Big Falls County
Park is located off CTH Q and CTH
K in the town of Seymour. This 135 acre
park attracts both young and old to this
portion of the Eau Claire River where it
washes over mammoth outcroppings of granite
rock. Here one can enjoy wading in the river
and sunbathing on the sand during the summer
months.Picnickers
are offered scenic outings as they pass
their leisure time among the granite outcroppings.
Picnic tables and pit toilets are available.
Daily/annual vehicle entrance passes are
required.From Eau
Claire take CTH Q east off US HWY 53 9 miles
and turn right on CTH N to the parking lot.
Coon Fork Lake County Park and Campground-The
campground is located on the east side of
Coon Fork Lake, and is for use by registered
campers and their guests. Currently full
access camping fees are charged from May
1 through September 15. Facilities include:
a boat landing (only electric trolling motors
are allowed on the lake); dumping station;
a swimming beach; volleyball court; playgrounds;
toilet facilities; water pumps; two shower
buildings; hiking trails, and boat and canoe
rentals. Reduced rates are charged the rest
of the year with limited facilities available.There
is a total of 88 campsites in loops A, B,
and C. Of those 54 are reservable (5 barrier-free
with electricity, 12 lakeside, 22 electric,
15 non-electric) and 34 non-reservable (10
electric, 12 lakeside, and 12 non-reservable).
Each campsite is provided with a picnic
table, trash bag, fire ring, and bench.
Check out time for all campsites is 3:00
p.m. Loop D-Completed
in 2002, this "BIG RIG FRIENDLY"
loop contains 20 larger campsites for use
by self-contained camping units only. A
self-contained camping unit is defined as
"A camping unit that contains at a
minimum a water storage facility and toilet
facility that discharges to a liquid waste
holding tank that is an integral part of
the unit or to a sewage disposal system."
Each site has 50 amp electric service and
water hook-ups. Sixteen sites are reservable
(includes 9 pull through with one being
barrier-free) and 4 non-reservable (includes
1 pull-through). Barrier
Free Sites-Six barrier-free campsites are
available for use by disabled persons. These
sites are reservable and have electric hookups,
elevated fire rings/cooking grates, wheelchair
accessible picnic tables, and hard surfacing.
These six sites will be available for use
by people without disabilities only after
all other sites are filled. The last two
sites may be subject to a one-night stay
if a disabled person makes a request by
noon of the next day. The last site must
then be vacated by 3:00 p.m.From
Augusta go 1 mile east on US HWY 12 then
left onto CTH CF 5 miles to this 383 acre
park. The park is approximately 30 miles
from Eau Claire.
Harstad Park and
Campground-overlooks the Eau Claire
River, giving this 43 acre park many scenic
views. This park is for those who enjoy
the quietness of nature, with no electricity
or running water. The park offers facilities
to accommodate the family or large group
gatherings including a large reservable
open shelter and ball field. Because of
its access to the Eau Claire River, fishing
and canoeing are favorite pastimes for many
park visitors.The
campground is for use by registered campers
and their guests. The campground includes
27 campsites, playground equipment, picnic
tables, fire rings, firewood, pit toilets,
and a hand pump for drinking water. There
are nightly and weekly camping rates. The
maximum length of stay on a campsite is
fourteen nights.This
is a self-registering campground. Registration
forms and instructions are located near
the entrance of the campground. Registration
must be completed within 30 minutes of occupying
a campsite.
From Augusta take US HWY 12 west 2 miles
and turn right onto CTH AF for 3 miles to
CTH HHH then 0.25 miles to the park entrance
Lake Altoona County Park-
is located on the south shore of Lake Altoona,
just a few miles from downtown Eau Claire.
The park's boat landing provides easy access
to the 840 acre lake. Facilities include
a clubhouse and shelter for family or business
gatherings, a large beach area, changing
facilities, cooking grills, sand volleyball
courts, horseshoe pits and a playground.
There are no lifeguards on duty, swimming
will be done at your own riskTake
US HWY 53 north, exit at River Prairie Drive
(Exit #89) and turn right (east), turn right
at yield sign onto 10th Street West, turn
left onto Lake Road, then left onto Park
Road and left again onto Beach Road to the
park entrance. Watch for signs
Lake Eau Claire
County Park is located on South
Shore Drive CTH SD on the west end of Lake
Eau Claire approximately five miles north
of Augusta off Highway 27. The park has
a clubhouse, five picnic shelters and a
barbecue pit shelter all reservable and
with electricity. There is a ball diamond,
two volleyball courts, numerous horseshoe
pits, and playground at the park. There
are two mooring docks on the Lake Eau Claire
channel with barrier-free fishing accessibility.The
clubhouse is 40' x 100' with a large fireplace
and can seat approximately 130 people with
an additional 60 people in the attached
screened-in porch. The porch can be reserved
separately or in conjunction with the clubhouse.Lake
Eau Claire - take STATE HWY 27 north of
Augusta about 5 miles to CTH SD, turn right
and go 0.25 miles to the park.
L.L. Phillips Park
is a 76 acre area of outdoor education
as well as recreation. Because of the park's
diversity, including pine plantation, oxbow
lake, Seven Mile Creek, stands of aspen,
spruce, and oak, Phillips Park offers a
fine educational experience. A nature trail
of 1.2 miles in length meanders through
the park offering a brochure-guided tour
to nature lovers. Daily/annual vehicle entrance
passes are required.Trout
habitat development structures have been
installed by Department of Natural Resources
Fish Management personnel along Seven Mile
Creek within the park to enhance fishing
opportunities.A picnic
shelter, picnic tables, pit toilets, and
a hand pump for drinking water are available.Take
US HWY 53 north of Eau Claire to CTH Q,
turn right and proceed onto CTH QQ approximately
5 miles to the park.
Lowes Creek County
Park is a
250 acre park located just a couple miles
south of Eau Claire off S. Lowes Creek Road
in the town of Washington. Lowes Creek,
a trout stream which flows through the park,
is spanned with a bridge giving hiking and
skiing access to both sides of the creek.
In addition to fishing, the park has approximately
5 miles of fitness/hiking and ski trails
which are also open for mountain biking.
Winter snowshoe/pet walking trails are groomed
to separate these recreation uses from ski
trails. A picnic shelter and pit toilets
are located adjacent to the parking lot.
Daily/annual vehicle entrance passes are
required.Take US HWY
93 south of Eau Claire to Golf Road, turn
right, go 1.5 miles to S. Lowes Creek Road,
turn left and proceed 1.5 miles to the park
entrance.
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