Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
Wisconsin River Islands
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · WI · 43.53500, -89.46400
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management 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 Wisconsin River Islands
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 790 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Wisconsin River IslandsNIFC · 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 Wisconsin River Islands · Bureau of Land Management · WI
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel0 mi
- GGrocery0 mi
- +Urgent care0 mi
- @Mail0 mi
- RxPharmacy2 mi
- MMechanic2 mi
- WWater7 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- ShShower15 mi
- DDump15 mi
- AAir-up16 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- LLaundry17 mi
- PPropane19 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 0 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 — Wisconsin River Islands
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
790 ft
State
WI
Coordinates
43.53500, -89.46400
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Wisconsin River Islands · Bureau of Land Management · WI (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWisconsin River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townPortage · ~0.3 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~1.3 mi
- FuelFuel · ~0.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~15.4 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~0.4 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~2.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicPlanned Parenthood · ~0.4 mi
- HardwareDirect Tools · ~16.4 mi
EV charging — from Wisconsin River Islands · Bureau of Land Management · WI — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger14.5 mi straight-line S — Bell Ford Arlington (at a public site) · FORD_CHARGE · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach7 within 25 mi · 45 within 50 · 234 within 100 · 562 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)15.9 mi — Kwik Trip #1205, Baraboo
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO15.7 mi — HCGWD ABB T-184KW 2, Baraboo
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)8.5 mi — Dahlke Landing, Westfield, WI · FLO · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Comfort Suites Wisconsin Dells Area - Tesla Destination, PORTAGE, 3.9 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas 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 358366 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Wisconsin River Islands · Bureau of Land Management · WI — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaRest Area #11 · ~7.4 mi S
- Highway rest areaRest Area #12 · ~7.6 mi S
- Highway rest areaRest Area #82 · ~28.3 mi N
- Highway rest areaRest Area #10 · ~28.5 mi NW
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How we know this — Wisconsin River Islands
Source
Bureau of Land Management 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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Wisconsin River Islands
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 — Wisconsin River Islands
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Cold-weather camping →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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