About Emily Lake Recreation Area
If you are looking for a base camp to explore area trails or a destination campground with a family friendly atmosphere, try the Emily Lake Recreation Area off Forest Road 142 west of Lac du Flambeau. The Emily Lake Recreation Area on the Medford-Park Falls Ranger District consists of a campground with 11 campsites equipped with a parking spur, campfire rings with grill, picnic table, vault toilets and drinking water. There are accessible vault toilet facilities at nearby interpretive trail at nearby Round Lake Logging Dam. There is also an accessible fishing pier at nearby Newman Lake. Day use facilities include a boat ramp with access to the 26 acre Emily Lake, swimming area, paved boat launch, year round fishing with a good panfish population and nearby hiking trails where you can hike, mountain bike and snowshoe in the winter. So, if you like to hike, fish, swim, boat or enjoy the…
- Fees: $15 per night. $7.50 with the use of an Interagency Pass (access or senior).
- Season: May 2 – October 31
- Managed by: USFS - Chequamegon-Nicolet NF
- Where: 5 mi west of Lac du Flambeau, WI · 45.96471, -90.01011
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Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: May–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Apr.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Lake Access | Horse | 0.7 mi | 0.4 mi |
| Fr 1182A | ATV road | 1.9 mi | 0.5 mi |
| Tucker Lake Trail | Horse | 2.3 mi | 0.9 mi |
| Tucker Lake Portage | Horse | 2.8 mi | 0.3 mi |
| Fr 509C | ATV road | 2.8 mi | 0.4 mi |
| Round Lake Loop D | Horse | 2.8 mi | 2.1 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
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Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 14.2 mi
Water fill-up: 23.7 mi
Propane: 13.6 mi
Camps nearby
- Wabasso Lake Recreation Area 0.7 mi
- Twin Lakes Recreation Area 3.1 mi
- Twin Lakes (Wi) 3.1 mi
- Broken Bow Campground 4 mi
- Lac du Flambeau Tribal Campground 4.8 mi
- Manitowish Canoe 57 7.9 mi