Agency-listedUSFSFee
Pine Lake
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WI · 45.68681, -88.99011
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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 Pine Lake
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,638 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Pine LakeNIFC · 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 Pine Lake · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel2 mi
- GGrocery2 mi
- EVEV fast charger11 mi
- +Urgent care11 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- RxPharmacy12 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- OOutfitter19 mi
- WWater20 mi
- ShShower21 mi
- DDump29 mi
- AAir-up43 mi
- PPropane58 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 20-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 2 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 — Pine Lake
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,638 ft
State
WI
Coordinates
45.68681, -88.99011
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Pine Lake · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townArgonne · ~5.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelLake Forest Trading Post · ~1.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~29.2 mi
- GroceriesLake Forest Trading Post · ~1.5 mi
- PharmacyThree Lakes Pharmacy · ~11.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicFCP Health & Wellness Center · ~10.7 mi
- HardwareThree Lakes Hardware · ~11.6 mi
EV charging — from Pine Lake · 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 — Fireside Market Stone Lake, Crandon, WI (at a public site) · RED_E · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach4 within 25 mi · 10 within 50 · 56 within 100 · 109 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)21.6 mi — CULVERS KEMP 01, Rhinelander
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO42.4 mi — Crystal Falls MI Public Parking, Crystal Falls
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)19.2 mi — Rhinelander Cadillac · EV Connect · J1772, CCS · 1 Level 2 port 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 451553 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Pine Lake · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletAda Lake · ~25.2 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHagerman Lake Boat · ~26.9 mi N · USFS
- RestroomBass Lake · ~26.9 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLake Ottawa Boat · ~28.9 mi N · USFS
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Other camps near Pine Lake
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Laurel Lake~10.7 mi · fee
- Sevenmile Lake~13.4 mi · fee
- Luna White Deer~15.0 mi · fee
- Franklin Lake Campground~16.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Pine Lake
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Pine Lake are set by Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Pine Lake
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, single site; $7.50 with an Interagency access or senior pass, on the pass holder's own site only. Separate $5 recreation use fee for the boat landing, waived for registered campers; $30 forest annual pass. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r09/chequamegon-nicolet/recreation/pine-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 Pine Lake
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 — Pine Lake
Camping near a reservoir →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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