Winter Camping
in Wisconsin State Parks and Forests
If you have the right equipment and warm clothes, Winter is a great time for camping. There are no crowds and no bugs, and there's plenty to do--cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, animal tracking, bird watching, and ice fishing.
Winter campers will find quiet, solitude, and clear views through leafless
woods.
Photo by Gabe Hesed
The table below lists campsites that are open during the winter. None of the sites have water hookups. "Water" means a faucet or pump in or near the campground. Information in the "Reservations" column applies to winter camping only; most campgrounds do accept reservations for spring through fall camping.
| Park or forest | Sites | Electrical Hookups | Water | Reservations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amnicon Falls | 36 backpack | no | no | no |
| Big Bay | 5 plowed | no | hand pump | no |
| Black River | 50-60 sites, 6-10 of them plowed |
5 at Castle Mound | yes | no |
| Blue Mound | 4 plowed 78 backpack |
2 sites | yes | no |
| Brule River | ||||
| Buckhorn | 3 walk-in | no | handpump | no |
| Copper Falls | 3 plowed | yes | yes (contact ranger) |
yes |
| Devil's Lake | 14 plowed 15 walk-in |
yes (11) | yes | yes |
| Flambeau River | 2 plowed |
no | hand pump | no |
| Park or forest | Sites | Electrical Hookups | Water | Reservations |
| Glacial Drumlin - Sandhill Station [exit DNR] | 15 walk-in | no | yes | no |
| Governor Dodge | 10 plowed 23 unplowed 6 walk-in |
yes (4 plowed, 13 other sites) | yes | no |
| Hartman Creek | 10 plowed | no | hand pump | no |
| High Cliff | 30 walk-in | yes | no | no |
| Kettle Moraine North | 12 plowed 2 walk-in |
yes | yes (near entrance station)) | no |
| Kettle Moraine South | 40 at Ottawa Lake | yes | hand pump | no |
| Kohler-Andrae | 48 sites, 12 of them plowed | yes | hand pump | no |
| Lake Wissota | 81 walk-in or backpack | yes (17) | yes (at office and shop) | no |
| Lapham Peak | 1 backpack | no | no | yes, call (262) 646-3025 |
| Mirror Lake | 13 | yes (11) | yes (at office) | no |
| Nelson Dewey | 4 | yes | yes (at office) | no |
| New Glarus Woods | 4 plowed |
no | no | yes* |
| Park or forest | Sites | Electrical Hookups | Water | Reservations |
| Newport | 16 backpack |
no | yes (at office) | no |
| Northern Highland - American Legion | 6 sites plowed at Clear Lake | no | yes | no |
| Pattison | 1 plowed 17 backpack |
Plowed site only | no | no |
| Peninsula | 10 plowed | yes | yes | no |
| Perrot | 7 plowed, walk in to others | yes | yes (at office) | no |
| Point Beach | 5 plowed | yes | no | no |
| Potawatomi | 7 plowed | yes | yes (requires hose) | no |
| Willow River | 6 plowed 72 backpack |
yes | yes (at office or shop, hose required) | no |
| Wyalusing | 55 sites, 6 of them plowed |
yes | yes | no |
| Yellowstone Lake | 4 plowed, 18 walk-in, 14 backpack |
yes (4 plowed, 11 walk-in) |
yes (at office) | no |
For more information on this topic, ask Wisconsin
State Parks, (608) 266-2181.
