Waubee Lake Road (FR 2249) in WI -- Camping Rules & Access

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Waubee Lake Road (FR 2249) in WI

Road corridorChequamegon-Nicolet NF, Lakewood-Laona Ranger District

23 mi from Crivitz

Maps 1,282 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 4/1–11/30Stay limit: 21 days · within 28 days · then move 1 road mi
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkFAIR

Road Access

Moderate
  • All 2.2 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 1 miles of dirt.
  • Near Mary Park.
  • Estimated climb: 20 ft over 2.2 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 19%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
  • The Waubee Lake shoreline is 0.5 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

Rules

  • Dispersed camping within one quarter mile of a developed recreation site is prohibited.
  • Camp at least 1320 ft from developed recreation site. (Dispersed camping on Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest lands in the Lakewood-Laona Ranger District)
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 34–55°F, 3.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.