Camping at Lake Wissota State Park (WI)

Recently I spent a weekend camping in Lake Wissota State Park, located just outside of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. It was a fun weekend, as we enjoyed our time in the park and in town.

We had a nice wooded campsite, and set up two tents for six of us. The campsite had the usual, a fire ring and a picnic table, but also had plenty of firewood-enough, in fact, that we didn't need to purchase any at the park.

We left our campsite on one of the days to do some hiking around the park. One of the trails followed the lake and took us to a beach and playground. The playground was pretty nice, as it included a mini climbing wall! We took another trail back to the other end of the park, which led us through the woods, and eventually to a lookout over the lake. It was a good view on a beautiful day.


Later, we headed into Chippewa Falls to check out Irvine Park & zoo. The highlights were seeing a tiger, seeing Glen Loch dam, and going inside a small cave. Pretty cool park for a small town! Next stop was the Leinenkugel brewery, where we went on a brewery tour and sampled some of the brew-a great way to cool down!

We had a great time at the State park and in Chippewa Falls that weekend, and I'm sure we will keep the area on the radar for future trips.