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Horseshoe Lake
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WI · 46.64221, -91.18411
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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 Horseshoe Lake
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,270 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Horseshoe 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 Horseshoe Lake · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel9 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- RxPharmacy12 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- WWater13 mi
- ShShower13 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- OOutfitter13 mi
- AAir-up14 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- DDump23 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 9 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 — Horseshoe Lake
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,270 ft
State
WI
Coordinates
46.64221, -91.18411
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Horseshoe Lake · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townIron River · ~11.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelPagac's Bar Gas · ~9.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationMadeline Island Sanitary Dump Station · ~22.6 mi
- GroceriesMidland Services · ~11.9 mi
- PharmacyNorthLakes Community Clinic-Iron River Prescription Services · ~12.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicNorthLakes Community Clinic-Iron River · ~12.2 mi
- HardwareWashburn Hardware & Sport · ~14.0 mi
EV charging — from Horseshoe Lake · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.9 mi straight-line E — 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 reach4 within 25 mi · 9 within 50 · 25 within 100 · 110 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO14.0 mi — Bay Area Rural Transit, Washburn, Washburn
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)18.7 mi — 34480 Port Superior Rd, Bayfield, WI (at a parking lot) · EPIC_CHARGING · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-12 · 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 Horseshoe Lake · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~10.8 mi E · FWS
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~10.8 mi E · FWS
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~11.2 mi E · FWS
- RestroomMBV01 - Vault Toilet (double) · ~17.9 mi N · NPS
Open Horseshoe Lake elsewhere
Other camps near Horseshoe Lake
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Birch Grove Campground~6.6 mi · fee
- Wanoka Lake Campground~8.3 mi
- Perch Lake~16.9 mi · fee
- Two Lakes~23.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Horseshoe Lake
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Horseshoe Lake are set by Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Horseshoe 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. | Fee 2026-08-30: $12 per night, single site -- the cheapest developed campground rate found on this forest; $6 with an Interagency access or senior pass, on the pass holder's own site only. Group site $25 per night. Separate $5 day use fee for people not camping; $30 forest annual pass. recreation.gov listing 10341430 (Horseshoe Lake Campground, 0.001 mi from this pin) is the same site. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r09/chequamegon-nicolet/recreation/horseshoe-lake-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 Horseshoe 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 — Horseshoe Lake
Camping near a reservoir →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →