Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Marengo Trail Shelter
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WI · 46.30876, -90.99165
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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 Marengo Trail Shelter
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at the elevation shown above.
Fire & smoke — around Marengo Trail ShelterNIFC · 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 Marengo Trail Shelter · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater7 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- OOutfitter7 mi
- LLaundry9 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- ShShower17 mi
- +Urgent care19 mi
- MMechanic19 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- AAir-up25 mi
- DDump35 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — Marengo Trail Shelter
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
State
WI
Coordinates
46.30876, -90.99165
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Marengo Trail Shelter · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureMarengo River (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townMissionary Point · ~6.8 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~6.6 mi
- FuelClam Lake Junction · ~10.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~7.1 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~20.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicTamarack Health Ashland Medical Center · ~18.6 mi
- HardwareHank's Hardware · ~15.9 mi
EV charging — from Marengo Trail Shelter · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger19.3 mi straight-line N — 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 reach2 within 25 mi · 4 within 50 · 29 within 100 · 175 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO26.0 mi — Bay Area Rural Transit, Washburn, Washburn
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)14.8 mi — HOME BASE MTV HOME BASE 1, Cable, WI · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · 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 Marengo Trail Shelter · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBeaver Lake Cg · ~4.5 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNamekagon Cg · ~6.3 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNamekagon Day Use · ~6.4 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMineral Lake Boating Bl · ~8.4 mi E · USFS
Open Marengo Trail Shelter elsewhere
Other camps near Marengo Trail Shelter
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Beaver Lake Cg~4.5 mi · fee
- Namekagon Cg~6.3 mi · fee
- Lake Three Cg~6.5 mi · fee
- Mineral Lake Cg~7.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Marengo Trail Shelter
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Marengo Trail Shelter are set by Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Marengo Trail Shelter
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Marengo Trail Shelter
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 — Marengo Trail Shelter
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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