Free Public-Lands Camping in Minnesota
Sites that don't charge a nightly fee. BLM dispersed land plus some USFS spots. 84 sites in Minnesota.
National Park Service sites
10 sites. National Park Service camping rules →
- Birch Island CampgroundDeveloped
- Crane Lake Visitor CenterDeveloped
- Fort Charlotte Backcountry CampgroundsDeveloped
- Grand Portage National MonumentDeveloped
- Kabetogama Lake Visitor CenterDeveloped
- Lower St. Croix DistrictDeveloped
- Mississippi National River & Recreation AreaDeveloped
- Pipestone National MonumentDeveloped
- Visitor CenterDeveloped
- Voyageurs National ParkDeveloped
PRIVATE sites
29 sites. PRIVATE camping rules →
- Antonia's StopDispersed
- Arlo's StopDispersed
- Boy Scout PointDispersed
- Bruno City ParkDeveloped
- Cascade River CampgroundDeveloped
- Cottonwood LakeDeveloped
- Fall RiverDispersed
- High Island Creek ParkDeveloped
- Kawishiwi Lake CampgroundDeveloped
- Kettner's Landing - DNRDeveloped
- Keuffner's LandingDispersed
- Knapp's ShoreDispersed
- Lake Adley ParkDeveloped
- Lake Pepin Public AccessDeveloped
- Lake Walk SouthDispersed
- Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area - Carver Rapids Hike-In CampsiteDeveloped
- Mule-Kicker BeachDispersed
- Oak IslandDispersed
- OSM camp_site 12845361398Developed
- Pug Hole Wayside ParkDeveloped
- Putnam's PastureDispersed
- Red Lake State ForestDispersed
- Saganaga Lake #12Dispersed
- Samuelson County ParkDispersed
US Army Corps of Engineers sites
18 sites. US Army Corps of Engineers camping rules →
- Duluth-Superior HarborDeveloped
- Keweenaw WaterwayDeveloped
- Lac Qui Parle LakeDeveloped
- Mississippi River - Pool 1Developed
- Mississippi River - Pool 10Developed
- Mississippi River - Pool 2Developed
- Mississippi River - Pool 3Developed
- Mississippi River - Pool 5Developed
- Mississippi River - Pool 5ADeveloped
- Mississippi River - Pool 9Developed
- Mississippi River Headwaters - Cross LakeDeveloped
- Mississippi River Headwaters - Gull LakeDeveloped
- Mississippi River Headwaters - Leech LakeDeveloped
- Mississippi River Headwaters - Pokegema LakeDeveloped
- Mississippi River Headwaters - Sandy LakeDeveloped
- Mississippi River Headwaters - Winnibigosh LakeDeveloped
- Orwell LakeDeveloped
- Traverse LakeDeveloped
US Forest Service sites
8 sites. US Forest Service camping rules →
US Fish and Wildlife Service sites
19 sites. US Fish and Wildlife Service camping rules →
- Agassiz National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Big Stone National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Big Stone Wetland Management DistrictDeveloped
- Crane Meadows National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Detroit Lakes Wetland Management DistrictDeveloped
- Fergus Falls Wetland Management DistrictDeveloped
- Hamden Slough National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Litchfield Wetland Management DistrictDeveloped
- Mille Lacs National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Minnesota Valley National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Minnesota Valley Wetland Management DistrictDeveloped
- Morris Wetland Management DistrictDeveloped
- Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Rice Lake National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Rydell National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Sherburne National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Tamarac National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish RefugeDeveloped
- Windom Wetland Management DistrictDeveloped