Best Tent Camping near Lac du Flambeau, WI

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Best Tent Sites Near Lac du Flambeau, WI (17)

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    2. Wabasso Lake Recreation Area

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    Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin

    If you are looking to canoe in the glassy waters of Wabasso Lake or enjoy a rustic cozy campground, try the Wabasso Lake Recreation Area off Forest Road 142 west of Lac du Flambeau. The Wabasso Lake Recreation Area on the Medford-Park Falls Ranger District consists of a campground with five walk/canoe-in campsites equipped with fire grills and picnic tables. Drinking water and toilets are located at the boat landing. Wabasso Lake Recreation Area is located about one mile west of the Lac du Flambeau and is perfect for primitive camping. Wabasso Lake is 49-acres and has an excellent panfish population and is great for canoeing and fishing. So, if you like to hike, fish, swim, hike, bike, and picnic, then the Wabasso Lake Recreation Area is the place for you, located 5 minutes west of Lac du Flambeau. The Wabasso Lake Recreation Area is pet friendly; see restrictions below for more information.

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    • Standard (Tent/RV)
    • Trash
    • Picnic Table
    Camper-submitted photo from Newman Lake Shelter
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    3. Newman Lake Shelter

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    Chequamegon-Nicolet NF, Wisconsin

    Overview

    Newman Lake Shelter is a day-use picnicking shelter available for large groups. It is situated within the Newman Lake Recreation Area. A variety of recreational opportunities abound.

    Recreation

    The recreation area contains a boat ramp, beach, accessible fishing dock, horseshoe pits and a playground for children. Visitors enjoy exploring many hiking and biking trails that are located near the picnic shelter. During the winter months, the trails are popular for cross country skiing. The beach provides opportunities for swimming, while the lake is a welcome respite for boaters and anglers alike. Fishing is a popular activity and a typical catch might include bluegill, crappie, various bass and perch.

    Facilities

    The accessible shelter can accommodate up to 50 people. It is equipped with tables, grills and a fire place. Vault toilets and drinking water are provided. Trash collection is also available.

    Natural Features

    The picnic shelter is located on the southeastern shores of Newman Lake in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest in northern Wisconsin. The cold water lake and neighboring picnic shelter are nestled in a mixed forest of aspen and pine trees. A variety of birds and wildlife also make their home in the area.

    Nearby Attractions

    Park Falls, Wisconsin is 15 miles from Newman Lake and is a full service community.

    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • ADA Access
    • Tents
    • Trash
    • Picnic Table

    $25 / night

    Camper-submitted photo from Sylvania Wilderness Backcountry Camping
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    4. Sylvania Wilderness Backcountry Camping

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    Watersmeet, Michigan

    Overview

    Planning a trip to the Sylvania Wilderness? Watch for Alerts at the top of the page for any Alerts regarding this facility. The Sylvania Wilderness encompasses 18,327 acres of primitive lands and is part of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Visitors can camp in 50 designated campsites within the Sylvania Wilderness. Visitors enjoy endless canoeing, fishing, hiking and wildlife viewing opportunities.

    Recreation

    Sylvania's abundant lakes provide plentiful non-motorized boating, canoeing, kayaking and fishing opportunities. Other popular activities include hiking and viewing wildlife.

    Natural Features

    The old-growth forests and pristine lakes in the region provide habitat for a wide range of animal and plant life, including rare orchids, bald eagles, loons and osprey. The wilderness contains 34 named lakes, some with sandy beaches and others surrounded by record-size red and white pines. The Ottawa National Forest is comprised of nearly 1 million acres and is located in the western reaches of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The forest's rolling, tree covered hills extend from the south shore of Lake Superior to the Wisconsin border. Lakes, rivers and waterfalls are found throughout this beautiful landscape.

    Charges & Cancellations

    Cancellations If you cancel reservation at least 14 days prior to check in date, all recreation fees, minus a $10 cancellation fee and the reservation fee ($8 if made online or $9 if made through the call center) will be refunded. If you cancel reservation less than 14 days prior to check in date, all recreation fees, minus $10 cancellation fee, reservation fee ($8 if made online or $9 if made through the call center), and first nights use fee will be refunded. The reservation fee ($8 if made online or $9 if made through the call center) is non-refundable. No Show Staff will hold a campsite until check-out time on the day following the arrival date. For more information about rules and reservation policies, visit the Recreaiton.gov Rules and Reservations Policy page.

