Agency-listedUSFSFee
Sevenmile Lake
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WI · 45.87779, -89.04251
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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 Sevenmile Lake
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,710 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Sevenmile 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 Sevenmile Lake · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- MMechanic7 mi
- RxPharmacy8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- OOutfitter9 mi
- +Urgent care10 mi
- WWater10 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- DDump19 mi
- EVEV fast charger22 mi
- ShShower28 mi
- AAir-up33 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 6 mi out.
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 — Sevenmile Lake
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,710 ft
State
WI
Coordinates
45.87779, -89.04251
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Sevenmile Lake · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townThree Lakes · ~7.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~5.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~19.4 mi
- GroceriesNobbe's North · ~5.6 mi
- PharmacyThree Lakes Pharmacy · ~8.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicMarshfield Clinic Eagle River Center · ~9.9 mi
- HardwareThree Lakes Hardware · ~8.3 mi
EV charging — from Sevenmile Lake · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger22.5 mi straight-line SW — Rhinelander Cadillac · EV Connect · J1772, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 8 within 50 · 46 within 100 · 105 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)25.2 mi — CULVERS KEMP 01, Rhinelander
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO37.3 mi — Crystal Falls MI Public Parking, Crystal Falls
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)22.5 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 261882 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Sevenmile Lake · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHagerman Lake Boat · ~17.2 mi NE · USFS
- RestroomBass Lake · ~17.5 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLake Ottawa Boat · ~19.1 mi NE · USFS
- Flush restroomLake Ottawa Picnic · ~19.2 mi NE · USFS
Open Sevenmile Lake elsewhere
Other camps near Sevenmile Lake
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Anvil Lake~4.2 mi · fee
- Luna White Deer~4.2 mi · fee
- Franklin Lake Campground~4.4 mi · fee
- Laurel Lake~5.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages Sevenmile Lake
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Sevenmile Lake are set by Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Sevenmile 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: no rate published by the agency. The forest's page describes the campground and its boat ramp and trail but carries no fee section, and a recreation.gov search on this pin within 25 miles returns no campground listing. The Eagle River-Florence district office (715-479-2827) is the only way to confirm the current rate. Checked https://www.fs.usda.gov/r09/chequamegon-nicolet/recreation/sevenmile-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 Sevenmile 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 — Sevenmile Lake
Camping near a reservoir →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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