Juneau County offers a wealth of outdoor recreational areas administered by federal, state, county, and local agencies. In fact, we have a total of 68 parks - about 75,000 acres in all. Half the county is forested. With our waysides, recreational trails, and 57 lakes and public boat accesses, it's easy to see why our 'backyard' is a recreational paradise.

If you go all the way down to the bottom of this page, you'll find maps and registration forms for the county campgrounds that you can download and print.

Castle Rock Park has over 300 campsites on 160 acres.  It is located on Highway G about seven miles from Mauston, Wisconsin, on Beautiful Castle Rock Lake which covers 16,000 acres. Amenities at the park include spots for tents and trailers and RV's, showers, flush toilets, water, playgrounds, picnic tables, swimming (supervised beach), park officer, boating and boat access, fishing, water skiing, canoeing, grills, shelter, electricity, and concessions.

Camping reservations for Juneau County Castle Rock Park can be made at:  (608) 847-7089 (Mid May – September) or (608) 847-9389 (October – Mid May).

Wilderness Park is over 80 acres and has over 100 campsites for tent and trailer, electricity, toilets, boating, swimming, fishing, playground, picnic tables, concessions, grills, firewood, water, group camping, shelter, scenic trails, boat ramp, water skiing, and showers.  Wilderness Park itself is in Armenia Township and the address of the park is; 3650 21st Avenue, Necedah, WI  54646.

Camping reservations for Juneau County Wilderness Park can be made at:
(608) 565-7285 (Mid May – September) or (608) 847-9389 (October – Mid May). 

Kennedy Park, on the shores of the Lemonweir River, is situated within a 200 acre parcel of County Forest.  The park is located 3 miles north of New Lisbon on County Road M, and offers rustic camping with self-registration. There are 12 camping sites that are on a first come basis. The shelter can be reserved for $25 by calling the Parks office at 608-847-9389.  There is a boat landing for smaller boats and canoes, as well as playground equipment.  Kennedy Park is also home to the Wisconsin Bow Hunters Annual Bowshoot every September, which includes lots of demonstrations, Food, Vendors, and much more!  Call 608-562-3555 or 608-562-5213 for more information on the Bowshoot.  Just down the road; north, about six miles from Kennedy Park, you'll find Oak Ridge Ski Trail.  This nice trail is a 5-mile loop and used for cross country skiing, horseback riding and snowshoeing.

Buckhorn State Park includes a 4,500-acre park and wildlife area along the Castle Rock Flowage and Yellow River. Most of the 43 walk-in sites are along the Castle Rock Flowage and are accessible using available carts or by boat.  There are eleven family/drive-in sites and three group campsites, picnic and swimming areas, two picnic shelters with electric that are available for rentals, amphitheater, hiking and cross country ski trails, boat launches, canoe/kayak rentals, self guided canoe nature trail, accessible fishing pier and waterfowl hunting blinds, a two-story accessible wildlife blind, and an accessible cabin for people with disabilities. 

Camping reservations can be made through Reserve America at 1-888-947-2757 or online at www.wiparks.net. For further information contact Buckhorn State Park at (608) 565-2789 or visit the park's website at: www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/parks/specific/buckhorn.