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Spearhead Point
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WI · 45.32770, -90.44570
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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 Spearhead Point
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,402 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Spearhead 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 Spearhead Point · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower0 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- LLaundry14 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- OOutfitter25 mi
- AAir-up26 mi
- DDump28 mi
- WWater29 mi
- RxPharmacy36 mi
- PPropane47 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 29-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 — Spearhead Point
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,402 ft
State
WI
Coordinates
45.32770, -90.44570
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Spearhead Point · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelOgema One Stop · ~10.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~28.5 mi
- GroceriesOgema One Stop · ~10.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicEye Clinic of Wisconsin · ~14.0 mi
- HardwareMedford Farm-Home Center · ~13.6 mi
EV charging — from Spearhead Point · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.6 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 · 12 within 50 · 52 within 100 · 264 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)39.7 mi — BPC LEVEL 3-2, Merrill
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)13.2 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 Spearhead Point · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSpearhead Point · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEastwood · ~0.3 mi N · USFS
- Flush restroomMondeaux Dam Lodge · ~0.4 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLakeview Bl · ~0.4 mi NW · USFS
Open Spearhead Point elsewhere
Other camps near Spearhead Point
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Eastwood~0.3 mi · fee
- West Point~0.8 mi · fee
- Picnic Point~1.6 mi · fee
- North Twin~3.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Spearhead Point
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Spearhead Point are set by Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Spearhead 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 standard single site and $18 per night for a premium single site, so what you pay depends on which site you take. The group site is listed under day use at $25 per day. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r09/chequamegon-nicolet/recreation/spearhead-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 Spearhead 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 — Spearhead Point
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Cold-weather camping →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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