West Forty RV Park and Campground

There is always something to do during the camping season in Gilbert or in the other nearby Quad Cities of Eveleth, Mountain Iron or Virginia. As we hear of new popular events, we add them to our online calendar below. If you have an event that you would like posted, please use our Contact Us form to send us more information and include it in our list.

Area Events for 2024

  • July 18-21 Crawl 4 The Cure weekend - more information is available on our Crawl 4 the Cure page.
  • August 1-4 - MN Land Rovers event - The entire campground is being held for this group; a Group Code will be distributed to participants by the group organizers.
  • ​August 9-11 Northern Minnesota CampOUT weekend coordinated with Iron Pride. This year's Range Iron Pride festival will be held on Saturday, August 10. 
  • August 16-18 Trail Jam weekend sponsored by Iron Rock Off-Road. The entire campground is being held for this event. Iron Rock Off-Road will publish our Group Code for the event when you register with them. (MN4WDA event).
  • August 30-September 2 Labor Day weekend - campsite availability is limited. Minimum 3 night stay required. This weekend will book to capacity - please book early!
  • September 30 - Glamping, tent-cabins close for the season.
  • October 4-6 Rock Rash (MN4WDA event) This weekend will book to capacity - please book early!
  • October 14 - campground closes for daily, weekly and weekend camping. Water service will be shut off for the winter when the last camper is checked out. We will continue to be open for our seasonal/monthly campers only. 
  • October 15 - winter storage move-in appointments begin. 
  • October 31 - seasonal camper move out day. This is the ast day for seasonal campers on to be on camgound property. Our gates will lock at 3 p.m.