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U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · Wisconsin

Nicolet National Forest

Here, one in eleven take walk-ups.

32Campgrounds
3Take walk-ups
$7.50–$18A night, across 24
483Sites, from 17
920–1,770 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 32 of these 32 campgrounds

Where they are

32 of 32 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 24, 2026

The campgrounds

32 campgrounds
Richardson Lake CampgroundReservableOpenNicolet National Forest · WIfrom $151 walk-in site1 hike-in site26 sitesrigs to 56 ft1,580 ftdrinking watertoiletsBoulder LakeReservableSeasonalNicolet National Forest · WIfrom $187 pull-through sites10 group sites99 sitesrigs to 255 ft1,140 fthookupsdrinking watertoiletsLaura Lake CampgroundReservableNicolet National Forest · WIfrom $1541 sitesrigs to 73 ft1,500 ftdrinking watertoiletsLuna White Deer CampgroundReservableNicolet National Forest · WIfrom $1537 with a tent pad37 sitesrigs to 40 ft1,730 ftdrinking watertoiletsBoot Lake CampgroundReservableNicolet National Forest · WIfrom $1833 with a tent pad34 sitesrigs to 88 ft1,320 ftdrinking watertoiletsSpectacle Lake Campground (Wisconsin)ReservableNicolet National Forest · WIfrom $1534 with a tent pad34 sitesrigs to 40 ft1,770 ftdrinking watertoiletsLac Vieux Desert CampgroundReservableSeasonalNicolet National Forest · WIfrom $1515 with a tent pad32 sitesrigs to 40 ft1,690 ftdrinking watertoiletsBagley Rapids CampgroundReservableNicolet National Forest · WIfrom $1515 with a tent pad31 sitesrigs to 45 ft920 ftdrinking watertoiletsKentuck Lake CampgroundReservableNicolet National Forest · WIfrom $1531 with a tent pad2 pull-through sites31 sitesrigs to 40 ft1,730 fthookupsdrinking waterLost Lake Campground (WI)ReservableNicolet National Forest · WIfrom $1527 with a tent pad27 sitesrigs to 40 ft1,520 ftdrinking watertoiletsAda Lake CampgroundReservableNicolet National Forest · WIfrom $159 with a tent pad20 sitesrigs to 45 ft1,660 ftdrinking watertoiletsAnvil Lake CampgroundReservableNicolet National Forest · WIfrom $1519 with a tent pad2 pull-through sites19 sitesrigs to 40 ft1,710 ftdrinking watertoiletsPine Lake Campground (Hiles, WI)ReservableNicolet National Forest · WIfrom $156 with a tent pad13 sitesrigs to 45 ft1,640 ftdrinking watertoiletsLaurel Lake CampgroundReservableNicolet National Forest · WIfrom $1512 with a tent pad12 sitesrigs to 40 ft1,630 ftdrinking watertoiletsLost Lake CabinsReservableNicolet National Forest · WISites from $5011 sites1,530 fthookupsdrinking waterMorgan Lake Campground and Group SiteReservableNicolet National Forest · WIfrom $158 with a tent pad1 group site9 sitesrigs to 40 ft1,490 ftdrinking watertoiletsBoot Lake Recreation AreaOpenNicolet National Forest · WI1,320 ftChipmunk Rapids Recreation AreaFirst-comeOpenNicolet National Forest · WI1,450 ftdrinking watertoiletsKentuck Lake Recreation AreaOpenNicolet National Forest · WI1,740 ftdrinking waterStevens Lake CampgroundReservableNicolet National Forest · WIfrom $157 sites1,570 ftAda Lake Recreation AreaFirst-comeSeasonalNicolet National Forest · WIfrom $151,660 ftAnvil Lake Recreation AreaFirst-comeSeasonalNicolet National Forest · WIfrom $7.501,740 ftdrinking watertoiletsFranklin Lake Recreation AreaSeasonalNicolet National Forest · WIfrom $151,710 ftdrinking watertoiletsLaura and Gordon Lake Recreation AreaSeasonalNicolet National Forest · WI1,500 ftdrinking watertoilets
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 24, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
developing
developing
Roadless
Shoe Lake Islands7 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Foursection2,037 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Perch Lake2,390 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Shelp Lake285 acres · 5 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Le Roy Creek8,138 acres · 6 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Pentoga Road5,008 acres · 8 mi · inventoried roadless area

Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.

Roadless areas: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026
Source: MTJP Threatened Lands map · Oct 16, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire
South Shore fire · 2.9 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres
Wildfire
South Shore fire · 3.1 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres
Wildfire
Birdhouse fire · 4.2 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres
Wildfire
Bass fire · 12 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres
Wildfire
Twin Trees fire · 12 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres
Wildfire
Drop fire · 13 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Oct 24, 2026

Who answers for this land

Nicolet National Forest’s campgrounds sit in 2 congressional districts. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Tom Tiffany, official portrait
Tom Tiffany (R)WI 7th · 28 campgrounds · grade F
Tony Wied, official portrait
Tony Wied (R)WI 8th · 4 campgrounds · grade F
Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score
Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units
Source: campground records from RIDB, NPS, USFS EDW and BLM, unified by CAMPANAC, refreshed nightly