Free and paid camping in Wisconsin

97 camps in Wisconsin: 44 free, 53 charge a fee. Every camp that charges is marked fee in the list below — or press Free only to hide them.

Every camp we have found on public land in Wisconsin, grouped by the unit that manages them — that is who sets the stay limit and the fire rules. See them on the map →

U.S. Forest Service47 camps

• Ada Lake1,662 ft · fee
• Anvil Lake1,742 ft · fee
• Bagley Rapids923 ft · fee
• Bear Lake1,393 ft · fee
• Beaver Lake Cg1,436 ft · fee
• Black Lake Cg1,413 ft · fee
• Boulder Lake1,109 ft · fee
• Chipmunk Rapids1,449 ft · fee
• Chippewa Campground1,269 ft · fee
• Day Lake Cg1,443 ft · fee
• East Twin Cg1,463 ft · fee
• Eastwood1,432 ft · fee
• Emily Lake1,589 ft · fee
• Farr Lake Ca894 ft · fee
• Himley Ca1,621 ft · fee
• Horseshoe Lake1,270 ft · fee
• Kathryn Lake1,508 ft · fee
• Kentuck Lake1,739 ft · fee
• Lac Vieux Desert1,694 ft · fee
• Lake Three Cg1,378 ft · fee
• Laura Lake1,488 ft · fee
• Laurel Lake1,631 ft · fee
• Lauterman Lakefee
• Lost Lake1,511 ft · fee
• Luna White Deer1,712 ft · fee
• Mineral Lake Cg1,410 ft · fee
• Moose Lake Cgfee
• Morgan Lake1,496 ft · fee
• Mountain Lakes Ca1,099 ft · fee
• Namekagon Cg1,411 ft · fee
• North Twin1,465 ft · fee
• Old 32 Ca1,193 ft · fee
• Old Graves Ca1,133 ft · fee
• Perch Lake1,518 ft · fee
• Perch Lake1,220 ft · fee
• Picnic Point1,390 ft · fee
• Pine Lake1,638 ft · fee
• Sailor Lake1,535 ft · fee
• Sevenmile Lake1,710 ft · fee
• Smith Rapids1,539 ft · fee
• Spearhead Point1,402 ft · fee
• Spectacle Lake1,766 ft · fee
• Stevens Lake1,574 ft · fee
• Stock Farm Bridge Cg1,460 ft · fee
• Twin Lakes1,592 ft · fee
• Two Lakes1,367 ft · fee
• West Point1,404 ft · fee

WDNR27 camps

• Flambeau River State Forest - Babb's Island Camp (free canoe campsite)1,337 ft · notes
• Flambeau River State Forest - County Line Camp (free canoe campsite)1,385 ft · notes
• Flambeau River State Forest - George's Island Camp (free canoe campsite)1,344 ft · notes
• Flambeau River State Forest - Hervas Landing Camp (free canoe campsite)1,290 ft · notes
• Flambeau River State Forest - Log Creek Camp (free canoe campsite)1,375 ft · notes
• Flambeau River State Forest - Mason Creek Camp (free canoe campsite)1,369 ft · notes
• Flambeau River State Forest - Oxbo Canoe Camp (free canoe campsite)1,385 ft · notes
• Governor Knowles State Forest - Brandt Pines Backpack Campsite (free, permit required)912 ft · notes
• Governor Knowles State Forest - Clam River Backpack Site (free, permit required)926 ft · notes
• Governor Knowles State Forest - Lost Creek Backpack Site (free, permit required)907 ft · notes
• Meadow Valley Wildlife Area – Designated Primitive Camp Site (OSM "Meadow Valley W")944 ft · notes
• Meadow Valley Wildlife Area – Designated Primitive Camp Site (OSM "MVWA 10")1,010 ft · notes
• Meadow Valley Wildlife Area – Designated Primitive Camp Site (OSM "MVWA 4")953 ft · notes
• Meadow Valley Wildlife Area – Designated Primitive Camp Site (OSM "MVWA 6")948 ft · notes
• Meadow Valley Wildlife Area – Designated Primitive Camp Site (OSM "MVWA 6")954 ft · notes
• Meadow Valley Wildlife Area – Designated Primitive Camp Site (OSM "MVWA 9")969 ft · notes
• Tiffany Wildlife Area – Free Dispersed Primitive Camping (free permit required)680 ft · notes
• Willow Flowage Scenic Waters Area - Free First-Come Campsite #101,546 ft · notes
• Willow Flowage Scenic Waters Area - Free First-Come Campsite #111,535 ft · notes
• Willow Flowage Scenic Waters Area - Free First-Come Campsite #121,536 ft · notes
• Willow Flowage Scenic Waters Area - Free First-Come Campsite #131,533 ft · notes
• Willow Flowage Scenic Waters Area - Free First-Come Campsite #151,537 ft · notes
• Willow Flowage Scenic Waters Area - Free First-Come Campsite #161,531 ft · notes
• Willow Flowage Scenic Waters Area - Free First-Come Campsite #191,529 ft · notes
• Willow Flowage Scenic Waters Area - Free First-Come Campsite #21,532 ft · notes
• Wood County Wildlife Area – Designated Primitive Camp Site #1974 ft · notes
• Wood County Wildlife Area – Designated Primitive Camp Site #2967 ft · notes

Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest10 camps

• Birch Grove Campground1,117 ft · fee
• Boot Lake Campground1,318 ft · fee
• Franklin Lake Campground1,715 ft · fee
• Marengo Trail Shelter
• Penokee Trail Shelter1,450 ft
• Rat River Bridge Dispersed1,329 ft
• Richardson Lake Campground1,590 ft · fee
• Two Lakes Campground1,354 ft
• Wanoka Lake Campground1,121 ft
• Windsor Dam Campground1,664 ft · fee

NPS6 camps

• St. Croix NSR - Clam River Group Campsite (free, first-come)860 ft · notes
• St. Croix NSR - Nelsons Landing Campsites (free, first-come)863 ft · notes
• St. Croix NSR - Norway Point Landing Campsites (free, first-come)873 ft · notes
• St. Croix NSR - River Mile 99.4 Campsite (free, first-come)841 ft · notes
• St. Croix NSR - Sandrock Cliffs Campsites (free, first-come)818 ft · notes
• St. Croix NSR - Schoen Park Campsite (free, first-come)947 ft · notes

Bureau of Land Management3 camps

• BLM dispersed camp — Iron County, WI1,073 ft
• Wisconsin River Islands790 ft
• Wisconsin River Islands In Wisconsin Rapids 988 ft

Elsewhere in Wisconsin4 camps

• Baker's Field Campground913 ft · notes
• Brule River Campground1,548 ft · fee
• Pioneer Park & Campground1,556 ft · notes
• Swan Creek Parknotes