Perch Lake
Its sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations), and camping costs Single Site: $15 per night. Perch Lake is a National Forest campground near Florence, Wisconsin.
First-come, first-served
- National Forest
- Managed by
Perch Lake sits inside Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com. It sits 0.1 miles outside the boundary of Whisker Lake Wilderness; its permit and camping rules and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- None, first-come
- Fee
- Single Site: $15 per night
Source: apps.fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-30
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 1,519 ft
45.9344, -88.4947 in Florence. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Common questions
Do you need a reservation at Perch Lake?
No. Perch Lake is first-come, first-served: there is no reservation system, so arrive early to claim an open site.
How much does it cost to camp at Perch Lake?
Camping at Perch Lake costs Single Site: $15 per night.
Who manages Perch Lake?
Perch Lake is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Around Perch Lake
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $5 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $15 per night
- Sites
- 27
- Season
- 05-04 to 10-10
- Fee
- Single Site: $15 per night
- Sites
- 6
- Season
- 05-01 to 10-14
- Fee
- Single Site: $15 per night
More campgrounds: camping near Florence and campgrounds in Florence.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-30
- epqs.nationalmap.gov (elevationFt), accessed 2026-10-01