Governor Thompson State Park

Geobox|Protected area
name = Governor Thompson State Park
category = Wisconsin State Park
category_iucn = V

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image_caption = Woods Lake
etymology_type = Named for
etymology = Tommy Thompson
country = United States
country_

state = Wisconsin
state_

state_type = State
region_type = County
region = Marinette
city_type = City
location = Crivitz
lat_d = 45
lat_m = 20
lat_s = 4
lat_NS = N
long_d = 88
long_m = 14
long_s = 52
long_EW = W
area_unit = acre
area_imperial = 2800
area_round = 1
established = 2000cite news|title=Governor Thompson State Park official flier|publisher=Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources|accessdate=2008-08-27]
map_locator = Wisconsin


management_body = Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Governor Thompson State Park is a 2,800 acre (10.5 km²) Wisconsin state park in development approximately 15 miles northwest of Crivitz. The park contains convert|6.5|mi|km of shoreline on the Caldron Falls Reservoir, part of the Peshtigo River, and convert|5300|ft|m of shoreline on two small kettle lakes. Adjacent lands are part of the Peshtigo River State Forest. The park was created in 2000, the centennial year of the Wisconsin state park system, and named after then-Governor Tommy Thompson.

The park opened in 2005 for day use activities. As of 2008, the park contains a headquarters, 16 miles of hiking trails, a boat landing (#13) on the Caldron Falls flowage, and a picnic area along the west shore of Woods Lake. Further amenities are being installed. Planned activities include: a campgrounds, indoor and outdoor group campgrounds, playground, and an amphitheater. [cite web|url=http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/master_planning/completed_archive/parks_trails/govt/gov_thompson_final.pdf|title=Master Plan for Governor Thompson State Park|date=September 2004|publisher=Wisconsin Department of Transportation|accessdate=2008-08-27|format=pdf]

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References

External links

* [http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/parks/specific/govthompson/ Governor Thompson State Park] official site