Public land camping
National Forest Campgrounds in Wisconsin
40 places to camp in Wisconsin run by the Forest Service.
- 40
- federal places to camp
- 40 Forest Service
- 36
- take reservations
- On Recreation.gov. The rest are first come, first served, or not listed there
- 1,770 ft
- at the highest of them
- Spectacle Lake Campground. The lowest, Bagley Rapids Campground, sits at 923 ft
- 1,035
- campsites you can book ahead
- On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 80 feet
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National forest campgrounds in Wisconsin
40 places
- Ada Lake Campground Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Langlade County 1,661 ftelevation 19sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Anvil Lake Campground Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Vilas County 1,740 ftelevation 17sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Bagley Rapids Campground Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Oconto County 923 ftelevation 30sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Bear Lake Campground Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Forest County 1,394 ftelevation 27sites 64 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Beaver Lake Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Ashland County 1,461 ftelevation 10sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Black Lake Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Sawyer County 1,402 ftelevation 28sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Boot Lake Campground Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Oconto County 1,318 ftelevation 33sites 78 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Boulder Lake Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Oconto County 1,137 ftelevation 99sites 61 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Chippewa Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Taylor County 1,020 ftelevation 73sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Day Lake Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Ashland County 1,443 ftelevation 38sites 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- East Twin Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Ashland County 1,464 ftelevation 10sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Eastwood Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Taylor County 1,436 ftelevation 25sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Emily Lake Recreation Area Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Vilas County 1,589 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
- Franklin Lake Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Forest County 1,700 ftelevation 76sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Kentuck Lake Campground Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Vilas County 1,730 ftelevation 30sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Lac Vieux Desert Campground Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Vilas County 1,693 ftelevation 31sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Lake Three Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Ashland County 1,389 ftelevation 7sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Laura Lake Campground Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Forest County 1,496 ftelevation 41sites 73 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Laurel Lake Campground Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Oneida County 1,630 ftelevation 12sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Lost Lake Cabins cabin or lookout Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Florence County 1,526 ftelevation 13sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Lost Lake Campground Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Florence County 1,524 ftelevation 27sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Luna White Deer Campground Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Forest County 1,735 ftelevation 37sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Mineral Lake Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Ashland County 1,411 ftelevation 10sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Moose Lake Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Sawyer County 1,392 ftelevation 15sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Morgan Lake Campground and Group Site group campground Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Florence County 1,500 ftelevation 9sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Namekagon Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Ashland County 1,168 ftelevation 34sites 55 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- North Twin Lake Recreation Area Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Taylor County 1,465 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Perch Lake Campground Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Bayfield County n/aelevation 16sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Perch Lake Recreation Area Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Bayfield County 1,223 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Pine Lake Campground Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Forest County 1,638 ftelevation 12sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Richardson Lake Campground Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Forest County 1,583 ftelevation 26sites 56 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Sailor Lake Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Price County 1,460 ftelevation 25sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Smith Rapids Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Price County 1,500 ftelevation 8sites 75 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Spearhead Point Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Taylor County 1,140 ftelevation 38sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Spectacle Lake Campground Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Vilas County 1,770 ftelevation 34sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Stevens Lake Campground Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Forest County 1,575 ftelevation 6sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Stockfarm Bridge Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Ashland County 1,463 ftelevation 8sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Twin Lakes Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Price County 1,587 ftelevation 17sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Two Lakes Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Bayfield County 1,370 ftelevation 94sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- West Point Recreation Area Forest Service · Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Taylor County 1,404 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
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