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Flambeau River State Forest - George's Island Camp (free canoe campsite)
Dispersed · public land · WI · 45.75360, -90.77976
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Paddle-in only. One night. No fee. Sawyer/Price County, WI.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Flambeau River State Forest - George's Island Camp (free canoe campsite)
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,344 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Flambeau River State Forest - George's Island Camp (free canoe campsite)NIFC · 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 Flambeau River State Forest - George's Island Camp (free canoe campsite) · public land · WI
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail12 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- AAir-up18 mi
- +Urgent care18 mi
- WWater18 mi
- DDump18 mi
- OOutfitter19 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- MMechanic19 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- ShShower33 mi
- LLaundry34 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 12 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 — Flambeau River State Forest - George's Island Camp (free canoe campsite)
Access
Dispersed
Land
public land
Elevation
1,344 ft
State
WI
Coordinates
45.75360, -90.77976
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Flambeau River State Forest - George's Island Camp (free canoe campsite) · public land · WI (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelPhillips 66 · ~12.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~18.5 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~12.2 mi
- PharmacyPark Pharmacy · ~20.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicMarshfield Clinic Phillps Center · ~17.8 mi
- HardwarePhillips Lumber and Hardware · ~17.7 mi
EV charging — from Flambeau River State Forest - George's Island Camp (free canoe campsite) · public land · WI — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.9 mi straight-line E — 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 reach1 within 25 mi · 3 within 50 · 46 within 100 · 250 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)51.8 mi — Minocqua, WI - Tesla Supercharger, Minocqua
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO47.1 mi — Wheelers Chevrolet of Medford, Medford
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)20.0 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 376581 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Flambeau River State Forest - George's Island Camp (free canoe campsite) · public land · WI — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBlack Lake Cg · ~17.6 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBlack Lake Bl · ~17.6 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletStock Farm Bridge Bl · ~19.8 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletStock Farm Bridge Cg · ~19.9 mi N · USFS
Open Flambeau River State Forest - George's Island Camp (free canoe campsite) elsewhere
Other camps near Flambeau River State Forest - George's Island Camp (free canoe campsite)
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Flambeau River State Forest - Babb's Island Camp (free canoe campsite)~1.6 mi
- Flambeau River State Forest - Mason Creek Camp (free canoe campsite)~4.8 mi
- Flambeau River State Forest - Hervas Landing Camp (free canoe campsite)~7.5 mi
- Flambeau River State Forest - Log Creek Camp (free canoe campsite)~7.5 mi
How we know this — Flambeau River State Forest - George's Island Camp (free canoe campsite)
Stay limit
1 night (one night)
Source
public land records
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
FREE, per the Wisconsin DNR's own page for Flambeau River State Forest, https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/StateForests/flambeauriver/recreation/camping read 2026-08-15: 'There are 14 primitive canoe campsites along the Flambeau River. Each landing provides room for one to three individual campsites and includes a picnic table, fire ring and pit toilet. These campsites are available on a first-come, first-served basis and are limited to a one-night stay. There is no fee required.' STAY LIMIT: one night. ACCESS: DNR publication PUB-FR-737 2025 ('River Camping -- Flambeau River State Forest'), read 2026-08-15, states 'Use of river campsites is restricted to arrival by watercraft only. River camping is allowed only in designated campsites and is strictly enforced.' Do not plan to drive in. The same brochure: sites are 'first-come first-served paddle up sites, and are located right on the river's edge'; group sites hold up to 15 campers, semi-primitive and primitive sites up to six. 'No glass containers allowed.' CAVEAT -- the DNR names a COUNT (14) but publishes no machine-readable list of campsite names; the name here is OpenStreetMap's. Treat the name as unverified against the agency and confirm with forest HQ (W1613 County W, Winter, WI 54896, 715-332-5271) before publishing it. Nearest town: Winter, WI (DNR's own HQ address). The DNR page lists no seasonal closure and no site-specific fire restriction for the river campsites; I did not find one and did not check the statewide burn-restriction feed. COORDINATE PROVENANCE: OpenStreetMap, queried via Overpass 2026-08-15. It is NOT an agency coordinate and NOT a field visit. The agency page cited above is the authority for the site's existence, fee status and rules; OSM supplies only the position. Confirmed to fall in Wisconsin by Nominatim reverse geocode 2026-08-15. OSM element: node, tourism=camp_site, fee=no, backcountry=yes | auto:agency-trust 2026-08-18: state agency GIS record with a source URL and coordinates, confidence not low. Fee value is the agency's own, not field-checked. Not field-verified -- confirm access, road conditions and fire rules before you go.
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 Flambeau River State Forest - George's Island Camp (free canoe campsite)
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 — Flambeau River State Forest - George's Island Camp (free canoe campsite)
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