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Mineral Lake Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WI · 46.29016, -90.82761
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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 Mineral Lake Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,410 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Mineral Lake CgNIFC · 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 Mineral Lake Cg · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail8 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- ShShower10 mi
- WWater10 mi
- OOutfitter13 mi
- LLaundry14 mi
- +Urgent care20 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- EVEV fast charger20 mi
- RxPharmacy21 mi
- AAir-up26 mi
- DDump35 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 8 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 — Mineral Lake Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,410 ft
State
WI
Coordinates
46.29016, -90.82761
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Mineral Lake Cg · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townMellen · ~8.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelCenex · ~8.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesMidland Services · ~8.3 mi
- PharmacyMedicine Shoppe Pharmacy · ~20.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicOphthalmology Services of Memorial Medical Center · ~19.5 mi
- HardwareHank's Hardware · ~8.4 mi
EV charging — from Mineral Lake Cg · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger20.5 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 · 5 within 50 · 30 within 100 · 138 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO27.0 mi — Bay Area Rural Transit, Washburn, Washburn
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)21.3 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 Mineral Lake Cg · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMineral Lake Boating Bl · ~0.8 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBeaver Lake Cg · ~3.4 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEast Twin Cg · ~7.0 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDay Lake Cg · ~8.8 mi SW · USFS
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Other camps near Mineral Lake Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Lake Three Cg~2.4 mi · fee
- Beaver Lake Cg~3.4 mi · fee
- Penokee Trail Shelter~4.5 mi
- East Twin Cg~7.0 mi · fee
The unit that manages Mineral Lake Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Mineral Lake Cg are set by Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Mineral Lake Cg
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.
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 Mineral Lake Cg
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 — Mineral Lake Cg
Camping near a reservoir →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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