Pattison State Park

Camping

This is a popular, RV/trailer friendly campground that is also excellent for tent camping. The campsites are spread out in a hardwood and pine forest and every site is partial to fully shaded. Most sites are surrounded by dense stands of balsam fir to provide pleasant levels of seclusion.

Interfalls Lake and the Park’s main day use area, including the swimming beach, picnic grounds, childrens playground, CCC Shelter Building, hiking trails, and the accessible paved trail to Big Manitou Falls, are all within walking distance of the campground. A pet picnic area and a pair of horshesoe pits are located across from site #1.

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There are 59 campsites available for tent and RV/trailer camping. 54 sites are pull-through and 5 are back-in. 19 pull-through sites offer electric hook-up and all other sites are non-electric. Sites #26 and #27 (back-in, non-electric) may be combined as a double site to accomodate up to 16 people. Sites #36E and #15 are ADA accessible and site #35 is the campground host. Every campsite is reservable (excluding the host site).

Drinking water fountains with spigots for filling containers are located throughout the campground. Other amenities include a shower building (running water, accessible heated showers, accessible flush toilets), and acessible vault toilets. Firewood is available ($ fee) from the park office. A dump station is located at the north end of the main day use area parking lot and is free for registered campers ($ fee for non-registered campers).

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Backpack Camping

Three backpack campsites are next to the Black River, about a 1.6-mile hike from the main day use area parking lot. The sites are named ‘White Birch’, ‘White Pine’, and ‘Balsam’. Each has a level tent area, fire ring, picnic table, and a bench. A pair of vault toilets are at the junction of the campsite trails and a three-sided shelter is on the Oak Ridge Trail.

White Birch is set back from the river on a shady rise among birch and hardwoods. White Pine is in an idyllic setting next to the river at the base of three huge white pines. This spacious campsite is spread out on a level bank, eight feet above the river. Balsam is also in an idyllic, shady, riverside setting surrounded by balsam firs and conifers on a level bank several feet above the river. All three sites are out of sight from each other.

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Trails & Places
Season

The State Park and campground are open year-round. Most water facilities are shut down for the cold-weather season:

  • Bathhouse will be turned off September 1st.
  • Shelter building and Shower building will be turned off the second week of October (usually).
  • All water fountains and the dump station will be turned off at night when temperatures approach freezing, but turned back on during the day if temperatures are warm enough.
  • The water is turned off to protect water lines from freezing. However, the pit toilets located in the campground are open year round. Also, after the water has been turned off to the campground, visitors can get water from the park office when it is open.
Registration

A staffed office is at the Park entrance. You may register and pay for a site at the office, or reserve online, or by phone (1.888.947.2757). Campsites must be reserved or registered before occupying a site. Campsites may be reserved on the day of your arrival, or up to 11 months in advance. Campers must be finished setting up by 11:00 pm. A Wisconsin State Park & Forest Vehicle Admission Sticker is required (daily or annual).

Park Office GPS: 46.537200, -92.118590

Campground Stats
  • Total Number of Sites: 62
  • RV & Tent Campsites: 59
  • Tent Only Campsites: 0
  • Backpack Campsites: 3
  • Group Campsites: 1 (double site)
  • Reservable Campsites: 59
Campground Amenities
  • Drinking water (water fountains)
  • Shower building (running water, accessible heated showers, flush toilets)
  • Accessible vault toilets
  • Accessible trails
  • Garbage & recycling
Campsite Amenities
  • Electric Hookup: 19
  • Non-Electric: 43
  • Fire ring
  • Picnic table
  • All sites offer at least partial shade
RV & Camping Trailer Info
  • RV/Trailer Dump Station: Yes
State Park Amenities
  • Staffed Office
  • Parking areas
  • Drinking water (water fountain & hand pump)
  • Restrooms (running water, accessible flush toilets)
  • Accessible vault toilets
  • Reservable indoor shelter (electric outlets)
  • Bathhouse (running water, accessible restrooms, changing stalls)
  • Accessible pathways (paved & crushed stone)
  • Picnic grounds (shade, lawn, tables, grills)
  • Pet picnic area (shade, lawn, tables, grills, lake access)
  • Sand volleyball court
  • Children's playground
  • Horseshoe pits
  • Basketball halfcourt
  • Firewood ($ fee)
  • Soda vending machines
  • Dump station
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  • Pets Allowed? Yes
  • Wisconsin State Park Pet Policies*
Concessions & Rentals

Firewood ($)
Soda vending machines
No rentals

State Park Recreation
  • Black River
  • Big Manitou Falls
  • Little Manitou Falls
  • Rocky Gorge
  • Scenic river area (falls & rapids)
  • Interfalls Lake
  • Swimming
  • Lake paddling
  • Picnicking
  • Boreal forest
  • Hiking
  • Tent & RV/trailer camping
  • Backpack camping
  • Gitche Gumee Nature Center
  • Cross-country skiing
  • Snowshoeing
Managing Agency & Info
  • Wisconsin DNR
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  • Pattison State Park
    6294 S State Rd 35
    Superior, WI 54880
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  • Hours: Pattison State Park is open year-round from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.
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  • Phone: 715.399.3111
  • Official Website: Pattison State Park
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  • Access Fee: Yes
    A Wisconsin State Park System vehicle admission sticker is required on all motor vehicles stopping in state parks, forests and recreation areas (daily or annual).
Local Gas & Services
  • Superior is 10 miles away
    (restaurants, grocery, supplies, convenience store, gas & services, laundromat)
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  • Distances are from the campground entrance.
    An asterisk* indicates an external link.