2015 I Heart Wisconsin River Trip State Natural Area Boat landings people could meet me Ruth Oppedahl Help needed Campsite or lodging [email protected] Bird City/Important Bird Area (IBA) Dams/portages Event Date Mile Daily milesFacility Name 9/26 Sat 0 Dam Lac Vieux Desert Park
Sunday - Wisconsin Creek
9/27 Sun 5 Road Hwy 45 boat landing 9/27 Sun 12 Campsite Razorback Rd 9/27Sun 12 Outfitter Rohr's Wilderness Tours 9/27Sun13 Road Rummel's Rd 9/27 Sun 13 13 Campsite Rummels Rd
Monday 10-20 IBA Central Northern Highlands 9/28 Mon 15 Road Heart Lake Rd 9/28 Mon 19 Road Conover, Co K boat landing 9/28 Mon 23 Campsite Buctabon Cr 9/28 Mon 25 Road River Rd boat landing 9/28 Mon 25 Campsite 9/28Mon35 Road Cty G boat landing L 30-35 IBA Upper Wisconsin River Wetlands-Pines 9/28 Mon 35 Eagle River (Vilas County) 9/28Mon35 22 Stay w friends in Eagle River
Tuesday 9/29 Tue 41 Dam Otter Rapids Dam 500' portage 9/29 Tue 46 Road Hwy 70 side access 9/29 Tue 47 12 Campsite DNR
Wednesday- Rainbow Flowage 48 IBA Rainbow Flowage and Peatlands 9/30 Wed 48 Road Cty O boat landing 9/30 Wed Gauge Rainbow Lake #05391000 9/30 Wed 58 Road Rainbow Reservoir boat landing (no overnight parking) 9/30 Wed 58 Dam Rainbow Dam 450' portage steps 9/30 Wed 59 Road Cty D boat landing 9/30 Wed 60 13 Campsite DNR Rainbow Rapids Class I rapids
Thursday 10/1 Thu 61 Road River Rd Bridge boat landing 10/1 Thu 61 Park Newbold Park launch, picnic, water, restrooms 10/1 Thu 64 Campsite Horsehead Creek 10/1 Thu 69 Road McNaughton Bridge 10/1 Thu 76 Road River Rd boat landing 10/1 Thu 80 Rhinelander (Oneida County) 10/1 Thu 80 20 Stay w friends in Rhinelander Help with portage
Friday- Hat Falls 10/2 Fri Angel 10/2 Fri 80 Park Hodag Park boat landing Beach, picnic, landing 10/2 Fri 80 Dam Rhinelander Dam 1/3 mi left call to open gate or take 1 mi portage on city streets Paddle Rhinelader to Hat Rapids 10/2 Fri 87 Dam Hat Rapids L 500' portage rocky put-in 10/2 Fri 91 Portage Hat Rapids Class II rapids can portage C 300' over rocky island trail 10/2 Fri 91 Meet below dam 10/2 Fri 87 Road Hat Rapids Hydro boat launch 10/2 Fri 91 Road Access off Camp 10 Rd 10/2 Fri 95??? 15 Campsite Cabin
Saturday - Lake Alice & Lake Mohawksin 10/3 Sat 99 Road Cty A private landing 10/3 Sat 100 Road Horseshoe Rd off Cty A 10/3Sat 100 Campsite Sure-Wood Forest on Lake Alice 715-453-9428 10/3 Sat 104 Dam King's Dam L 500' groomed portage 10/3Sat 104 Road King Rd below dam 10/3 Sat 104 Tomahawk Library--Stop in and say hi, meet reporter 10/3 Sat 107 Tomahawk (Lincoln County) 10/3 Sat 107 12 Stay w NRF member in Tomahawk or camp at SARA Park
Sunday 10/4Sun Angel shuttle 10/4Sun 107-108 skip Road 10/4 Sun 111 skip Dam Tomahawk Dam L 300' to wood canoe slide 10/4 Sun 111 skip Road Boat landing below dam 10/4 Sun 118 skip Dam Grandmother Dam R 400' steps below power house 10/4 Sun 118 Start Road Boat landing below dam 10/4 Sun 121 Road Rock Falls boat landing 10/4 Sun 122 Road Lincoln Cty E bridge on right 10/4 Sun 124 Dam Grandfather Dam paddle diversion channel, L 1/3mi portage 10/4 Sun 124 Road Boat landing below dam 10/4 Sun 126 Road Camp New Wood County Park boat launch 10/4Sun 126 Campsite Camp New Wood County Park 10/4 Sun 126 Campsite Merrill School Forest call for lodging? 10/4Sun 131 Road Lokemoen Rd boat landing L 10/4 Sun 134 Road Council Grounds SP boat landing (left) & WPSC boat landing off Sunset Dr (right) 10/4 Sun 134 Dam Alexander Dam L800' thru Council Grounds State Park 10/4 Sun 134 16 Campsite Council Grounds State Park
