Agency-listedUSFSFee
Two Lakes
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WI · 46.29584, -91.18751
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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 Two Lakes
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,367 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Two LakesNIFC · 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 Two Lakes · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- OOutfitter6 mi
- WWater7 mi
- LLaundry8 mi
- ShShower13 mi
- RxPharmacy22 mi
- MMechanic22 mi
- +Urgent care22 mi
- HHardware24 mi
- EVEV fast charger24 mi
- AAir-up29 mi
- DDump40 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Two Lakes
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,367 ft
State
WI
Coordinates
46.29584, -91.18751
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Two Lakes · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townDrummond · ~4.4 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~7.2 mi
- FuelBear Country Gas Station · ~4.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesBear Country Gas Station & Convenience · ~4.1 mi
- PharmacyNorthLakes Community Clinic-Iron River Prescription Services · ~21.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicNorthLakes Community Clinic-Iron River · ~21.5 mi
- HardwareL&M Fleet Supply · ~23.5 mi
EV charging — from Two Lakes · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger23.9 mi straight-line NE — Kwik Trip #110, Ashland, WI (at a gas station) · KWIK_CHARGE · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-09-12 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 4 within 50 · 33 within 100 · 198 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO29.9 mi — Bay Area Rural Transit, Washburn, Washburn
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)7.8 mi — HOME BASE MTV HOME BASE 1, Cable, WI · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast charger$0.45 per kWh (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 374350 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Two Lakes · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletNamekagon Cg · ~6.1 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNamekagon Day Use · ~6.1 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRock Lake Nrt Th · ~7.2 mi S · USFS
- RestroomND Namekagon Dam Vault Toilet · ~12.3 mi SE · NPS
Open Two Lakes elsewhere
Other camps near Two Lakes
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Two Lakes Campground~0.3 mi
- Namekagon Cg~6.1 mi · fee
- Perch Lake~8.5 mi · fee
- Marengo Trail Shelter~9.4 mi
The unit that manages Two Lakes
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Two Lakes are set by Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Two Lakes
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: $25 per night, single site. The forest page is internally inconsistent -- its fee heading says $25 per night while a sentence just below it still says $23 ($11.50 with an Interagency access or senior pass) -- so this is the higher, and newer, of the two. recreation.gov facility 233767 'TWO LAKES' settles it: 'All camp site fees are $25.00', and its live rate table shows $25 for standard nonelectric and walk-to sites. Also $5 day use (6 a.m.-10 p.m.), $5 daily boat launch (free with reservations), and a dump station that is $10 for registered campers and $25 for everyone else. Sources: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r09/chequamegon-nicolet/recreation/two-lakes-recreation-area and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233767.
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 Two Lakes
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 — Two Lakes
Camping near a reservoir →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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