Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 45 - Use Of Department Properties › Section NR 45.12 - Fees and charges

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) ADMISSION FEES.
(a) No person may operate or park any motor
				vehicle or trailer or semitrailer in the Richard Bong state recreation area, in
				the Point Beach state forest, in developed recreational areas in other state
				forests as designated in par. (b), in designated use zones within recreation
				areas established under s.
				23.091(3),
				Stats., or in any state park or roadside park except those designated in par.
				(c) and those specified in s.
				27.01(7)
				(c), Stats., unless the vehicle displays a
				vehicle admission receipt in the manner specified by the department on the
				receipt or at the place of purchase.
(b) The following state forest areas are
				designated by the department as vehicle admission areas:
1. Black River state forest:
a. Castle Mound campground and picnic
				area
b. East Fork campground and
				picnic area
c. Pigeon Creek
				campground and picnic area
d.
				Robinson Creek beach and picnic area
e. East Fork indoor group camp and parking
				area
f. East Fork group
				camp
2. Brule River
				state forest:
a. Copper Range
				campground
b. Bois Brule campground
				and picnic area
3.
				Flambeau River state forest:
a. Connors Lake
				campground
b. Connors Lake picnic
				area
c. Lake of the Pines
				campground
4. Kettle
				Moraine state forest - northern unit:
a. Long
				Lake area
b. Mauthe Lake
				area
c. Greenbush group
				camp
d. New Prospect bridle trail
				camp area
e. Zillmer trail parking
				area
f. Butler Lake parking
				area
g. Parnell tower parking
				area
h. Greenbush picnic and ski
				parking areas
i. Highway 28 glacial
				trail parking area
j. Highway 28
				snowmobile and horse trail parking area
k. Highway SS snowmobile parking
				area
L. New Fane trail parking
				area.
m. Highway H snowmobile and
				horse trail parking area.
n.
				Highway P Ice Age Trail parking area
o. Shelter 5 parking area
p. Highway S Bridle Trail parking
				area
q. Highway U Dog Training
				parking area
r. Greenbush Kettle
				parking area
s. Kellings Lake Dog
				Training parking area
t. Crooked
				Lake boat access area parking
u.
				Auburn Lake boat access area parking
v. Lake Seven boat access area
				parking
w. Little Mud Lake picnic
				parking area
x. Spruce Lake Bog
				parking area
y. Highway H Ice Age
				Trail parking area
z. Youth Camp
				Road Bridle Trail parking area
za.
				Highway 67 Bridle Trail parking area
zb. Forest Lake access
5. Kettle Moraine state forest - southern
				unit:
a. Whitewater area
b. Ottawa Lake area
c. McMiller Sports Center for
				non-shooters
d. Ottawa field trial
				grounds
e. Horseriders
				campground
f. Pine Woods camp
				area
g. Scuppernong picnic and
				hiking trail area
h. Scuppernong
				Springs nature trail parking area
i. Emma Carlin trail parking area
j. Nordic and John Muir trail parking
				areas
k. Ottawa trail parking
				area
L. Eagle - Palmyra trail
				parking areas
n. D.J. Mackie
				picnic area
o. Hickory Woods group
				camp
p. Paradise Springs
q. Highway 67 wayside
r. Eagle Dog Trial Grounds
s. Stute Springs nature trail parking
				area
t. Blackhawk (Hwy 12) parking
				area
u. Lone Tree Bluff nature
				trail parking area
v. Bald Bluff
				nature trail parking area
6. Kettle Moraine state forest - Lapham Peak
				unit.
7. Northern Highland state
				forest:
a. Big Lake campground
b. Buffalo Lake campground
c. Carroll Lake campground
d. Clear Lake campground
e. Crystal Lake campground, beach and picnic
				area
f. Cunard Lake
				campground
g. Firefly Lake
				campground
h. Indian Mounds
				campground
i. Jag Lake group
				campground
j. Muskie Lake family
				and group campgrounds
k. Plum Lake
				campground
L. Razorback Lake
				campground
m. Sandy Beach Lake
				campground
n. Star Lake
				campground
o. Starrett Lake
				campground
p. Trout Lake campground
				- north and south
q. Upper Gresham
				Lake campground
8.
