Free camping near Laporte, MN
Yes. 23 of the 30 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Laporte, MN are listed as free; 7 charge a fee. The closest free one is Long Lake - W38, 12 miles southeast, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is South Pike Bay Recreation Area, 11 miles northeast, a fee campground.
All 30 camps near Laporte, MN
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Pike Bay Recreation Area | 11 | Fee | — | 3.5 mi to Cass Lake | — |
| Long Lake - W38 | 12 | Free | Long Lake (water) | 1.9 mi to Ah-gwah-ching | — |
| Shingobee - Nct W50 | 14 | Free | Recreation Lake (water) | 4.0 mi to Ah-gwah-ching | — |
| Chippewa National Forest Dispersed Site | 14 | Free | Recreation Lake (water) | 4.0 mi to Ah-gwah-ching | — |
| Stony Point Recreation Area | 15 | Fee | — | 6.9 mi to Walker | — |
| Cass Lake | 16 | Fee | — | 3.3 mi to Cass Lake | — |
| Star Island Recreation Area - C17 | 16 | Free | Lake Windigo (water) | 2.3 mi to Cass Lake | — |
| Gadbolt | 16 | Free | — | 5.4 mi to Walker | — |
| Norway Beach Loop | 16 | Fee | — | 3.9 mi to Cass Lake | — |
| Chippewa Loop | 16 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Cass Lake | — |
| Big Bass Island - W68 | 16 | Free | Scoffner Lake (water) | 5.5 mi to Akeley | — |
| Potato Island South C19 | 16 | Free | Mississippi River (river) | 3.5 mi to Cass Lake | — |
| Wanaki Campground | 17 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Cass Lake | — |
| Little Bass Island - W13 | 17 | Free | Scoffner Lake (water) | 4.7 mi to Akeley | — |
| Yellow Head Canoe Stop C18 | 18 | Free | Lake Windigo (water) | 4.1 mi to Cass Lake | — |
| Camp Cassaway C26 | 19 | Free | Schram Lake (water) | 3.9 mi to Bald Eagle Center | — |
| Woodtick Impoundment - Nct W90 | 19 | Free | — | 4.7 mi to Hackensack | — |
| Schram Lake C25 | 19 | Free | — | 5.9 mi to Cass Lake | — |
| Blue Sky Lake C20 | 19 | Free | Blue Sky Lake (water) | 2.6 mi to Andrusia | — |
| Mark Lake C27 | 20 | Free | Mark Lake (water) | 1.0 mi to Bald Eagle Center | — |
| Bimijiwan Recreation Area | 21 | Fee | — | 7.3 mi to Cass Lake | — |
| Diamond Lake - W71 | 21 | Free | Diamond Lake (water) | 5.5 mi to Whipholt | — |
| Gut Lake - Nct W53 | 21 | Free | Gut Lake (water) | 4.2 mi to Whipholt | — |
| Mississippi River 3 C31 | 23 | Free | Minny Lake (water) | 3.1 mi to Bald Eagle Center | — |
| Dispersed Camping Site C33 | 23 | Free | — | 10 mi to Bena | — |
| Little Portage Lake C39 | 23 | Free | Little Portage Lake (water) | 2.0 mi to Ryan Village | — |
| Turtle River B3 | 23 | Free | Turtle River (river) | 3.8 mi to Pennington | — |
| Mississippi River Site A | 24 | Free | Mississippi River (river) | 3.3 mi to Bald Eagle Center | — |
| Mississippi River Site B C35B | 24 | Free | Mississippi River (river) | 3.4 mi to Bald Eagle Center | — |
| Mississippi River Governors Point C37 | 25 | Free | Lake Harry (water) | 4.4 mi to Ryan Village | — |
Who manages the camps near Laporte, MN
Who manages them: 29 on the Forest Service; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
- Chippewa National Forest — 30 camps: 23 free, 7 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 30 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Laporte, MN
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Camping near other towns close by
The nearest towns that have their own page, with the straight-line miles between the towns.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Laporte, 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.