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East Twin Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WI · 46.19197, -90.85990
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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 East Twin Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,463 ft.
Fire & smoke — around East Twin 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 East Twin Cg · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel3 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- @Mail3 mi
- WWater10 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- OOutfitter11 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- ShShower15 mi
- +Urgent care26 mi
- RxPharmacy26 mi
- MMechanic26 mi
- EVEV fast charger27 mi
- AAir-up33 mi
- DDump42 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 — East Twin Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,463 ft
State
WI
Coordinates
46.19197, -90.85990
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around East Twin Cg · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townClam Lake · ~3.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelClam Lake Junction · ~2.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesClam Lake Junction Grocery Store · ~2.9 mi
- PharmacyPark Pharmacy · ~26.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicOphthalmology Services of Memorial Medical Center · ~26.1 mi
- HardwareHank's Hardware · ~13.3 mi
EV charging — from East Twin Cg · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger27.0 mi straight-line N — Kwik Trip #110, Ashland, WI (at a gas station) · KWIK_CHARGE · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-09-12 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 33 within 100 · 171 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO33.6 mi — Bay Area Rural Transit, Washburn, Washburn
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)18.7 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 charger$0.45 per kWh (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 374350 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around East Twin Cg · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletEast Twin Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDay Lake Cg · ~2.6 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDay Lake Day Use · ~2.8 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMineral Lake Boating Bl · ~7.6 mi N · USFS
Open East Twin Cg elsewhere
Other camps near East Twin Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Day Lake Cg~2.6 mi · fee
- Mineral Lake Cg~7.0 mi · fee
- Beaver Lake Cg~7.8 mi · fee
- Lake Three Cg~8.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages East Twin Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at East Twin Cg are set by Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — East Twin 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. | Fee 2026-08-30: $15 per night, single site, payable at the fee envelope tube at the site; half price with an Interagency Senior or Access pass, on the pass holder's own site only. recreation.gov listing 233759 'EAST TWIN' (0.005 mi from this pin) agrees at $15 for standard nonelectric and tent-only nonelectric sites. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r09/chequamegon-nicolet/recreation/east-twin-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 East Twin 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 — East Twin Cg
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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