Chipmunk Rapids Recreation Area offers direct Pine River access with six first-come, first-served campsites, vault toilets, picnic tables, and a natural artesian well providing fresh drinking water.

The location serves as an ideal take-out point for paddlers running Class I-II Chipmunk Rapids and a base camp for anglers, with the south trailhead of the Lauterman Lake National Recreation Trail located just across the river.

Campsites accommodate RVs up to 40 feet, though the area is primitive with no hookups or reservations available.