Wisconsin state parks closed

[AC0GV]

On Thursday, Governor Evers directed the Department of Natural Resources to close the parks due to "unprecedented crowds, litter, vandalism and out of an abundance of caution to protect public health and safety and help flatten the curve," according to a statement. Closures begin at the end of the day Thursday.

Areas that have been closed

• Aztalan State Park
• Belmont Mound State Park
• Big Foot Beach State Park
• Blue Mound State Park
• Cadiz Springs State Recreational Area
• Capital Springs State Recreational Area
• Cross Plains State Park
• Dells of The Wisconsin River State Natural Area.
• Devil’s Lake State Park
• Fenley State Recreational Area
• Gibraltar Rock State Natural Area
• Governor Dodge State Park
• Governor Nelson State Park
• Harrington Beach State Park
• Havenwoods State Forest
• High Cliff State Park
• Kettle Moraine State Forest Lapham Peak
• Kohler-Andrae State Park
• Lake Kegonsa State Park
• Lakeshore State Park
• Loew Lake
• Lower Wisconsin Riverway
• Mackenzie Center
• Mirror Lake State Park
• Mukwonago River
• Natural Bridge State Park
• Nelson Dewey State Park
• New Glarus Woods State Park
• Northern Unit
• Parfrey’s Glen State Natural Area
• Pewits Nest State Natural Area
• Pike Lake
• Richard Bong State Recreational Area
• Rocky Arbor State Park
• Sauk Prairie State Recreational Area
• Southern Unit
• Tower Hill State Park
• Wyalusing State Park
• Yellowstone Lake State Park

[Rzrbrn]

Thank you for posting. Although I was hoping to do a Spring RV trip, obviously that is not going to happen. We hope to go camp in WI later this summer. Hopefully they will be open at that time.

[AC0GV]

Originally Posted by Rzrbrn

Thank you for posting. Although I was hoping to do a Spring RV trip, obviously that is not going to happen. We hope to go camp in WI later this summer. Hopefully they will be open at that time.

Note that most of them are in the south and east where everyone is trying to escape the big cities. Others are still open but have limited services. It's a good year to own an empty boondocking lot.

[Rzrbrn]

What is an "empty boondocking lot"? Do you mean own a lot somewhere without electrics, water or sewer, if so I am not sure where a such lot could be purchased; would it not have to be a fairly large acreage in the country? Buying a boondocking LOT suggests other lots are being sold in the immediately vicinity, as in a few feet away, which could hardly be called boondocking. I would just be crowded undeveloped RV campsites. On the other hand maybe I am overthinking this.

[AC0GV]

Originally Posted by Rzrbrn

What is an empty boondocking lot? Do you mean own a lot somewhere without electrics, water or sewer, if so I am not sure where a such lot could be purchased, would it not have to be a fairly large acreage in the country? Buying a boondocking lot suggests other lots are being sold in the immediately vanity, as in a few feet away.

In my case, I was going to go full timing and wanted a lot in Wisconsin to come home to and build on "some day". It never happend and I still own the 2 A lot. It is where I park the Scamp in the winter and host a ham radio group once a year. Picture is from last year, and I do not think that it will happen this year.

[Rzrbrn]

Thanks. That looks like a fairly large lot and would be nice place to boondock, assuming ordinances allow camping. I live in Tennessee but spend a lot of time out West, particularly Nevada, for some unknown reason. I actually looked at small acreages on line last year in NV. We never got serious because we still like to ramble about, but it's an idea to consider.