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Black Lake Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WI · 45.98400, -90.93477
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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 Black Lake Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,413 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Black Lake CgNIFC · 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 Black Lake Cg · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail12 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- WWater16 mi
- LLaundry17 mi
- OOutfitter19 mi
- ShShower20 mi
- +Urgent care21 mi
- MMechanic22 mi
- HHardware23 mi
- RxPharmacy24 mi
- AAir-up31 mi
- DDump32 mi
- EVEV fast charger33 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 12 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 33-mi run (and back).
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 — Black Lake Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,413 ft
State
WI
Coordinates
45.98400, -90.93477
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Black Lake Cg · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townClam Lake · ~11.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelPhillips 66 · ~11.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~11.7 mi
- PharmacyPark Pharmacy · ~23.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicLac Courte Oreilles Community Health Center · ~20.7 mi
- HardwarePark Falls Building and Hardware · ~23.2 mi
EV charging — from Black Lake Cg · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger32.8 mi straight-line SE — Bay Area Rural Transit, Phillips · EVGATEWAY · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 6 within 50 · 52 within 100 · 226 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)41.3 mi — Kwik Trip #110, Ashland
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO48.0 mi — Bay Area Rural Transit, Washburn, Washburn
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)20.8 mi — HOME BASE MTV HOME BASE 1, Cable, WI · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · 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 376581 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Black Lake Cg · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBlack Lake Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBlack Lake Bl · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMoose Lake Cg · ~4.6 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMoose Lake Bl · ~4.8 mi NW · USFS
Open Black Lake Cg elsewhere
Other camps near Black Lake Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Moose Lake Cg~4.6 mi · fee
- Stock Farm Bridge Cg~11.2 mi · fee
- Day Lake Cg~13.4 mi · fee
- Flambeau River State Forest - Log Creek Camp (free canoe campsite)~14.0 mi
The unit that manages Black Lake Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Black Lake Cg are set by Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Black Lake Cg
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.
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 Black Lake Cg
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 — Black Lake Cg
Camping near a reservoir →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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