Purdy Lake Road (FR 2574) in WI -- Camping Rules & Access

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Purdy Lake Road (FR 2574) in WI

Road corridorChequamegon-Nicolet NF, Lakewood-Laona Ranger District

14 mi from Crandon

Maps 1,594 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 21 days · within 28 days · then move 1 road mi
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Road Access

Moderate
  • All 6.8 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly graded dirt with 2.7 miles of dirt.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 2.1 miles off.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
  • The Purdy Lake shoreline is 0.4 mi off.

Rules

  • Dispersed camping within one quarter mile of a developed recreation site is prohibited.
  • Camp at least 1320 ft from developed recreation site. (Dispersed camping on Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest lands in the Lakewood-Laona Ranger District)
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 34–54°F, 3.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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