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Franklin Lake Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WI · 45.93070, -88.99309
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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 Franklin Lake Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,715 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Franklin Lake CampgroundNIFC · 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 Franklin Lake Campground · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- OOutfitter11 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- WWater12 mi
- RxPharmacy12 mi
- LLaundry12 mi
- DDump15 mi
- EVEV fast charger26 mi
- ShShower30 mi
- AAir-up33 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 — Franklin Lake Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,715 ft
State
WI
Coordinates
45.93070, -88.99309
Cost
Fee · Forest Service inventory: fee charged
Nearby & resupply — around Franklin Lake Campground · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townThree Lakes · ~12.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelKrist · ~19.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~15.1 mi
- GroceriesKrist · ~19.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicAspirus Iron River Clinic · ~21.4 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~19.9 mi
EV charging — from Franklin Lake Campground · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger25.9 mi straight-line S — Fireside Market Stone Lake, Crandon, WI (at a public site) · RED_E · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 8 within 50 · 43 within 100 · 100 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)29.5 mi — CULVERS KEMP 01, Rhinelander
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO33.7 mi — Crystal Falls MI Public Parking, Crystal Falls
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)26.7 mi — Rhinelander Cadillac · EV Connect · J1772, CCS · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Stateline Chevrolet Buick GMC, Iron River, 19.7 mi · J1772 · hours: Dealership business hours; GMC vehicles only · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 451553 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Franklin Lake Campground · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHagerman Lake Boat · ~13.0 mi NE · USFS
- RestroomBass Lake · ~13.3 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLake Ottawa Boat · ~14.8 mi NE · USFS
- Flush restroomLake Ottawa Picnic · ~15.0 mi NE · USFS
Open Franklin Lake Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Franklin Lake Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Luna White Deer~2.4 mi · fee
- Anvil Lake~3.2 mi · fee
- Kentuck Lake~4.3 mi · fee
- Sevenmile Lake~4.4 mi · fee
The unit that manages Franklin Lake Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Franklin Lake Campground are set by Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Franklin Lake Campground
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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Franklin Lake Campground
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 — Franklin Lake Campground
Camping near a reservoir →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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