Boot Lake Campground

$18.00/night

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U S D A FOREST SERVICE, 15085 State Highhway 32
Lakewood, WI 54138

Overview

Boot Lake Campground overlooks its namesake -- 263-acre Boot Lake. Bask in the sun on the beautiful beach and then take a relaxing dip in the lake, or enjoy the fishing. Boot Lake contains walleye, northern pike, bass, musky, and panfish. In addition, several nearby streams offer excellent trout fishing, and the Wolf River provides fishing, kayaking, rafting, and first-class canoeing opportunities. The Jones Spring Non-Motorized Area is nearby, and offers hiking, hunting, and cross-country skiing. Generally, use at this popular campground is heavy throughout the summer.

Recreation

The Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest has an abundance of outdoor recreation opportunities. Those most enjoyed at Boot Lake are fishing, swimming, kayaking, and canoeing. Due to the clarity of the water Scuba diving has become increasingly popular.

Facilities

Boot Lake Campground has 34 sites. More than half of the sites can accommodate campers of 30’ and some of the sites are tent only. Drinking water, vault toilets, swim beach, picnic area, and a boat landing are also provided at this location. All roads are paved.

Natural Features

This campground sits on the northwest corner of Boot Lake, in a quiet finger of the lake. The campground is a mix of hardwoods and pine. Boot Lake is a high quality clear lake and has a maximum depth of 38 feet.

Nearby Attractions

Jones Springs Non-Motorized Area is just west of Boot Lake. It offers opportunities for hiking, hunting and cross-country skiing in the winter. There is a trail in the campground that connects into the Jones Springs hiking trails. The nearby Wolf River provides excellent opportunities for rafting and white water canoeing, and kayaking. The local community of Townsend is just north of the campground. The Cathedral Pines Trail is approximately four miles from the campground -- a must see at any time of the year.

Camp site features

Across 33 camp sites:

Picnic table: all 33 sites
Longest RV: 88 ft
Largest party: 8 people

Directions

From the intersection of Highway 32 and County Road T in Townsend, drive south on T 5.6 miles to the campground.

Stay Limit

Check in from 2 PM, check out by 12 PM.

Reviews

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Barbara W

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Reviewed 2 months ago

Typically, we love this campsite. We try to get it every trip. We were there earlier in June through July 5. We had no problems. We just ended our next trip at the end of August. When we got there, we were setting up and my daughter and son in law stepped in a ground bees nest. She was stung four times. My son-in-law was stung once. We are waiting for the Ranger to come through. We just never caught him. Fortunately, none of us are all allergic, but it was bad news because it was right on the edge of the campsite where other people could be in danger if they’re allergic. The second issue that we had this year was that the water was low enough that the boat landing was not cooperative. The end of the concrete pad was still too shallow to launch our pontoon. We had to go up on an angle to get it out past the concrete pad so we didn’t drop off into that giant hole at the end of the concrete and then get our trailer stuck. That hole either needs to be filled in or another concrete pad needs to be extended. Everybody that we talk to with big boats with having the same issue with getting their boats, unloaded and loaded this year.

AMANDA M

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Reviewed 3 months ago

Beautiful lake, beautiful beach, toilets are as clean as far as vault toilets go, sites are nicely wooded and private.

arthur b

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Reviewed 3 months ago

Nice quiet campground with a great swimming lake.

Dan K

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Reviewed 3 months ago

Nice campsite onl the lake.

Michelle S

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Reviewed 4 months ago

We had a wonderful time at boot lake campground. The sites were very private and primitive - just the way we like it. Several of the campsites are right on the water. The beach is clean, spacious and beautiful. There is an onsite boat launch, and the fishing is GREAT! We even found a raspberry patch near our site. Overall - this was a beautiful wooded campground. Very scenic and offered a variety of different activities. Know before you go: All sites have a firepit with cooking grate and a picnic table. There are no flush toilets, only vaulted. No showers.

Barbara W

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Reviewed 4 months ago

I don’t have many complaints. The campground was awesome. The only problem is that the beach area is far too small, and the beach is overcrowded constantly.

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