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    • Reservable
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    • Group
    • Toilets
    • Alcohol

    $15 / night

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    5. Potato River Falls Campground

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    Saxon, Wisconsin
    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Electric Hookups
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    • Standard (Tent/RV)
    • Trash

    $10 / night

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      6. Moen Lake Campground & RV Park

      1 Review
      2 Saves
      Rhinelander, Wisconsin
      • Pets
      • Fires
      • Electric Hookups
      • Phone Service
      • Reservable
      • Tents
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      9. Burned Dam Campground

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      Watersmeet, Michigan

      This rustic campground provides visitors with access to deep woods with fishing and canoeing opportunities on the Middle Branch of the Ontonagon River. This dispersed campground is just a short walk from Mex-i-mine Falls. As you overlook this jewel you can feel the history when loggers used this area to transport their product to the saw mills.

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      • Standard (Tent/RV)
      • Picnic Table
      • Drinking Water
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    Recent Tent Reviews in Lac du Flambeau

    447 Reviews of 17 Lac du Flambeau Campgrounds


    • MThe Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Big Lake Campground — Northern Highland State Forest
      Dec. 28, 2024

      Big Lake Campground — Northern Highland State Forest

      Basis Campground - beautiful nature

      Big Lake Campground is a great spot if you’re looking for a simple and peaceful camping experience. The facilities are very basic—vault toilets and no showers—but they are clean and well-maintained. Firewood is available for sale on-site, which is super convenient.

      The real highlight is the beautiful natural surroundings. The campground is nestled in a quiet, wooded area, perfect for relaxing and disconnecting. There are some really nice hiking trails nearby, offering scenic views and opportunities to spot wildlife.

      If you’re okay with minimal amenities and want to enjoy nature, this is a great spot. Perfect for tent campers and anyone looking for a rustic getaway!

    • MThe Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Copper Falls State Park Campground
      Dec. 27, 2024

      Copper Falls State Park Campground

      Nice Campground

      Copper Falls State Park is a fantastic destination for outdoor enthusiasts. The hiking trails are well-maintained and offer beautiful scenic views, making for an enjoyable trek through nature. The campsites are spacious and provide a good amount of privacy, allowing for a peaceful camping experience. The bathrooms are quite basic but sufficient for a state park. Most sites have plenty of shade, which is a plus during hot days. Additionally, there are some nice walk-in sites available, perfect for those who prefer a bit more seclusion. Overall, a wonderful place to camp and hike!

    • Adam A.
      Camper-submitted photo from Wildwood Haven Resort and Campground
      Oct. 19, 2024

      Wildwood Haven Resort and Campground

      Very quiet and a little out of the way

      Stayed here in September for a few days, and occupied site 1 and 2. Sites are  good sized and clean. Our two sites were great, but if I didn't care about being near the lake, I would look at the new sites they put in the wooded area. They were a little more "remote", The clientele mostly consisted of fisherman and bird hunters when I was here, so it seems to attract the more long term stays and not overnighters. The bathroom / shower combination is adequate and is reminiscent of my younger days at summer camp. They have some playground equipment both at the main loop and the wooded loop, this proved to be a lifesaver for my 4 year old. I also found, since this is further from town, it is very dark here and great for star gazing.

    • C N.
      Camper-submitted photo from Presque Isle - Porcupine Mountains State Park
      Sep. 30, 2024

      Presque Isle - Porcupine Mountains State Park

      Nice Location, fairly open fields and not marked well.

      Great location, and has the basics for the camping.  I was in site 44, and most of the sites in the "middle" were more of an open field with a couple of trees.  There were no real clear boundary lines .  If you are looking for a little more shade or tree cover, book a perimeter site.  This is also the first campsite I've been to where the fire pit didn't have a grill grate on part of it.  There is water on site, but it is the hand pump style, so it would help to have a large open container to capture the water.  

      Cell service was really spot (can be a good thing when camping), and I wasn't able to pick up a lot of radio stations either.  Still nice to enjoy the quite dark skies.  Short walk down stairs to Lake Superior which offered some great sunset views.  

