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Picnic Point
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WI · 45.30556, -90.43584
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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 Picnic Point
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,390 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Picnic PointNIFC · 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 Picnic Point · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower2 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- LLaundry12 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- OOutfitter27 mi
- AAir-up28 mi
- DDump30 mi
- WWater30 mi
- RxPharmacy36 mi
- PPropane46 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 30-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 11 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 — Picnic Point
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,390 ft
State
WI
Coordinates
45.30556, -90.43584
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Picnic Point · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelRib Lake Cenex · ~11.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~29.7 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~11.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicEye Clinic of Wisconsin · ~12.4 mi
- HardwareMedford Farm-Home Center · ~12.0 mi
EV charging — from Picnic Point · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger12.0 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 · 52 within 100 · 265 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)38.8 mi — BPC LEVEL 3-2, Merrill
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.6 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 Picnic Point · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPicnic Point · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWest Point · ~0.8 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSpearhead Point · ~1.6 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEastwood · ~1.9 mi N · USFS
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Other camps near Picnic Point
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- West Point~0.8 mi · fee
- Spearhead Point~1.6 mi · fee
- North Twin~1.7 mi · fee
- Eastwood~1.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Picnic Point
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Picnic Point are set by Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Picnic Point
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 for a single site and $75 per night for the group site. Day use is $5 PER VEHICLE, not per person. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r09/chequamegon-nicolet/recreation/picnic-point-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 Picnic Point
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 — Picnic Point
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Cold-weather camping →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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