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Birch Grove Campground

3 Reviews

Closed For the Season

This campground is closed for the season from September 16, 2023 through May 14, 2024.

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National Forest

Each campsite has a defined parking spur, fire ring, picnic table, some have a tent pad and can accommodate RV's up to 35 feet. Drinking water, vault toilets and small picnic area are available.

RV Camping Some sites can accommodate RV's up to 35 feet. Campsites include a defined parking spur, fire ring, picnic table, and some have a tent pad. Drinking water and vault toilets are available.

Birch Grove Recreation Area is a family favorite if you are looking for a base camp to explore the Bayfield Peninsula. It is nestled between 22-acre East and 16-acre West Twin Lakes and is close to the community of Washburn. Each lake has a small boat access and includes bass, panfish and northern pike. During the late summer berry picking is a popular activity in the nearby Moquah Barrens.

Each campsite has a defined parking spur, fire ring, picnic table and some have a tent pad and can accommodate RV's up to 35 feet. Drinking water, vault toilets and a small picnic area are available. There are also areas where campers can access the lake for swimming.

This campground is near Long Lake Recreation Area which has a swimming beach, trail and carry-in boat access. Valhalla Recreation Area is also nearby that has more than 20 miles of hiking and biking trails during the summer months.

So, if you like to boat, fish or picnic then the Birch Grove Recreation Area is the place for you, conveniently located just 8 miles west of Washburn.

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Teek D.

Guide

Reviewed May. 17, 2021

Small campground

This was a small campground but nice sites on the water with outhouses near by. $15 per night. Very nice fire rings but lack of firewood for sale anywhere near by. Lots of thorns in the brush.

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SmallRVLifestyle V.

Ranger

Reviewed Sep. 5, 2020

LOVED it!

There are a few miles of dirt road you have to endure to get to the campground on forest roads but the road is not bad at all.

I spent three nights here with my RV dry camping. The area campgrounds are usually in the forest with bad solar, but this one is by a lake and I had GREAT solar days. I was able to keep my battery charged.

Getting water is a real workout, you have to pump the water and it comes out really slow. Maybe I wasn't strong enough. I gave up after working out for 10 minutes for a couple of gallons of water, I was exhausted!!!

If you like kayaking, boating and/or off-roading you will really enjoy this place! There are off-road trails nearby. There is a boat launch. You can hike around the forest roads….

The sites are pretty level, all come with a bench and fire ring.

When I arrived, only two sites were taken, more people came the next day to spend the weekend there. Many off-roaders.

AT&T signal was amazing! I was able to watch Netflix and also get my work done.

It's a national campground, you will have to self-check-in

Overall I really loved this place, it was quiet, pretty, and I will be back if Im in the area again!

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Janet R.

Legend

Reviewed Jul. 2, 2019

Campground environs affected by recent storms

This is a typical rustic state forest campground located on a couple of lakes with a great fishing reputation. Though each campsite is pretty large and new picnic tables have been installed, the campground overall is in a bit rough shape due to passing storms in recent years that have caused a lot if tree fall. Not only is most if the campground missing a forest canopy due to loss of trees, the campground itself is a bit scruffy due to ongoing maintenance, and the surrounding locale seems to still have a lot of logging going on as part of the clean up. So, this might be a bit of a drawback for some folks. It is a quiet rustic location though, and for fishermen the two lakes on either side are great. There is also an extensive ATV trail network that runs through the area for those who like exploring on ATVs, so that would be a plus for some folks but a drawback for others

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Location

Birch Grove Campground is located in Wisconsin

Directions

From Washburn, WI, take State Rt. 13 south for 0.8 miles to Wannebo Rd. Turn right onto Wannebo Rd. and go west for 7.3 miles to campground sign (Forest Rt. 252). Turn right onto Forest Rt. 252 and go north for 1.9 miles to campground sign (Forest Rt. 435). Turn right onto Rt. 435 and proceed to campground.