				Governor Knowles state forest
a. St. Croix
				campground
b. Trade River horse
				campground
9. Peshtigo
				River state forest
a. Old Veteran's
				Lake
(c) The
				following areas are determined by the department as state parks in which
				vehicle admission receipts are not required:
1. State trails
4. Lost Dauphin
6. Peninsula state park golf course (May 1
				through October 31); applies to golfers and clubhouse patrons only
7. Cross Plains
8. Heritage Hill state park
9. Havenwoods state forest preserve
10. Copper Culture
11. Rib Mountain leased area
12. Rock Island.
(d) The following state parks, recreation
				areas, forest recreation areas and state natural areas are designated by the
				department as areas in which vehicle admission receipts are required, except as
				otherwise provided, from January 1 through December 31:
1. Governor Dodge state park
2. Pattison state park
3. Mirror Lake state park
4. Perrot state park
5. Interstate park
6. Wildcat Mountain state park
7. Willow River state park
8. Richard Bong state recreation
				area
9. High Cliff state
				park
10. Peninsula state
				park
11. Potawatomi state
				park
12. Terry Andrae state
				park
13. John M. Kohler state
				park
14. Hartman Creek state
				park
15. Devil's Lake state
				park
16. Big Foot Beach state
				park
17. Point Beach state
				forest
18. Wyalusing state
				park
19. All designated developed
				recreational areas on the Kettle Moraine state forest as listed in par. (b) 5.
				and 6.
20. Lake Kegonsa state
				park
21. Lake Wissota state
				park
22. Pike Lake Unit Kettle
				Moraine state forest
23.
				Yellowstone Lake state park
24.
				Newport state park
25. Blue Mound
				state park
26. Copper Falls state
				park
27. Council Grounds state
				park
28. Harrington Beach state
				park
29. Merrick state
				park
30. Whitefish Dunes state
				park
31. Governor Nelson state
				park
35. Chippewa Moraine state
				recreation area
36. Rib Mountain
				state park
37. Amnicon Falls state
				park
38. Big Bay state
				park
39. Browntown - Cadiz Springs
				state recreation area
40. Brunet
				Island state park
41. Buckhorn
				state park
42. Kinnickinnic state
				park
43. Natural Bridge state
				park
44. Nelson Dewey state
				park
45. New Glarus Woods state
				park
46. Roche-A-Cri state
				park
47. Rocky Arbor state
				park
48. Tower Hill state
				park
49. Governor Knowles state
				forest - St. Croix campground
50.
				Capital Springs Centennial state park and recreation area
51. Governor Thompson state park
52. Mill Bluff state park
53. Aztalan state park
54. Parfrey's Glen state natural
				area
55. Dells of the Wisconsin
				River state natural Area - Cambrian Overlook
56. Straight Lake state park
57. Menominee River state park and recreation
				area
Note:
The correct name is Menominee River state
				  recreation area.
58.
				Glacial Drumlin state trail - Sandhill Station
(f) Admission fees shall be waived at all
				state parks, state recreation areas, and state forest vehicle admission areas
				as follows:
2. Persons with disabilities and
				their personal care attendants brought by a nonprofit organization recognized
				by the internal revenue service under
				26 USC
				501(c) (1) or (3) whose
				primary purpose is the improvement of the mental or physical health of the
				individual. Applications on department forms for the fee waiver shall be
				received by the property for which the fee waiver is sought along with proof of
				nonprofit status at least 7 days prior to arrival.
Note:
A copy of the form may be obtained from
				  state park and forest offices.
4. For vehicles in which persons are picking
				up or dropping off juvenile group campers.
5. For off-road motorcycles as defined in s.
				NR
				45.03(15) and mopeds, when trailered
				or towed into the property and motor-powered hang gliders (commonly called
				ultralights) flown or trailered into the property for operation in the special
				use zone of the Bong state recreation area.