Free camping near Squaw Lake, MN
Within 25 straight-line miles of Squaw Lake, MN there are 57 camps: 42 free, 15 fee. The closest is Lower Pigeon D50, 4.4 miles south of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Lower Pigeon D50, 4.4 miles out.
Who manages them: 56 on the Forest Service; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
| 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.
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.