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Anvil Lake
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WI · 45.93751, -89.05961
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Anvil Lake
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,742 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Anvil LakeNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Anvil Lake · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel3 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- OOutfitter8 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- +Urgent care9 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- WWater9 mi
- RxPharmacy9 mi
- LLaundry9 mi
- DDump17 mi
- EVEV fast charger25 mi
- ShShower27 mi
- AAir-up30 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 3 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Anvil Lake
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,742 ft
State
WI
Coordinates
45.93751, -89.05961
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Anvil Lake · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townEagle River · ~9.6 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~9.3 mi
- FuelFuel · ~3.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~17.3 mi
- GroceriesNobbe's North · ~3.1 mi
- PharmacyWall Street Pharmacy · ~9.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicMarshfield Clinic Eagle River Center · ~9.0 mi
- HardwareNelson's Ace Hardware · ~9.0 mi
EV charging — from Anvil Lake · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger24.9 mi straight-line SW — Rhinelander Cadillac · EV Connect · J1772, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 8 within 50 · 45 within 100 · 98 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)27.6 mi — CULVERS KEMP 01, Rhinelander
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO36.6 mi — Crystal Falls MI Public Parking, Crystal Falls
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)24.9 mi — Rhinelander Cadillac · EV Connect · J1772, CCS · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Stateline Chevrolet Buick GMC, Iron River, 22.1 mi · J1772 · hours: Dealership business hours; GMC vehicles only · AFDC lists it “Free”
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 261882 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Anvil Lake · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHagerman Lake Boat · ~15.4 mi NE · USFS
- RestroomBass Lake · ~15.8 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLake Ottawa Boat · ~17.0 mi NE · USFS
- Flush restroomLake Ottawa Picnic · ~17.2 mi NE · USFS
Open Anvil Lake elsewhere
Other camps near Anvil Lake
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Franklin Lake Campground~3.2 mi · fee
- Sevenmile Lake~4.2 mi · fee
- Luna White Deer~5.3 mi · fee
- Kentuck Lake~5.4 mi · fee
The unit that manages Anvil Lake
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Anvil Lake are set by Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Anvil Lake
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified. | Fee 2026-08-30: $15 per night, single site. That is the whole of what the forest publishes for this rustic campground -- no double-site or group rate is listed. recreation.gov listing 10039857 (Anvil Lake Campground, 0.17 mi from this pin) is the same site. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r09/chequamegon-nicolet/recreation/anvil-lake-recreation-area.
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Anvil Lake
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Anvil Lake
Camping near a reservoir →What “dispersed” means here →Cold-weather camping →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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