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U.S. Forest Service · Nicolet National Forest · WI

Lost Lake Recreation Area

OpenSeason 05-02 – 10-15
UnlistedAccess

The place

If you are looking for a base camp to explore area trails or a rustic campground with a family atmosphere, try the Lost Lake Recreation Area off highway 70 west of Florence. The Lost Lake Recreation Area on the Florence District consists of a campground with 27 campsites equipped with picnic tables, fire rings with grills, accessible facilities and drinking water from a pressurized system or hand pump. Day use facilities include the 86-acre crystal clear lake stocked with brown trout, rainbow trout, and smallmouth bass great for year-round fishing. No motors are permitted on Lost Lake. Keep reading

A boat access area, small picnic area, and a swimming beach are available. Do you enjoy leisurely walks? Here you will find many opportunities for scenic strolls amid the aspen and sugar maple. A one-mile interpretive trail through a stand of 150-year-old hemlock and pine is adjacent to the campground. Trails also connect to the Chipmunk Rapids Trail and Lauterman National Recreation Trail system. Did you forget something? Don't sweat it! The small town of Florence can meet your camping supply needs ranging from groceries to firewood. So, if you like to canoe, swim, fish, hike, picnic or enjoy being close to town, the Lost Lake Recreation Area is the place for you, conveniently located 20 miles west of Florence. Lost Lake Recreation Area is pet friendly; See restrictions below for more information. Read the Lost Lake Recreational Opportunity Guide: LINK

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Booking

183 daysBooking window before arrival

Recreation.gov default: most campsites can be booked six months prior to arrival date. Most campgrounds go on sale at 7am PT / 8am MT / 10am ET, but not always; check the facility Seasons and Fees tab. Some locations also offer shorter supplemental booking windows.

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Fees

Individual campsite fee is$15/night. Nightly fees are half of price shown with use of Interagency Senior or Access Pass. Interagency Pass discounts apply only to the fee for the campsite physically occupied by the pass holder.
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Your representative

This campground sits in WI-07. This member’s public-lands record →

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