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Boot Lake Campground overlooks its namesake -- 263-acre Boot Lake. Bask in the sun on the beautiful beach and then take a relaxing dip in the lake, or enjoy the fishing. Boot Lake contains walleye, northern pike, bass, musky, and panfish. In addition, several nearby streams offer excellent trout fishing, and the Wolf River provides fishing, kayaking, rafting, and first-class canoeing opportunities. The Jones Spring Non-Motorized Area is nearby, and offers hiking, hunting, and cross-country skiing. Generally, use at this popular campground is heavy throughout the summer.
The Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest has an abundance of outdoor recreation opportunities. Those most enjoyed at Boot Lake are fishing, swimming, kayaking, and canoeing. Due to the clarity of the water Scuba diving has become increasingly popular.
Boot Lake Campground has 34 sites. More than half of the sites can accommodate campers of 30’ and some of the sites are tent only. Drinking water, vault toilets, swim beach, picnic area, and a boat landing are also provided at this location. All roads are paved.
This campground sits on the northwest corner of Boot Lake, in a quiet finger of the lake. The campground is a mix of hardwoods and pine. Boot Lake is a high quality clear lake and has a maximum depth of 38 feet.
Jones Springs Non-Motorized Area is just west of Boot Lake. It offers opportunities for hiking, hunting and cross-country skiing in the winter. There is a trail in the campground that connects into the Jones Springs hiking trails. The nearby Wolf River provides excellent opportunities for rafting and white water canoeing, and kayaking. The local community of Townsend is just north of the campground. The Cathedral Pines Trail is approximately four miles from the campground -- a must see at any time of the year.
From the intersection of Highway 32 and County Road T in Townsend, drive south on T 5.6 miles to the campground.
I got the privilege of helping the forest service clean this campground, it was a great experience. This place is beautiful.
Would give a 5 Star except for the fact Locals around the Lake are very inconsiderate. If you like fishing or kayaking, they don't care and will come within feet of you full speed causing waves.
As for the Campground, sites are very spacious. Very quiet even at night. Lake sites are not exactly on the lake, but close with a walking trail between you and the lake. Bathrooms clean. Beach nicely kept. However seems many do not know how to read. Had their dogs on the beach area and with no Camp Host, it was a free for all. Only one water pump worked and that was in beach area (after a hide and seek thru the woods found it) but water was yellow. Nice boat landing and plenty of spots to park your trailer. Whole parking lots and campground roads are paved which is nice. Best to visit Campground before making reservations to determine sites that would work for you. Some sites are smaller than what they state and some are on steep inclines which mean really jacking up the front of your trailer.
This is a great place to go camping. The beach and lake are nicely set up with a lot of sandy beach along the shore, but a grassy area in the back area. There is convenient access to a hiking trail (I posted a picture of the map showing the trails) from the campsite. The Cathedral of the Pines is also just a short car drive from the campsite. If you want a quiet sanctuary style walk, this is the place to go and the tree's are absolutely amazing. Nearby Townsend provides access to a few items should something be forgotten at home, but overall this campground is smack dab in the middle of the forest with just the sounds of nature and fellow campers at night. I've posted some additional pictures of one campsite that we use regularly. I'll add some more pictures of other sites next time we are up there. Signal is spotty at best for just about every network, but a better signal can be had near the lake. So if you want to connect with the outside world while camping, go somewhere else. If you want to disconnect and really get away from it all then this is a great place to be.
Update: July of 2019 saw a large number of trees uprooted and down throughout the campground which forced this campground to temporarily close. This is due to one storm that spawned straight line winds and several tornadoes. Boot Lake campground is closed for all of 2019. 2020 is still up in the air. Speaking with some rangers in the area, their hope is to have this campground cleared and open no later than mid 2020. So if you want to book in January online, it is likely that you will not be able to. I walked through the area in August and there is a LOT to clean up. So mid 2020 actually sounds reasonable. However, the beach and boat landing are still open and accessible, only the campground is closed.
This obviously has a low priority compared with all the cleanup required for the surrounding communities. Many residents are still in cleanup mode six weeks after the storm. We will see how 2020 plays out. There are other campgrounds available that were not affected by the storm.
Site Host was friendly and kept everything clean, always love the sites, was on site 16, though a lot of wind off the lake.
Been going here for 4 years now. Great sites…The bathrooms need to be cleaned more and make sure you get a site that the fire ring isn’t a tall one cause other wise no use to have a campfire. See in pics
