2017 WGA SPRING GEO CAMPOUT

Put this one on “Your Watchlist!” Marathon County’s Big Eau Pleine West Campground Reservable Shelter #19 will be the WGA Headquarters for the Wisconsin Geocaching Association’s 2017 Spring Geo Campout.

Shelter #19: N44 44.466 W089 51.193 GPS coordinates – accuracy within 100 feet

Big Eau Pleine Park is a sizeable park containing 1,450 acres of second-growth mixed hardwoods, forming a two-mile peninsula thrust deep into the waters of the Big Eau Pleine Reservoir. The majority of the park was gifted to Marathon County in 1937 by Consolidated Water Power Company.

WEST UNIT GROUP Campground is also close to the regular West Unit campground, boat launch, and WGA Headquarters. The WGA has reserved this Group site for Friday May 19th and Saturday May 20th. Only tents will be allowed at the Group Campground. Cost for this camping will be $10-15 per tent for one or both nights of May 19 and/or May 20th. Payment details will be coming soon.

WEST UNIT Campground and WGA Headquarters: 46 sites, all 46 sites have electricity; 2 water pumps, 2 vault restrooms, campsites with view of water, boat landing, self-registration station, dumpster, recycling station, picnic area, group campsite. Enclosed Shelter #19 has picnic tables, windows/sky lights, fireplace, covered wings, picnic tables, grills, fireplace. BEACH: 100 parking spaces (54 beach/46 other), 2 vault restrooms, changing rooms, open grassy area, 3 open shelters, BBQ shelter, 2 water pumps, horseshoe pits, playground equipment, scattered tables & grills. 39 parking spots in boat landing lot (14 cars & trailers/25 cars), dumpster, recycling station, paved path.

SOUTH UNIT Campground is within a short distance of the WGA Headquarters: 2 open shelters with 4 tables underneath, scattered picnic tables, grills, 2 boat landings, water pump, nature trails, horseshoe pits. South Unit Campground: 60 sites; 24 with electricity; 36 without electricity, 2 vault restrooms, dumpster, recycling station, water pump.

Marathon County Camping and Reservation Information weblink:

http://www.co.marathon.wi.us/Departments/ParksRecreationForestry/RecreationOpportunities/Camping.aspx

For Area Information and Lodging Contact the Mosinee Chamber of Commerce

** WGA MEMBER IDEAS AND VOLUNTEERS ** Want to help hide new caches for the Campout? Want to help plan and/or assist with activities? Contact [email protected] or [email protected]

LOOK FOR MORE DETAILS COMING TO THIS CACHE PAGE IN THE NEXT COUPLES OF WEEKS AFTER THE NEW WGA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING