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  3. Eagle River
  4. Anvil Lake Campground

Camping at Anvil Lake Campground near Eagle River

Public campground · Eagle River · 17 campsites

A forested campground near fishing, hiking, and mountain biking. Most campsites have no hookups, and RV fit varies by site.

About this campground

Anvil Lake Campground sits in a mature stand of sugar maple, hemlock and white pine roughly 1,740 feet above sea level, perched above a clear 377-acre lake with a wide sandy beach. The lake is open to both motorized and non-motorized boating and is a reliable place to fish for walleye, northern pike, bass and panfish; swimmers gather at the beach in summer and the picnic area includes a historic stone-and-log shelter built by the Civilian Conservation Corps.

5.0 on Recreation.gov · 10 reviewsBook on Recreation.gov
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At a glance

  • RV sites up to 40 ft

    Length limits vary by campsite.

  • No hookups
  • Pets welcome
  • Vault toilets
OverviewCampsitesAmenities & locationReviewsPlan your stay

0 available sites

0 open of 17 sites
No sites offered for these dates.

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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
No site is open for every night of your stay

You book directly on Recreation.gov. Rates and availability can change until reserved. Campground page on Recreation.gov ↗

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Amenities & location

  • Boat Ramp
  • Drinking Water
  • Grills
  • Lake Access
  • Paved Roads
  • Picnic Area
  • Picnic Shelters
  • Picnic Tables
  • Vault Toilets
Check-in
02:00 PM
Checkout
12:00 PM
Pets
Allowed (per listing)
Maximum stay
14 nights

Hookups (individual campsites): 17 no-hookup individual sites.

Location

U S D A FOREST SERVICE
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Anvil Lake Campground: questions answered

What is the maximum RV length at Anvil Lake Campground?
Longest RV site listed: 40 ft (14 of 14 RV sites list a length) (per the listing)
Does Anvil Lake Campground have RV hookups?
17 no-hookup individual sites (per the listing)
How do I reserve a site at Anvil Lake Campground?
Reservable on Recreation.gov (per the listing)
Are pets allowed at Anvil Lake Campground?
Allowed (per the listing)
Sources and details

At a glance

Official facts link to their source; “Listing” facts come from the Recreation.gov listing. Anything we can't source says so.

Max rig length
Listing Longest RV site listed: 40 ft (14 of 14 RV sites list a length)
Hookups & power
Listing 17 no-hookup individual sites
Pull-through / back-in
Listing 2 pull-through, 14 back-in
Road & site access
Listing 7 paved, 12 gravel site driveways
Pets
Listing Allowed
Cell signal
Listing Visitor-reported signal on Recreation.gov (higher is better): Verizon 3 (4 reports), AT&T 3 (3 reports)
Water
Listing Drinking water listed
Shade
Listing 19 of 19 sites that report shade are listed as shaded
Booking
Listing Reservable on Recreation.gov
Price
Listing Lowest listed rate $15/night (live price once you pick dates)
Stay limits
Listing 14 nights max
Getting there
Listing U S D A FOREST SERVICE (map in Location below)
Generators · Quiet hours · Starlink / satellite
Not listed — check with campground

Reviews

Themes from recent written reviews on Recreation.gov. Quotes are verbatim.

The lake and beach · 2 reviews

“We love our site on the lake and look forward to another year!”

Codi K · Sep 2025

Selected reviews

Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (10 reviews, ★ 5.0). Not written or edited by us.

“Our third year here. We love our site on the lake and look forward to another year! We hear the owls and loons everytime. See you next year!”

Codi K 5 · Sep 2025 · Recreation.gov

“One of the best campgrounds I have been to in a long time”

Taylor S 5 · Aug 2025 · Recreation.gov

“Beautiful quiet campground in the Northwoods. The beach is minutes from your site. The water is clean and beach us Sandy. Can’t wait to go back again!”

Stacy R 5 · Aug 2023 · Recreation.gov
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First come, first served

Kentuck Lake Campground

5.6 mi from Anvil Lake Campground (straight-line) 5.0 · 36 Recreation.gov reviews
Tent sites · RV sites w/ hookups
No reservations, so no live availability
Rates & availability from Recreation.gov · you book on their site
View Campsites
No sites offered for these dates

Franklin Lake

2.7 mi from Anvil Lake Campground (straight-line) 5.0 · 100 Recreation.gov reviews
Tent sites · RV sites
Recreation.gov isn't offering sites Nov 13–15
Rates & availability from Recreation.gov · you book on their site
View Campsites
Check with Hipcamp

Camp Serenity

3.3 mi from Anvil Lake Campground (straight-line)
Check with Hipcamp
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
View Campsites
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$15
12
standard nonelectric
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13
standard nonelectric
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14
tent only nonelectric
––$15
15
standard nonelectric
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16
tent only nonelectric
––$15
17
tent only nonelectric
––$15
18
standard nonelectric
––$15

✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released

Ways to stay

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

  • Tent camping here: 17 sites take tents. See open sites ↑

Need an RV for your stay?

Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 40 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

2019 Forest River Wildwood X-Lite
2019 Forest River Wildwood X-Lite

Travel trailer · 26 ft · sleeps 4 · 29 mi from campground

$140/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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2016 Prime Time Crusader - Ready for Serious Relaxation
2016 Prime Time Crusader - Ready for Serious Relaxation

Fifth wheel · 32 ft · sleeps 4 · 29 mi from campground

$195/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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2004 Jayco Jay Flight
2004 Jayco Jay Flight

Travel trailer · 29 ft · sleeps 4 · 37 mi from campground

$125/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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Best time to go

Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

  • Off-peak Apr 30–May 20: RV & Tent $15, Tent $15 per night
  • Peak season May 21–Sep 7: RV & Tent $15, Tent $15 per night
Plan your stay

How far ahead to book Anvil Lake Campground

For June weekends, book about 97 days ahead. Three in four June Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 33 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.

See booking patterns
Arrival monthFri/Sat arrivals: half booked at leastA quarter at leastOther days: half booked at leastA quarter at least
June33 days ahead97 days ahead33 days ahead75 days ahead
July13 days ahead45 days ahead17 days ahead66 days ahead
August18 days ahead30 days ahead20 days ahead41 days ahead

Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.

Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (339 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.

Compare site types

17 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 8. Rates are the listed nightly rates.

Standard sites (tent or RV)

Tent, van or small RV, no power

14 sites · $15/night

Loops: Anvil CG loop (14)

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Tent-only sites

Tents only, no power

3 sites · $15/night

Loops: Anvil CG loop (3)

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15