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Bagley Rapids
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WI · 45.15751, -88.46591
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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 Bagley Rapids
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 923 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Bagley RapidsNIFC · 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 Bagley Rapids · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel2 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- MMechanic13 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- DDump17 mi
- ShShower17 mi
- LLaundry17 mi
- OOutfitter23 mi
- RxPharmacy23 mi
- EVEV fast charger23 mi
- WWater36 mi
- AAir-up46 mi
- PPropane49 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 36-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 2 mi out.
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 — Bagley Rapids
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
923 ft
State
WI
Coordinates
45.15751, -88.46591
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Bagley Rapids · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townMountain · ~2.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelBP gas station · ~2.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~16.8 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~2.7 mi
- PharmacyCrivitz Pharmacy · ~22.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicFit-It · ~15.3 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~10.2 mi
EV charging — from Bagley Rapids · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger23.3 mi straight-line E — Tim Witt Chevrolet, Crivitz, WI (at a car dealership) · Non-Networked · J1772, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-11-13 · hours: Dealership business hours · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 11 within 50 · 65 within 100 · 199 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)23.3 mi — Kwik Trip #1101, Crivitz
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO51.2 mi — NORWAY MI DC FAST EV 1, Norway
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)21.9 mi — The North Woods Distillery, Coleman, WI (at a brewery / winery) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-11-06 · hours: 24 hours daily
- 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 183601 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Bagley Rapids · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletAda Lake · ~19.5 mi NW · USFS
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Other camps near Bagley Rapids
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Farr Lake Ca~5.0 mi · fee
- Mountain Lakes Ca~5.2 mi · fee
- Boulder Lake~8.3 mi · fee
- Old Graves Ca~8.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Bagley Rapids
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Bagley Rapids are set by Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Bagley Rapids
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, payable at the self-serve fee station; half price with an Interagency Senior or Access pass, on the pass holder's own site only. recreation.gov listing 10057827 (Bagley Rapids Campground, 0.001 mi from this pin) is the same site. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r09/chequamegon-nicolet/recreation/bagley-rapids-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 Bagley Rapids
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 — Bagley Rapids
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Cold-weather camping →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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