Free camping near Squaw Lake, MN
Yes. 42 of the 57 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Squaw Lake, MN are listed as free; 15 charge a fee. The closest free one is Lower Pigeon D50, 4.4 miles south, on U.S. Forest Service land.
The 50 nearest camps to Squaw Lake, MN
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Pigeon D50 | 4.4 | Free | Lower Pigeon Lake (water) | 5.1 mi to Squaw Lake / Gaa-waawiyegamaag | — |
| Cutfoot Horse Camp | 4.4 | Fee | — | 4.4 mi to Squaw Lake | — |
| Sq___ Lake B41 | 5.2 | Free | Popple River (river) | 4.2 mi to Oslund | — |
| Wilderness Lake B31 | 5.4 | Free | Wilderness Lake (water) | 5.7 mi to Dunbar | — |
| West Seelye Overflow | 6.6 | Free | Dry Creek Lake (water) | 2.4 mi to Wiiams Narrows Resort and Mobile Home Court | — |
| Dixon Lake B20 | 6.8 | Free | — | 6.8 mi to Squaw Lake | — |
| West Seelye Bay Campground | 6.9 | Fee | — | 6.4 mi to Inger | — |
| East Seelye Bay Campground | 6.9 | Fee | Dry Creek Lake (water) | 2.0 mi to Wiiams Narrows Resort and Mobile Home Court | — |
| Deer Lake | 7.5 | Fee | — | 6.9 mi to Inger | — |
| Mosomo Point | 8.2 | Fee | — | 4.5 mi to Inger | — |
| Third River Camp B28 | 8.4 | Free | Third River (river) | 8.4 mi to Rosy | — |
| Onegume | 8.7 | Fee | — | 4.8 mi to Inger | — |
| Cut Foot Dispersed Campsites | 8.8 | Free | Deer Lake (water) | 0.8 mi to Wiiams Narrows Resort and Mobile Home Court | — |
| Williams Narrows | 8.8 | Fee | Simpson Creek (stream) | 0.1 mi to Wiiams Narrows Resort and Mobile Home Court | — |
| Williams Narrows Overflow | 9.1 | Free | Little Cut Foot Sioux Lake (water) | 0.4 mi to Wiiams Narrows Resort and Mobile Home Court | — |
| Onegume Overflow | 9.2 | Free | — | 4.9 mi to Inger | — |
| Castle Creek B19 | 9.7 | Free | Castle Creek (stream) | 7.4 mi to Rosy | — |
| First River Campsite D32 | 10 | Free | First River (river) | 2.3 mi to Wiiams Narrows Resort and Mobile Home Court | — |
| Glove Lake 2 B36 | 12 | Free | — | 9.6 mi to Northome | — |
| Noma Lake | 12 | Free | Clear Lake (water) | 1.7 mi to Wirt | — |
| Tamarack Point | 12 | Free | Mississippi River (river) | 5.0 mi to Wiiams Narrows Resort and Mobile Home Court | — |
| Marie Lake B 23 | 13 | Free | Marie Lake (water) | 5.8 mi to Rosy | — |
| Island Lake B43 | 13 | Free | Bergville Lake (water) | 1.0 mi to Bergville | — |
| Skimmerhorn Lake B45A | 13 | Free | Skimerhorn Lake (water) | 5.2 mi to Rosy | — |
| Moose Lake B42 | 14 | Free | Little Calf Lake (water) | 5.5 mi to Bergville | — |
| Turtle Lake (M115) | 14 | Free | — | 7.6 mi to Ball Club | — |
| Baumgartner Lake B2 | 16 | Free | Baumgartner Lake (water) | 8.3 mi to Pennington | — |
| Winnie | 16 | Fee | — | 7.9 mi to Bena | — |
| Mississippi River Governors Point C37 | 17 | Free | Lake Harry (water) | 4.4 mi to Ryan Village | — |
| Mississippi River Site B C35B | 17 | Free | Mississippi River (river) | 3.4 mi to Bald Eagle Center | — |
| Mississippi River Site A | 17 | Free | Mississippi River (river) | 3.3 mi to Bald Eagle Center | — |
| Webster Lake | 17 | Fee | — | 9.1 mi to Tenstrike | — |
| Middle Pigeon River (D55) | 17 | Free | — | 5.2 mi to Bena | — |
| Mississippi River 3 C31 | 18 | Free | Minny Lake (water) | 3.1 mi to Bald Eagle Center | — |
| Dispersed Camping Site C33 | 18 | Free | — | 10 mi to Bena | — |
| Little Portage Lake C39 | 20 | Free | Little Portage Lake (water) | 2.0 mi to Ryan Village | — |
| Mosomo D47 | 20 | Free | Rice Lake (water) | 5.9 mi to Bena / Bina' | — |
| Bimijiwan Recreation Area | 20 | Fee | — | 7.3 mi to Cass Lake | — |
| Turtle River B3 | 20 | Free | Turtle River (river) | 3.8 mi to Pennington | — |
| Mark Lake C27 | 20 | Free | Mark Lake (water) | 1.0 mi to Bald Eagle Center | — |
| One Loaf Lake D56 | 21 | Free | Bear Brook (stream) | 5.6 mi to Ball Club | — |
| Schram Lake C25 | 21 | Free | — | 5.9 mi to Cass Lake | — |
| Pigeon Lake Dam D42 | 22 | Free | Bear Brook (stream) | 5.6 mi to Bena / Bina' | — |
| Gilfillan (On North Twin Lake) B8 | 22 | Free | North Twin Lake (water) | 5.3 mi to Tenstrike | — |
| Camp Cassaway C26 | 22 | Free | Schram Lake (water) | 3.9 mi to Bald Eagle Center | — |
| North Twin Lake B9 | 22 | Free | North Twin Lake (water) | 5.4 mi to Tenstrike | — |
| North Star | 23 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Bigfork | — |
| Yellow Head Canoe Stop C18 | 24 | Free | Lake Windigo (water) | 4.1 mi to Cass Lake | — |
| Jack The Horse M130 | 24 | Free | — | 8.7 mi to Bigfork | — |
| Wanaki Campground | 24 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Cass Lake | — |
The other 7 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Squaw Lake, MN.
Who manages the camps near Squaw Lake, MN
Who manages them: 56 on the Forest Service; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
- Chippewa National Forest — 57 camps: 42 free, 15 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 57 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Squaw Lake, 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 Squaw Lake, 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.