Monday 10/5 Mon 137 Road City of Merrill Otis Park boat landing 10/5 Mon 138 Dam Merrill Dam L 600' paved portage 10/5 Mon 138 Merrill (Lincoln County) 10/5 Mon 138 Road Riverside Park boat landing (right) 10/5 Mon 147 Road Pine Bluff Rd (left) 10/5 Mon 150 Road Granite Heights access (left) 10/5 Mon 153 Dam old Browkow Dam Optional portage R before concrete abutments 10/5 Mon 155 Stop Schofield Park Boat landing (right) 10/5 Mon Wausau (Marathon County) 155 Bird City Wausau 10/5 Mon 155 21 Stay w NRF member in Wausau
Tuesday- Wetland and Island exploration upstream of Point Angel 10/6 Tue 160 skip Road Oak Isl Boat landing L, Riverside Park Boat Landing R 10/6 Tue 160 skip Dam Wausau Dam Tale right channel, L 400' portage 10/6 Tue 162 skip Road Memorial Park boat landing L and DC Everst Park boat landing R 10/6 Tue 163 skip Road Bluegill Bay Park boat landing R 10/6 Tue 166 skip Dam Rothschild Dam R 1/3 mi portage 10/6 Tue 166 skip Road Domtar boat landing below dam R 10/6 Tue 176 skip Dam Mosinee Dam Call, 1 hr wait Lake Tue 176 skip Road River Park above dam R Dubay Tue 179 skip Road Beans Edy Rd boat landing R 10/6 Tue 185 skip Road Sea Gull Ln boat landing L 10/6 Tue 185 skip Road Lilac Rd boat landing R 10/6 Tue 189 skip Road DuBay Cty Park boat landing 10/6 Tue 189 skip Campsite Portage County-DuBay Park R 10/6 Tue 190 skip Dam DuBay Dam L 750' portage 10/6 Tue 190 skip Road Old Hwy 51 boat landing above dam 10/6 Tue 190 skip Road Boat landing below dam 10/6 Tue 192 skip Campsite River's Edge Flowage Tue 197 skip Road Hwy 10 R north of Point and flowage 10/6 Tue Day Trip Explore Wis River wetlands and islands with Wisconsin Wetlands Assn Tracy Hames and UWSP students Second Lake Landing or First Lake Landing --this is really a local paddle in and around the many islands just upstream of Stevens Point. Not a big water travel day. 201-205 Bird City Stevens Point 10/6 Tue 201-205 Stevens Point (Portage County) 10/6 Tue 202 26 Lodging
Wednesday 10/7 Wed 201 Depart Road Bukholt Park L 10/7 Wed 202 Road Pfiffneer Pioneer Park boat landing L 10/7 Wed 203 Dam Stevens Point Dam R 100' dirt rd 10/7 Wed 205 Dam Whiting Dam R 1/4 mi dirt rd 10/7 Wed 206 Dam Whiting Plover Dam R or 1 mile all the way 10/7 Wed 206 Road Al Tech Park boat landing R 10/7 Wed 207 Road Blue Heron Ln boat landing R 10/7 Wed 209 Road Galeckcke Park boat landing L 10/7 Wed 211 Campsite Ridgewood Campground 10/7 Wed 216 Road N Biron Dr boat landing L 10/7 Wed 216 Road River Rd boat landing R 10/7 Wed 10/7 Wed 218 16 Biron Dam 10/7 Wed 218 Stop Dam Biron Dam 1/4 mi R steep rip-rock 10/7 Wed 220-224 Wisconsin Rapids (Wood County) 220-224 Bird City Wisconsin Rapids 10/7 Wed 222 skip Dam Wis Rapids Dam 1 mile portage, call for portage help M-F 10/7 Wed 224 skip Road Ben Hanson park boat landing 10/7 Wed 225 skip Dam Centralia Dam 1/3 mi L golf course, woodedn steps 10/7 Wed 226 skip Dam Port Edwards Dam 1/2 mi steep path, wooded trail 10/7 Wed 231 skip Dam Nekoosa Dam 1.5 mi thru town R 10/7 Wed 232 Road Nekoosa Boat Landing at sewage treatment plant 10/7 Wed 234 Road Plank Hill boat landing R 10/7 Wed 235 Campsite Deer Trail Campground 10/7 Wed 237 Road Wood Cty Day Use Area boat landing L 10/7 Wed 239 Road 3rd Street boat landing R 10/7 Wed 239 Road Chester Creek Boat landing L 10/7 Wed 242-252 Road numerous boat landings on Petenwell Flowage 10/7 Wed 246 14 Campsite Wilderness Park R 10/7 Wed 248 Campsite Petenwell Park L 10/7 Wed 253 Dam Petenwell Dam .4 mile portage wooden canoe slide R 10/7 Wed 254 Road Hwy 21 wayside boat landing 10/7 