Free camping near Grand Rapids, MN
Within 25 straight-line miles of Grand Rapids, MN there are 32 camps: 31 free, 1 fee. The closest is Mississippi River D2, 4.0 miles south of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Mississippi River D2, 4.0 miles out.
Who manages them: 32 on the Forest Service.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi River D2 | 4.0 | Free | Horseshoe Lake (water) | 1.2 mi to Wagon Wheel Mobile Home Park | — |
| Little Cottonwood Lake M91 | 6.3 | Free | Trout Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Coleraine | — |
| Doctor Lake M2 | 7.3 | Free | Trout Creek (stream) | 1.5 mi to Bovey | — |
| Orange Lake M7 | 7.8 | Free | Trout Lake Tailings Basin (water) | 2.6 mi to Bovey | — |
| Dead Horse Lake M81 | 8.3 | Free | Lake Grace (water) | 1.3 mi to Taconite | — |
| Caribou Lake M60 | 8.7 | Free | Little Diamond Lake (water) | 0.1 mi to Taconite | — |
| Duck Lake M74 | 9.5 | Free | Little Diamond Lake (water) | 0.8 mi to Holman | — |
| Hole In The Wall Lake M83 | 9.6 | Free | — | 1.3 mi to Taconite | — |
| Bluewater Lake M42 | 9.7 | Free | Swan River (river) | 4.1 mi to Twin Lake Trails Mobile Home Park | — |
| Bass Lake #2 D10 | 9.9 | Free | Lake Charlotte (water) | 8.0 mi to Bass Brook Court | — |
| Snowshoe Lake M122 | 10 | Free | Twin Lakes (water) | 1.3 mi to Twin Lake Trails Mobile Home Park | — |
| Little Ruby Lake M100 | 11 | Free | Twin Lakes (water) | 1.2 mi to Twin Lake Trails Mobile Home Park | — |
| East Lake M75 | 11 | Free | Wabana Creek (stream) | 8.4 mi to Canisteo | — |
| Big Dick Lake M44 | 12 | Free | Sucker Brook (stream) | 4.0 mi to Taconite | — |
| Wabana-Bluewater Dispersed Campsite M40 | 14 | Free | Little Trout Lake (water) | 10 mi to Suomi | — |
| Hill Lake (M86) | 14 | Free | — | 10 mi to Deer River | — |
| Trout Lake Beach Campsite M34 | 15 | Free | Francis Lake (water) | 9.5 mi to Suomi | — |
| Suomi South Side M11 | 15 | Free | Little Horn Lake (water) | 5.9 mi to Suomi | — |
| Suomi South Side Dispersed Sites M7 | 15 | Free | Little Horn Lake (water) | 5.7 mi to Suomi | — |
| Trout Lake Golf Course Campsite M33 | 16 | Free | Lower Spring Lake (water) | 8.5 mi to Suomi | — |
| Trout Lake M32 | 16 | Free | Lower Spring Lake (water) | 8.6 mi to Suomi | — |
| Spider Lake Campsites M36 To M39 | 16 | Free | — | 13 mi to Deer River | — |
| Forjer Lake (M13) | 16 | Free | — | 10 mi to Deer River | — |
| Spruce Island (West M4A) | 16 | Free | Pothole Lake (water) | 4.3 mi to Suomi | — |
| Spruce Island (East M4B) | 16 | Free | Pothole Lake (water) | 4.4 mi to Suomi | — |
| Kremmer Lake North (M135) | 17 | Free | Kremer Lake (water) | 4.9 mi to Suomi | — |
| Doctor Lake (M2) | 17 | Free | Doctor Lake (water) | 4.3 mi to Suomi | — |
| Adele Lake (M1) | 17 | Free | Adele Lake (water) | 4.2 mi to Suomi | — |
| Mississippi-Leech River | 18 | Free | Mississippi River (river) | 2.1 mi to Ball Club | — |
| Big Jack Lake M128 | 20 | Free | Big Jack Lake (water) | 5.2 mi to Alder | — |
| North Star | 23 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Bigfork | — |
| Mississippi River D72 | 23 | Free | Little Bear Creek (stream) | 3.5 mi to Elevenmile Corner | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Grand Rapids, MN, not a driving distance — a camp four miles out across a canyon can be an hour of road. Cost is the audited three-state verdict on each camp's own record: free, fee, or unpriced where we could not confirm a price. A blank column is a gap in the record, not a statement that the thing is absent. Camps come from state and federal agency records, not from a visit, except the ones marked. Seasons, permits and fire rules change: confirm with the managing office before you go. Found a fee where we show free? Tell us on the contact page.