Deer Lake

Nice, large sites! Quiet and beautiful setting. Our site (North Loop 8) had steps down to the swimming beach. For those wanting to avoid steps, there is a more gradual sloped path a few sites down. The vault toilets were very clean.
Remember to fill your rig’s water tank before arrival and bring your firewood as there is none for sale at the campground.

Great campground for those who don’t need all the extra amenities. I wish there was still firewood available onsite though.

We stayed at camp site 2 north loop. the campsite was clean, had a beautiful view of the lake and stairs to go down the beach. The vault toilet was clean and have toilet paper and disinfectant gel too.

We spent our day hiking, the Chippewa National forest has so many options, We hiked for more than 8 miles and did not see a single soul.

Nice size campsites, good neighbors, host and hostess were welcoming and informative. Bathrooms were clean. Throughly enjoyed our time there.

Excellent campground! I'm a car camper who uses a tent and camps alone. I like the solitude. This campground has numerous sites that are relatively private. I will say there was a large group my second night that was loud well after quiet time. This probably should have been dealt with better. I just didn't worry about how much noise I made when I went fishing before sunrise.
The boat landings were sketchy at best. One did not reach the lake and it would have been easy to get stuck. The one closest to the campground had a channel that was very low. Another fisherman told me he lost his transducer in the channel. I understand lake levels were low but this is not an uncommon occurrence. There should be a better way to access the lake during drier summers.
The outhouses were the cleanest ever! There were also plenty of outhouses.
I shall return!

We camped in North Deer Lake #9. The steps going down to the Lake are terrible. The steps really need to be fixed.
Thank you.

First review of a NF campground. Felt it's time since I've been traveling to different NF this year. Deer lake camping was very nice for me. It's tucked away 20 miles out of Deer River Wisconsin among the many lakes and trees. The dirt road leading to it has a couple other NF campgrounds, but Deer Lake south is the last on the dead end road. So not much traffic to be heard. The campground had decent cell service (Verizon) so for those who have to check in with the family will be fine. My only complaint would be the use of generators. Guess there's more fisherman than true campers. Lol.

Jon

The campsite I was in had a mixture of sun and shade. The lake was beautiful and not very crowded with excellent fishing for walleyes and northern pike. The camp host did not have firewood for sale so pick some up locally before you head out.

We had a few days between Apostle Islands, WI and Medora, ND. I found Deer Lake using the National Forest website. I made last minute reservations for Deer lake on Recreation.gov. It was super simple. We have a 40 foot rig, hauling a Wrangler. We easily traversed the 4 mile dirt/gravel road from route 46 to Deer Lake. Our campsite was wooded, flat and had a nice fire ring. We enjoyed riding bikes for miles! The beach was fun, fishing was peaceful and my hubby enjoyed hours of metal detecting. I would go back again.

Love it! Very clean bathrooms!