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Langford Lake Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MI · 46.27223, -89.49280
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Langford Lake Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,680 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Langford Lake CampNIFC · 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 Langford Lake Camp · Ottawa National Forest · MI
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump8 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- OOutfitter13 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- AAir-up13 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- WWater14 mi
- ShShower14 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- MMechanic25 mi
- EVEV fast charger29 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 10 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 — Langford Lake Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,680 ft
State
MI
Coordinates
46.27223, -89.49280
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Langford Lake Camp · Ottawa National Forest · MI (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLittle Langford Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townThayer · ~4.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelUnbranded · ~11.4 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~20.9 mi
- Dump station~8.3 mi
- GroceriesMarenisco General Store · ~12.2 mi
- PharmacyLand O' Lakes Health Care Pharmacy · ~15.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicWatersmeet Medical Clinic · ~15.0 mi
- HardwareEliason's Lumber · ~19.6 mi
EV charging — from Langford Lake Camp · Ottawa National Forest · MI — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger28.7 mi straight-line S — 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 4 within 50 · 33 within 100 · 94 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS42.8 mi — Rhinelander Cadillac, Rhinelander
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO56.8 mi — Crystal Falls MI Public Parking, Crystal Falls
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)20.7 mi — Big Valley Ford, Ewen, MI (at a car dealership) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-07-03 · hours: Dealership business hours
- 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 Langford Lake Camp · Ottawa National Forest · MI — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomLangford Lake Camp · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPomeroy Lake Boat · ~3.9 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPomeroy Lake Camp · ~3.9 mi W · USFS
- RestroomMoosehead Lake Camp · ~5.7 mi W · USFS
Open Langford Lake Camp elsewhere
Other camps near Langford Lake Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Pomeroy Lake Camp~3.9 mi · fee
- Moosehead Lake Camp~5.7 mi · fee
- Clark Lake - Sylvania Camp~8.4 mi · fee
- Bobcat Lake Camp~10.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Langford Lake Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Langford Lake Camp are set by Ottawa National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Langford Lake Camp
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Langford Lake Camp
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 — Langford Lake Camp
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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