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Emily Lake
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WI · 45.96469, -90.01011
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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 Emily Lake
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,589 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Emily LakeNIFC · 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 Emily Lake · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- +Urgent care6 mi
- WWater9 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- EVEV fast charger15 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- MMechanic17 mi
- ShShower18 mi
- DDump19 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- AAir-up20 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 — Emily Lake
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,589 ft
State
WI
Coordinates
45.96469, -90.01011
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Emily Lake · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waterWater · ~8.7 mi
- FuelFuel · ~5.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~18.9 mi
- GroceriesLDF Ojibway Mall Supermarket · ~5.7 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~14.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicPeter Christensen Health Center · ~6.1 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~16.0 mi
EV charging — from Emily Lake · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger14.9 mi straight-line E — Minocqua, WI - Tesla Supercharger (at a grocery store) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 28 within 100 · 121 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS26.6 mi — Bay Area Rural Transit, Phillips, Phillips
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO56.9 mi — BPC LEVEL 3-1, Merrill
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)27.5 mi — Price Electric Co-op, Phillips, WI (at an utility) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2023-11-09 · 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 237640 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Emily Lake · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletEmily Lake · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWabasso Lake Bl · ~0.7 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTwin Lakes · ~3.0 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRound Lake Bl · ~4.3 mi SW · USFS
Open Emily Lake elsewhere
Other camps near Emily Lake
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Twin Lakes~3.0 mi · fee
- Smith Rapids~8.8 mi · fee
- Sailor Lake~15.4 mi · fee
- Willow Flowage Scenic Waters Area - Free First-Come Campsite #13~15.6 mi
The unit that manages Emily Lake
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Emily Lake are set by Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Emily Lake
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 Emily Lake
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 — Emily Lake
Camping near a reservoir →What “dispersed” means here →Cold-weather camping →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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