Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFee
Mountain Lakes Ca
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WI · 45.18791, -88.56278
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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 Mountain Lakes Ca
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,099 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Mountain Lakes CaNIFC · 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 Mountain Lakes Ca · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery4 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- +Urgent care10 mi
- DDump19 mi
- ShShower19 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- RxPharmacy27 mi
- OOutfitter28 mi
- EVEV fast charger28 mi
- WWater41 mi
- AAir-up50 mi
- PPropane53 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 41-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 4 mi out.
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 — Mountain Lakes Ca
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
1,099 ft
State
WI
Coordinates
45.18791, -88.56278
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Mountain Lakes Ca · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townMountain · ~4.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelBP gas station · ~4.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~18.9 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~3.7 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~26.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicFit-It · ~10.2 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~8.1 mi
EV charging — from Mountain Lakes Ca · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger27.7 mi straight-line E — Tim Witt Chevrolet, Crivitz, WI (at a car dealership) · Non-Networked · J1772, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-11-13 · hours: Dealership business hours · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 8 within 50 · 66 within 100 · 190 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)27.7 mi — Kwik Trip #1101, Crivitz
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO52.1 mi — NORWAY MI DC FAST EV 1, Norway
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)27.0 mi — The North Woods Distillery, Coleman, WI (at a brewery / winery) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-11-06 · hours: 24 hours daily
- 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 183601 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Mountain Lakes Ca · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletAda Lake · ~15.0 mi NW · USFS
Open Mountain Lakes Ca elsewhere
Other camps near Mountain Lakes Ca
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Old Graves Ca~4.1 mi · fee
- Boulder Lake~4.8 mi · fee
- Bagley Rapids~5.2 mi · fee
- Boot Lake Campground~6.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Mountain Lakes Ca
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Mountain Lakes Ca are set by Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Mountain Lakes Ca
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 Mountain Lakes Ca
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 — Mountain Lakes Ca
Camping near a reservoir →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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