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Public land camping

Army Corps of Engineers Campgrounds in Minnesota

7 places to camp in Minnesota run by the Army Corps of Engineers.

7
federal places to camp
7 Army Corps
6
take reservations
On Recreation.gov. The rest are first come, first served, or not listed there
1,313 ft
at the highest of them
Winnie Dam Campground. The lowest, Gull Lake Recreation Area, sits at 1,200 ft
344
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 80 feet

Interactive map. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, and select any point to see which agency manages the land. Arrow keys pan and the plus and minus keys zoom when the map has focus. A list of every state with its share of federal land is on the Explore page.

Map layers

Layers
Base map
Legend

Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

Select any point to see who manages the land.

Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

Army Corps of Engineers campgrounds in Minnesota

7 places

  1. Cross Lake Recreation Area Army Corps · Mississippi River Headwaters - Cross Lake · Crow Wing County 1,231 ftelevation 122sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Gull Lake Recreation Area Army Corps · Mississippi River Headwaters - Gull Lake · Cass County 1,200 ftelevation 42sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Leech Lake Rec Area Army Corps · Mississippi River Headwaters - Leech Lake · Cass County 1,296 ftelevation 77sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Pokegama Dam Campground Army Corps · Mississippi River Headwaters - Pokegema Lake · Itasca County 1,288 ftelevation 21sites 79 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Pool 10, River of Lakes Campground Army Corps · Mississippi River - Pool 10 n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  6. Sandy Lake Army Corps · Mississippi River Headwaters - Sandy Lake · Aitkin County 1,216 ftelevation 60sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Winnie Dam Campground Army Corps · Mississippi River Headwaters - Winnibigosh Lake · Cass County 1,313 ftelevation 22sites 79 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov