Namekagon

FS USDA Forest Service · Hayward, WI · Developed

Conditions

Road Access Gravel
Driveway Surface Gravel
Season Open Year Round
Campfires Campfires Allowed
Max RV Length 55 ft

Features

Rig Size Big Rig Friendly Pull Through
Hookup Electric Hookup 50 amp
Style Potable Water Vault Toilet Reservable

Campground Stats

Total Sites35
Sites Accepting RVs20
Group Sites1
Overnight Sites34
Max RV Length55 ft
Max Amps50
Electric Hookup Sites23
Pull-Through Sites1
Back-In Sites34
SurfaceGravel

Location

46.3502778, -90.9236111 · PO Box 896 , Hayward , WI

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Description

Overview

Namekagon campground is a family-friendly campground that runs alongside its namesake lake, at the headwaters of the Namekagon River. It is the perfect spot to kayak, canoe, jet ski, swim or take a boat ride to one of the many restaurants along the shoreline.

With its close proximity to mountain bike trails and the North Country hiking trail, Namekagon campground is an ideal location for making a base camp.

Recreation

Namekagon Lake offers excellent fishing, and anglers will find musky, pike, walleye and bass, among other fish varieties, available in abundance.

The campground is conveniently located near off-highway vehicle, hiking and mountain bike trails. The North Country National Scenic Trail is also nearby. The Namekagon Nature Trail is a one mile interpretive trail which traverses the immediate area and begins in the campground.

Facilities

The campground offers a couple dozen single-family campsites for tent or RV camping. Each site is equipped with tables and campfire rings with grills. Accessible vault toilets, drinking water, trash collection and recycling bins are also provided.

A day-use picnic area is equipped with multiple tables, picnic shelters, a basketball court, beach, boat ramp and fishing piers.

Natural Features

The campground is situated on the 3,227-acre Namekagon Lake that is famous for its fishing potential. It is surrounded by a hardwood and hemlock forest in northwestern Wisconsin.

Directions

From Cable, Wisconsin, take County Highway M east for 11 miles. Turn left on County Highway D and proceed about 6 miles to Forest Service Road 209. Turn left at the campground sign and drive less than a mile to the campground entrance.

Activities

BIKING BOATING CAMPING FISHING SWIMMING SITE

Details

Phone(715) 634-4821 OR (715) 264-2511
ADA AccessN
ReservableYes

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