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Camping near

Butternut, Wisconsin

12 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Butternut in Ashland County: 12 Forest Service.

12
federal places to camp
12 Forest Service
10.5 mi
to the nearest one
Stockfarm Bridge
1,589 ft
at the highest of them
Emily Lake Recreation Area. The lowest, Lake Three, sits at 1,389 ft
176
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 75 feet

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Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

Select any point to see who manages the land.

Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

Within 30 miles of Butternut, nearest first

12 places

  1. Stockfarm Bridge Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Ashland County 10.5 miaway 1,463 ftelevation 8sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Sailor Lake Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Price County 15.8 miaway 1,460 ftelevation 25sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Smith Rapids Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Price County 17.1 miaway 1,500 ftelevation 8sites 75 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Twin Lakes Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Price County 20.8 miaway 1,587 ftelevation 17sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Black Lake Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Sawyer County 21.1 miaway 1,402 ftelevation 28sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. East Twin Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Ashland County 21.3 miaway 1,464 ftelevation 10sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Day Lake Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Ashland County 22.7 miaway 1,443 ftelevation 38sites 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Emily Lake Recreation Area Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Vilas County 23.6 miaway 1,589 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  9. Mineral Lake Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Ashland County 24.8 miaway 1,411 ftelevation 10sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  10. Moose Lake Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Sawyer County 25.1 miaway 1,392 ftelevation 15sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. Beaver Lake Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Ashland County 27 miaway 1,461 ftelevation 10sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  12. Lake Three Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Ashland County 27.2 miaway 1,389 ftelevation 7sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov