Agency-listedUSFSFee
North Twin
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WI · 45.28108, -90.44380
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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 North Twin
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,465 ft.
Fire & smoke — around North TwinNIFC · 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 North Twin · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower4 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- EVEV fast charger11 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- +Urgent care11 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- MMechanic13 mi
- OOutfitter28 mi
- AAir-up29 mi
- DDump30 mi
- WWater30 mi
- RxPharmacy37 mi
- PPropane45 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 30-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 10 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 — North Twin
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,465 ft
State
WI
Coordinates
45.28108, -90.44380
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around North Twin · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelKwik Trip · ~10.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~30.2 mi
- GroceriesWalmart Supercenter · ~10.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicEye Clinic of Wisconsin · ~10.9 mi
- HardwareMedford Farm-Home Center · ~10.7 mi
EV charging — from North Twin · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.6 mi straight-line SE — Wheelers Chevrolet of Medford · FLO · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 13 within 50 · 51 within 100 · 266 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)38.9 mi — BPC LEVEL 3-2, Merrill
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.2 mi — Medford - Jaycee Diamond Park · FLO · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · 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 310772 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around North Twin · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPicnic Point · ~1.7 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWest Point · ~2.5 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSpearhead Point · ~3.2 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEastwood · ~3.5 mi N · USFS
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Other camps near North Twin
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Picnic Point~1.7 mi · fee
- West Point~2.5 mi · fee
- Spearhead Point~3.2 mi · fee
- Eastwood~3.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages North Twin
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at North Twin are set by Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — North Twin
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: no rate published by the agency, and there is a bigger problem -- the forest's own page says 'The North Twin Campground will remain closed for the 2019 camping season' and sends campers to Eastwood, Picnic Point, Spearhead Point and West Point instead. That notice is dated 2019 and the page carries no fee section, so the forest has published neither a reopening nor a rate. recreation.gov entity 249587 exists for this site but publishes no rates. Check with the Medford office (715-748-4875) before driving here. Checked https://www.fs.usda.gov/r09/chequamegon-nicolet/recreation/north-twin-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 North Twin
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 — North Twin
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Cold-weather camping →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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