Wed 257 Road Osprey Landing R 10/7 Wed 261 Road May's Point R 10/7 Wed 261 Road Little Roche a Cri boat landing 10/7 Wed 263 SNA Buckhorn Barrens 10/7 Wed 262-265 Campsite Buckhorn State Park 10/7 Wed 265 Campsite Adams Cty Castle Rock Park 10/7 Wed 265 Road Snug Harbor boat landing L 10/7 Wed 265 Road Adams Cty Castle Rock boat park R 10/7 Wed 267 Road Juneau Cty Castle Rock boat park R 10/7 Wed 267 Campsite Juneau Cty Castle Rock Park 10/7 Wed 268 Dam Castle Rock Dam 1/3 mi L portage 10/7 Wed 268 Road Wi River Power Co boat landing L 10/7 Wed 274 Campsite Castle Rock Resort & Campground 10/7 Wed 276 Campsite Point Bluff Resort 10/7 Wed 278 Road Lemonweir River, Two Rivers boat landing R 10/7 Wed 278 SNA Lemonweir Bottomlands 10/7 Wed 282 Road Town of Dell boat landing L 10/7 Wed 283 21 Lodging Stay at Weinholds
Thursday-Upper and Lower Dells 10/8 Thu 283 Angel 10/8 Thu 285 SNA Dells of the Wisconsin 10/8 Thu 287 SNA Black Hawk Island 10/8 Thu 288 Campsite Upham Woods 10/8 Thu 289 Dam Kilbourn Dam 1/4 mi L portage 10/8 Thu 289 Lower Dells 10/8 Thu 302 19 Campsite sand bar camping near Shack/Pine Island
Friday- Leopold Foundation 10/9 Fri 302 SNA Pine Island Savanna 10/9 Fri 305 Road Pine Island boat landing R 10/9 Fri 307 Leopold Shack R Say hello to staff 10/9 Fri 309 Road Sunset Park boat landing L 302-309 IBA Leopold -Pine Island 10/9 Fri 310 Portage (Columbia County) 10/9 Fri 315 Road Waterfront Rd/Thunderbird Dr boat access R 10/9 Fri 317 Road Dekorra boat landing 10/9 Fri 319-328 Lake Wisconsin 10/9 Fri 323 21 Lodging
Saturday- Lake Wisconsin and enter Lower Wis River
Lake Wis Sat 323 Road Rest Park boat landing L 10/10 Sat 323 Happy Hollow boat landing L 10/10 Sat 323 Tipperary Point boat landing L 10/10 Sat 327 Road Okee boat landing L 10/10 Sat 329 Road Lake Dr boat landing L 10/10 Sat 331 Road Moon Velly boat landing R 10/10 Sat 332 Road Sauk Cty boat landing 10/10 Sat 335 Dam Prairie du Sac dam 400' L 336-338 Prairie du Sac/Sauk City (Sauk County) 336 Bird City Prairie du Sac 10/10 Sat 336 13 campsite Veteran Memorial Park 25 campsites in Prairie du Sac
Sunday- Prairie du Sac to Spring Green 338 Bird City Sauk City 10/11 Sun 339 Road Lueders Rd R 10/11 Sun 339 Sauk City (Sauk County) 10/11 Sun 340 SNA Mazomanie Oak Barrens 10/11 Sun 341 SNA Ferry Bluff 10/11 Sun 342 Mazomanie (Dane County) 10/11 Sun 342 SNA Mazomanie Bottoms 10/11 Sun 350 Arena (Iowa County) 10/11 Sun 358 SNA Tower Hill Bottoms 10/11 Sun 360 Spring Green (Sauk County) Angel Take out Hwy 14 at bridge 360 Bird City Spring Green 336-412 IBA Lower Wisconsin River 10/11 Sun 367 SNA Bakkens' Pond 10/11 Sun 368 Otter Creek
Monday- Buena Vista to Muscada 10/12 Mon 375 Buena Vista 10/12 Mon 375 SNA Gotham Jack Pine Barrens 10/12 Mon 376 SNA Avoca Prairie and Savanna 10/12 Mon 379 SNA Orion Mussel Bed 10/12 Mon 10/12 Mon 383 Muscoda (Grant County) 10/12 Mon 385 24 Campsite Muscoda village park
Tuesday-Blue River to Boscobel 10/13 Tue 392 SNA Blue River Bluffs 10/13 Tue 394 SNA Richwood Bottoms 10/13 Tue 400 Boscobel (Grant County) 10/13 Tue 410 25 Campsite sand bar camping
Wednesday- Wauzeka to Wyalusing 10/14 Wed 412 SNA Wauzeka Bottoms 412 IBA Lower Kickapoo River 10/14 Wed 417 Millville 10/14 Wed 419 9 Road US Hwy 18 Bridgeport Boat landing and parking lot w easy shuttle to Wyalusing boat landing 10/14 Wed 427 SNA Wyalusing Hardwood Forest 10/14 Wed 428 SNA Wyalusing Walnut Forest 428 Bird City Prairie du Chien 428 IBA Wyalusing to Nelson Dewey 10/14 Wed 428 18 Off river Wyalusing State Park 429 19 County Boat Landing