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Winter Camping
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.
The table below lists campsites that are open during the winter. "Water" means a faucet or pump in or near the campground. None of the sites have water hookups. 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 sites, one of them plowed | No | hand pump at covered bridge | No |
| Big Bay | 4 sites plowed, 56-walk in | Yes - 4 plowed | No (unless prior arrangements made with office) | No |
| Campers at Big Bay also need to check and see whether the ferry, the windsled, or the ice road is open After the ferry shuts down it will be the windsled (with no taxi service for the 7 mile trip to the park until the ice gets to be 11 inches or thicker and the road is declared open. | ||||
| Black River | 3-5 plowed, 40 walk-in | 5 at Castle Mound | Yes | Group camp only |
| Blue Mound | 25 walk-in | Yes | Yes | No |
| Brule River | 35 (not plowed) | No | Yes | No |
| Brunet Island | 6 plowed | Yes - 2 | Contact the park office | No |
| Buckhorn | 2 walk-in, 1 plowed | Yes-1 | Yes (at park office) | No |
| Copper Falls | 6 plowed | Yes | (contact manager) | Yes |
| Devil's Lake | 14 plowed 15 walk-in |
Yes (11) | Yes | Yes |
| Glacial Drumlin - Sandhill Station | 16 walk-in | No | Yes | No |
| Governor Dodge | 35 sites 8 plowed 6 walk-in |
Yes (12 electric, 4 plowed) | Yes (at park office) | No |
| High Cliff | 8 unplowed | No | Yes (at park office) | No |
| Interstate | 40 walk-in (2-plowed) | No | Yes - hand pump at Group Camp, mechanical pump 0.5-mile past visitor center at stone building |
No |
| Kettle Moraine North | 7 plowed, 2 walk-in (also 5 backpack shelters) |
Yes -7 plowed, electric | Yes - near entrance station | No (backpack shelters-Yes) |
| Kettle Moraine South | 99 at Ottawa Lake, 7 of them plowed, plus 2 walk-in sites and 3 backpack shelters | Yes (5 plowed) | hand pump and outside contact station | No (backpack shelters-Yes) |
| Kohler-Andrae | 10 plowed, 18 unplowed | Yes | Hand pump in campground and frostless water tap at the dump station | No |
| Lake Wissota | 116 walk-in | Yes (59) | Yes (at office and shop) | No |
| Lapham Peak | 1 backpack | No | No | Call Office |
| Mirror Lake | 13 | Yes (11) | Yes (requires hose) | No |
| Newport | 16 backpack 1 group backpack |
No | Yes (at office) | No |
| Northern Highland - American Legion | 6 sites plowed at Clear Lake | No | Yes | No |
| Pattison | 62 sites, one of them plowed 3 backpack |
Yes (18 including plowed site) | Yes (at office) | No |
| Peninsula | 5 to 10 plowed | Yes | Yes (requires hose) | No |
| Point Beach | 5 plowed | Yes | Yes (at office) | No |
| Potawatomi | 4 plowed | Yes | Yes (requires hose) | No |
| Wildcat Mountain | 4 plowed 30 walk-in |
No | Yes | No |
| Willow River | 17 walk-in | Yes - 5 sites | Yes (at office or shop, hose required) | No |
| Wyalusing | 32, unplowed |
Yes | Yes | No |
For more information, ask Camping Program Manager, (608) 264-8960.
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