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Laura Lake
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WI · 45.70321, -88.50521
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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 Laura Lake
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,488 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Laura 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 Laura Lake · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- RxPharmacy12 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- @Mail20 mi
- MMechanic21 mi
- DDump28 mi
- ShShower28 mi
- WWater29 mi
- OOutfitter38 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 29-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Laura Lake
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,488 ft
State
WI
Coordinates
45.70321, -88.50521
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Laura Lake · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townGoodman · ~9.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~4.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~28.0 mi
- GroceriesThe Corner Store · ~4.2 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~12.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicBlackwell Job Corps Center Health & Wellness Center · ~13.3 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~19.3 mi
EV charging — from Laura Lake · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger19.1 mi straight-line SW — 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 reach2 within 25 mi · 11 within 50 · 59 within 100 · 100 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)28.2 mi — Crystal Fresh Market and Ace Hardware, Crystal Falls
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO28.4 mi — Crystal Falls MI Public Parking, Crystal Falls
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)40.9 mi — Crivitz Lodge - Tesla Destination · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- 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 Laura Lake · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaNHS Rest Stop or Truck Facility 75 · ~22.6 mi E
- Vault / pit toiletAda Lake · ~25.5 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomBass Lake · ~26.8 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHagerman Lake Boat · ~27.2 mi NW · USFS
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Other camps near Laura Lake
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Morgan Lake~5.1 mi · fee
- Lost Lake~12.7 mi · fee
- Bear Lake~13.2 mi · fee
- Chipmunk Rapids~13.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages Laura Lake
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Laura Lake are set by Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Laura 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: $15 per night, single site; $7.50 with an Interagency access or senior pass, covering only the site the pass holder occupies. Separate $5 recreation use fee for the Gordon Lake beach, waived for registered campers; $30 forest annual pass. recreation.gov listing 251939 (Laura Lake Campground, 0.10 mi from this pin) agrees at $15 standard nonelectric and tent-only nonelectric. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r09/chequamegon-nicolet/recreation/laura-and-gordon-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 Laura 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 — Laura Lake
Camping near a reservoir →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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