A dark green Toyota pickup with a roof tent parked in tall dry grass as mist closes in.

Forest Service campground

Stockfarm Bridge

Forest Service campground in Chequamegon-Nicolet NF, Ashland County, Wisconsin. 1,463 feet. 10.5 miles from Butternut.

Managed by
Forest Service Chequamegon-Nicolet NF
Elevation
1,463 ft USGS elevation model, at the mapped point
Sites
8 7 standard non-electric, 1 group standard non-electric
Hookups
None listed
Reservations
Recreation.gov

Overview

Stockfarm Bridge Campground is located in a red pine forest on the East Fork of the Chippewa River, a candidate wild and scenic river.

Recreation

Located on the edge of the elk capital of Wisconsin, the Stockfarm Bridge Campground area has activities for everyone. Miles of off-road vehicle on the Dead Horse Run Off-road Vehicle Trail (ATV/UTV), canoeing, kayaking, and fishing in the scenic East Fork of the Chippewa River or hunting during the fall small and big game hunting seasons.

Facilities

The campground offers 7 single family campsites and one group site accomodating up to 16 people. There is a hand-pump for potable drinking water, accessible vault toilets, fire rings and picnic tables. Trash collection and recycling bins are available at the campground as well.

Natural Features

The Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest offers 845,000 acres of lush landscape dotted with lakes, rivers and streams. Pine, spruce, maple, aspen and balsam forests, as well as extensive jack pine plantations, make up the vegetation.

The description, directions and fees are the Forest Service’s own words, from its record on Recreation.gov.

The land around Stockfarm Bridge

The ringed pin is this campground; the others are its nearest neighbours. Switch on forest roads or BLM routes to see the way in.

Interactive map. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, and select any point to see which agency manages the land. Arrow keys pan and the plus and minus keys zoom when the map has focus. A list of every state with its share of federal land is on the Explore page.

Map layers

Layers
Base map
Legend

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.

Source: Recreation Information Database (Recreation.gov), record updated February 25, 2026. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Seasons, fees, water and fire rules change; the managing office has the final word.