      Lots of great hiking trails, and close to a lot of other fun attractions.  I would plan on coming back up here another time, and possible pick a different site after being here.

    • LThe Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from North Trout Lake Campground — Northern Highland State Forest
      Sep. 24, 2024

      North Trout Lake Campground — Northern Highland State Forest

      Nice State Campground

      You get a relatively flat site, fire ring, a picnic table, hand pump for water and vault toilets along with a beautiful clear water lake. There's a boat launch and firewood for sale. Reservations need to be made and paid online even if your fcfs. Cell phone and data are okay. There is tire noise from Highway M.

      Very few folks around in September!

      Honeymooned here in 1975. The location on the lake is beautiful. We camped here many times over the years. In tents, VW campers, trailers until about 20 years ago. Got a Sprinter RV this year and we're camped here now.

    • hesselinkj@yahoo.com The Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Forest Pond Campground
      Sep. 14, 2024

      Forest Pond Campground

      Small campground

      Stopped here to use shower it's a small campground had permanent sites and walkin tent sites. It was clean quiet bathroom was nice,long hot shower has dump station.

    • hesselinkj@yahoo.com The Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Bose Lake Campsite
      Sep. 14, 2024

      Bose Lake Campsite

      Bose lake campsite

      Single campsite on small lake. Room for small camper in parking less than 15 foot. Fire ring and picknick table. Road to get in is narrow and pot holed.

    • hesselinkj@yahoo.com The Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Wolf Lake Campsite
      Sep. 11, 2024

      Wolf Lake Campsite

      Wolf lake campsite

      Small campsite along paved road,fire ring and picnic table ,wilderness toilet. Stayed two nights in September it was quiet fishing was so so. I had 8 foot pop up could fit a 20 footer easy or tent camp. Seen two fire ring along the right shore of lake accessable by water.

    • CThe Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Nicolet National Forest Pine Lake Campground
      Sep. 5, 2024

      Nicolet National Forest Pine Lake Campground

      Quiet National Forest campground on lake.

      Small primitive campsites right on lake pine in a beautiful area. The site are adequate and nothing negative to report. Host was super friendly and came up to welcome me. Picnic table down by lake so you can sit while watching the sunrise. $15/night unless you got a park/forest senior pass then 50% off.

    • Adam A.
      Camper-submitted photo from Lake Gogebic State Park Campground
      Aug. 20, 2024

      Lake Gogebic State Park Campground

      Nice Spot, easy on and off highway.

      We stayed here the 2nd week of October. They were actually turning the water off for the year when we left. We had the park mostly to ourselves. They water access is nice and it is right off a main highway, although it was not too noisy. There are some state park hiking trails access from campground, also. Facilities were pretty standard state park fair.  Sites seem to have plenty of room.

    • LThe Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Sailor Lake NF Campground
      Aug. 15, 2024

      Sailor Lake NF Campground

      Quiet & Solitude

      There are a lot of sites here, but we were essentially alone with only one other party on our loop! Extremely quiet! We saw only one fishing boat during our four night stay.

    • hesselinkj@yahoo.com The Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Franklin Lake
      Aug. 5, 2024

      Franklin Lake

      Quiet campground

      Beautiful campground had site 45 one week and site 72 the next both fcfs. Campground was quiet and clean. For those with out power there is outlets in shelter in middle of campground to charge batteries. Had phone service through boost mobile enough to stream movies

    • wThe Dyrt PRO User
      Camper-submitted photo from Arbor Vitae Campground
      Aug. 4, 2024

      Arbor Vitae Campground

      Quiet but nothing going on

      Came to this campground for 3 days to hang out at the fireman’s picnic in arborvitae. The campground is old as dirt, had a nice lake for swimming and fishing but that’s it. Tiny game room with Pac-Man . 2 wash machines and couple dryers. The sites are very small. Electricity has no breakers to shut the juice off before hook up which is very dangerous . Water is good pressure. All in all the campground works if you don’t want to do anything and just sleep.

