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Ada Lake Recreation Area is tucked away from the hustle and bustle of some of the more popular recreation sites on the Lakewood-Laona District. It has many amenities of the other recreation areas, just not all the crowds. There are plenty of sites to see on the district and Ada Lake Recreation area can serve as a home base. Clear water, a sandy beach, and a blue sky are all it takes for many to have a memorable camping experience. Ada Lake Campground offers this and more. The exceptionally clear water makes it great for swimming, and the lake contains northern pike, bass, rainbow trout, and panfish. Another nice feature is the boat landing which makes the lake easily accessible to non-motorized boats. The Ada Lake Recreation Area is near popular local site-seeing spots Quartz Hill, Jone’s Springs Area, Cathedral Pines and Knowles Creek Interpretive Trail. So, if you like to camp, swim, boat and fish then the Ada Lake Recreation Area is the place for you, conveniently located just 5 minutes southwest of Wabeno. Ada Lake is one of our dog friendly recreation areas.
• From Wabeno, drive north 0.8 mile on Highway 32 to Highway 52. Turn left (west) on Highway 52 and drive 7.0 miles to FR 2126. Continue straight on FR 2126 for 0.4 mile to FR 2620. Turn left on FR 2620 and drive 1.2 miles to campground.
• From Laona, drive south 8.0 miles on Highway 32 to Highway 52. Turn right (west) on Highway 52 and drive 7.0 miles to FR 2126. Continue straight on FR 2126 for 0.4 mile to FR 2620. Turn left on FR 2620 and drive 1.2 miles to campground.
Beautiful area, great beach. Bright lights on the front of vault toilet buildings shine outward in all directions and completely ruin the dark of night for tent campers in many of the nicest sites here. The lighting is completely out of character for a rustic national forest campground. Fortunately I’ve not seen these sorts of lights installed at other campgrounds on the Chequamegon Nicolet. Otherwise a very nice campground worth a visit.
The water pump by the lakeside campsites furthest into the loop was not working when we visited. Just one water spout was working at the campground entrance kiosk.
All sites here are first-come, first-served as of 2022, but at least some sites are slated to become reservable on the federal recreation website starting in 2023.
Quiet, out of the way campground. Only 19 sites. Site 10 is great. Only pit toilets. No showers.
On my way from Toronto to Minneapolis, after passing the town of Laona, I arrived at Ada Lake Campground in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. I spoke to the campground host, a very nice gentleman, then drove around and picked campsite #10 [N45° 22.136' W88° 43.888'], very close to the lake. I quickly set up the tent, went for a short hike at the campground and around the lake and then admired the sunset. Very nice campground!
Amazingly magical campground! Try to snag yourself a lake front spot if possible. The beach is well taken care of and great for kids and adults. The campground host was super friendly and helpful. He kept the bathrooms tidy and frequently picked up any garbage he found (most campers are respectful and cleanup after themselves)
There is a water fountain and tap for filling up large water containers. Recycling and trash bins. Super clean pit toilets.
