OCONTO COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – While cleanup continues following last summer’s devastating windstorm, access to many roads, trails and campgrounds in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest has been restored.
The U.S. Forest Service says it is still working to clean up damage from the July 19, 2019, storm. The Forest Service says the storm impacted about 1,230 miles of roads and 2,000 miles of trails, and led to three developed campgrounds and several other camping sites to be closed.
While many roads and trails reopened last fall, some remain closed. Those include 11 miles in the Jones Spring area and the 18-mile Popple Ridge horse trails. Those trails may not open until the end of the 2021 season, or even later.
Additionally, while most developed recreation sites in the Lakewood area were able to reopen by Labor Day last year, the Boot Lake Campground remains closed. The Forest Service hopes to reopen the campground in 2020.
Most undeveloped camping sites have reopened. Fanny Lake, Jesse Lake, Perch Lake, Spruce Lake, Trickle Creek, Wayne King and Wischer Lake are expected to reopen this summer.