    • Lidia K.
      Camper-submitted photo from Luna White Deer Campground
      Jul. 27, 2024

      Luna White Deer Campground

      Simple, beautiful wooded campground

      We stayed at site 2 in the first loop on White Deer Lake. Site 7 on the water seemed like it would be a good site too, although there were steps on site 7. Site 1 and 2 had a trail between them that would make for a great double site, but they're each private enough that neighbors wouldn't be a bother. Site 2 had about 4 steps down to the tent pad that was easily large enough for our 10 person tent, the ground there mossy and grassy. The rest of the site by the picnic table and fire pit was lightly graveled. The fire pit deep and the removable grill grate perfect for the burgers and steaks we had while there. There is a single stall vault toilet for the white deer loop which was a little unfortunate as many times during the summer weekend, it was occupied when I walked over. Still it was stocked with TP, clean and spacious for a single stall. White Deer lake had a nice swimming beach area, the trail around the lake had many sandy access areas that my husband enjoyed some shoreline fishing. He caught a 9 inch bass and some panfish. Mosquitos were present, but not the worst I've ever experienced, the biting flies were plentiful, but stayed away with the help of a thermacell. Overall, we had a great weekend and would come back.

    • S P.
      Camper-submitted photo from Cunnard Lake — Northern Highland State Forest
      Jul. 26, 2024

      Cunnard Lake — Northern Highland State Forest

      Quiet - by design

      Lake Cunard campground was designated a "Quiet" campground several years ago - one of only two in the 18 different Northern Highlands American Legion state forest campgrounds. That means no "noise producing devices", including generators, radios, TV's, video games, guitars, etc. No means none. Prohibited. It's good to know this before booking a reservation!

      Also note that the posted rules for ALL campgrounds read, "At no time may a person engage in.. boisterous, unreasonably loud..or conduct that tends to cause a disturbance" - defined as " interfering with another person's enjoyment of the forest". 

      This transition in 2019 was perhaps difficult for long time visitors at Cunard to adjust to. However, the quieter experience there has become a favorite of many who appreciate the peaceful atmosphere. 👍 It is an older, more rustic property - and could use some updates (ie new toilets), but if you're looking for that serene Northwoods experience - Go!!

    • Susan M.
      Camper-submitted photo from Indian Mounds — Northern Highland State Forest
      Jul. 19, 2024

      Indian Mounds — Northern Highland State Forest

      Everything that Corey said in his review

      Some of the sites are wide open with no privacy. Ours was the last one available on a weekend in July. Beach is small, but nice. Priveys are clean! 5G service with Tmobile.

      Would definitely come back!


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    Guide to Lac du Flambeau

    Tent camping near Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin, offers a fantastic opportunity to immerse yourself in nature while enjoying the serene beauty of the area. With a variety of campgrounds available, you can find the perfect spot to set up your tent and unwind.

    Tent campers should check out Turtle Flambeau Scenic Waters Area

    • The Turtle Flambeau Scenic Waters Area features numerous secluded campsites on private islands, perfect for those seeking tranquility away from the crowds.
    • This area allows campfires and pets, making it an ideal choice for families and friends looking to enjoy a rustic camping experience.
    • With no electric hookups or drinking water available, it’s a great spot for those who appreciate a more primitive camping style.

    Tips for tent camping near Lac du Flambeau

    • When visiting the Wabasso Lake Recreation Area, remember that it offers walk-in tent sites, so pack light and be prepared for a short hike to your campsite.
    • At Moen Lake Campground & RV Park, you can enjoy basic amenities like picnic tables and fire pits, but don’t expect luxury—embrace the rustic charm.
    • Be sure to bring your own drinking water and toilet paper, as many sites, including Sevenmile Lake, lack these essential amenities.

    Some prices for tent camping range from $15 to $30

    • Camping at the Bad River Wilderness offers a unique experience with three secluded sites, perfect for those looking to escape into nature for around $15 per night.
    • The Sylvania Wilderness Backcountry Camping provides a beautiful setting for approximately $15, ideal for paddlers and those who enjoy a more adventurous camping experience.
    • Expect to pay around $30 for a night at the Boulder Junction, where you can enjoy electric hookups and a friendly atmosphere.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    • Which is the most popular tent campsite near Lac du Flambeau, WI?

      According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular tent campground near Lac du Flambeau, WI is Turtle Flambeau Scenic Waters Area with a 4.7-star rating from 6 reviews.

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      TheDyrt.com has all 17 tent camping locations near Lac du Flambeau, WI, with real photos and reviews from campers.