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BLM dispersed camp — Iron County, WI
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · Iron County, WI · 46.52004, -90.29082
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 BLM dispersed camp — Iron County, WI
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,073 ft.
Fire & smoke — around BLM dispersed camp — Iron County, WINIFC · 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 BLM dispersed camp — Iron County, WI · Bureau of Land Management · WI
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- HHardware6 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- MMechanic7 mi
- RxPharmacy8 mi
- +Urgent care9 mi
- OOutfitter12 mi
- WWater20 mi
- ShShower20 mi
- EVEV fast charger28 mi
- LLaundry28 mi
- DDump29 mi
- AAir-up30 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — BLM dispersed camp — Iron County, WI
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management
Elevation
1,073 ft
County
Iron County, WI
Coordinates
46.52004, -90.29082
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around BLM dispersed camp — Iron County, WI · Bureau of Land Management · WI (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureMontreal River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townKimball · ~2.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelBP · ~6.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationMadeline Island Sanitary Dump Station · ~29.1 mi
- GroceriesPat's Foods · ~6.2 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~7.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicAspirus Grand View Clinic - Ironwood · ~9.1 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~6.2 mi
EV charging — from BLM dispersed camp — Iron County, WI · Bureau of Land Management · WI — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger27.9 mi straight-line W — VON HOLZEN CHEVROLET GMC INC., ASHLAND, WI · EV Connect · CCS · 4 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 · 3 within 50 · 27 within 100 · 88 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)29.5 mi — Kwik Trip #110, Ashland
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO30.6 mi — Bay Area Rural Transit, Washburn, Washburn
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)7.4 mi — DOWNTOWN SQUARE STATION 1, Ironwood, MI · 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 323092 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around BLM dispersed camp — Iron County, WI · Bureau of Land Management · WI — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaRest Area #103 · ~6.0 mi SE
- Highway rest areaNHS Rest Stop or Truck Facility 73 · ~6.3 mi SE
- Vault / pit toiletPotawatomi/Gorge Falls · ~14.1 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBlack River Harbor Camp · ~15.1 mi NE · USFS
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Other camps near BLM dispersed camp — Iron County, WI
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Black River Harbor Camp~15.1 mi · fee
How we know this — BLM dispersed camp — Iron County, WI
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.
How it was placed
no road or trail found nearby — check manually
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 BLM dispersed camp — Iron County, WI
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 — BLM dispersed camp — Iron County, WI
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