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Wanoka Lake Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WI · 46.54331, -91.28359
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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 Wanoka Lake Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,121 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Wanoka Lake 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 Wanoka Lake Campground · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- RxPharmacy6 mi
- MMechanic6 mi
- +Urgent care6 mi
- WWater10 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- OOutfitter18 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- ShShower20 mi
- AAir-up20 mi
- DDump30 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 — Wanoka Lake Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,121 ft
State
WI
Coordinates
46.54331, -91.28359
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Wanoka Lake Campground · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWanoka Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townTopside · ~2.2 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~9.8 mi
- FuelPagac's Bar Gas · ~10.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationMadeline Island Sanitary Dump Station · ~30.2 mi
- GroceriesIron River Foods · ~6.5 mi
- PharmacyNorthLakes Community Clinic-Iron River Prescription Services · ~6.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicNorthLakes Community Clinic-Iron River · ~6.4 mi
- HardwareWashburn Hardware & Sport · ~20.6 mi
EV charging — from Wanoka Lake Campground · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.9 mi straight-line W — Twin Gables Cafe - Brule · FCN · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach4 within 25 mi · 10 within 50 · 27 within 100 · 158 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)18.2 mi — Kwik Trip #110, Ashland
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO20.7 mi — Bay Area Rural Transit, Washburn, Washburn
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)24.2 mi — American Birkebeiner Trailhead, Cable, WI (at a recreation facility) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-12-12 · 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 434052 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Wanoka Lake Campground · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · WI — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~15.5 mi E · FWS
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~15.5 mi E · FWS
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~15.5 mi E · FWS
- Vault / pit toiletNamekagon Cg · ~22.7 mi SE · USFS
Open Wanoka Lake Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Wanoka Lake Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Horseshoe Lake~8.3 mi · fee
- Perch Lake~9.6 mi · fee
- Birch Grove Campground~14.4 mi · fee
- Two Lakes~17.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages Wanoka Lake Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Wanoka Lake Campground are set by Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Wanoka Lake 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 Wanoka Lake 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 — Wanoka Lake Campground
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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