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Birch Grove Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WI · 46.68513, -91.06088
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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 Birch Grove Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,117 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Birch Grove CampgroundNIFC · 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 Birch Grove Campground · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater7 mi
- ShShower7 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- LLaundry8 mi
- AAir-up8 mi
- +Urgent care8 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- RxPharmacy8 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- OOutfitter9 mi
- DDump16 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 8 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 — Birch Grove Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,117 ft
State
WI
Coordinates
46.68513, -91.06088
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Birch Grove Campground · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townWashburn · ~7.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- Fuelnone within 30 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Groceriesnone within 30 mi
- Mapping is thin out hereAn empty row means nothing is mapped within that radius — not that nothing exists. Small stores, seasonal resorts and single fuel pumps out here often never make it onto the map. Treat these as unconfirmed and ask locally.
EV charging — from Birch Grove Campground · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger8.0 mi straight-line E — Bay Area Rural Transit, Washburn · EVGATEWAY · CHAdeMO, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 7 within 50 · 24 within 100 · 84 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)10.3 mi — Kwik Trip #110, Ashland
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.2 mi — 34480 Port Superior Rd, Bayfield, WI (at a parking lot) · EPIC_CHARGING · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-12 · 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 203274 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Birch Grove Campground · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~7.6 mi SE · FWS
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~7.6 mi SE · FWS
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~8.3 mi SE · FWS
- RestroomLOV01 - Lightstation Vault · ~13.4 mi E · NPS
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Other camps near Birch Grove Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Horseshoe Lake~6.6 mi · fee
- Wanoka Lake Campground~14.4 mi
- Perch Lake~21.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages Birch Grove Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Birch Grove Campground are set by Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Birch Grove Campground
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
How it was placed
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Birch Grove Campground
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 — Birch Grove Campground
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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