Agency-listedUSFSFree
Robbins Pond Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MI · 46.38082, -89.22833
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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 Robbins Pond Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,311 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Robbins Pond CampgroundNIFC · 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 Robbins Pond Campground · Ottawa National Forest · MI
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel7 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- +Urgent care8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- OOutfitter9 mi
- DDump11 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- ShShower17 mi
- WWater17 mi
- HHardware27 mi
- AAir-up27 mi
- LLaundry27 mi
- MMechanic32 mi
- EVEV fast charger42 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 7 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 42-mi run (and back).
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 — Robbins Pond Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,311 ft
State
MI
Coordinates
46.38082, -89.22833
Cost
Free · OpenStreetMap fee tag: no
Nearby & resupply — around Robbins Pond Campground · Ottawa National Forest · MI (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureRobbins Pond (water) · nearby
- Nearest townRobbins · ~0.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelCenex · ~6.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~10.7 mi
- GroceriesSettler's Cooperative · ~11.0 mi
- PharmacyLand O' Lakes Health Care Pharmacy · ~15.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicLac Vieux Desert Clinic · ~7.5 mi
EV charging — from Robbins Pond Campground · Ottawa National Forest · MI — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger41.5 mi straight-line SW — Minocqua, WI - Tesla Supercharger (at a grocery store) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 3 within 50 · 33 within 100 · 81 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS46.1 mi — Crystal Fresh Market and Ace Hardware, Crystal Falls
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO47.1 mi — Crystal Falls MI Public Parking, Crystal Falls
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.0 mi — Big Valley Ford, Ewen, MI (at a car dealership) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-07-03 · hours: Dealership business hours
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Stateline Chevrolet Buick GMC, Iron River, 33.9 mi · J1772 · hours: Dealership business hours; GMC vehicles only · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 237640 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Robbins Pond Campground · Ottawa National Forest · MI — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletRobbins Pond Camp · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomOttawa National Forest Visitor Center · ~8.6 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCrooked Lake Boat · ~9.5 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBurned Dam · ~9.6 mi SE · USFS
Open Robbins Pond Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Robbins Pond Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Burned Dam~9.6 mi
- Marion Lake Group Camp~10.3 mi · fee
- Marion Lake Camp~10.5 mi · fee
- Clark Lake - Sylvania Camp~10.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages Robbins Pond Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Robbins Pond Campground are set by Ottawa National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Robbins Pond Campground
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
How it was placed
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Robbins Pond Campground
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 — Robbins Pond Campground
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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