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Lake Wissota State Park, Chippewa Falls, WI

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Sports & Outdoors

Lake Wissota State Park

A Wisconsin state park northeast of Chippewa Falls with campsites, trails, a swimming beach, and lake recreation.

Chippewa Falls, WI

About Lake Wissota State Park

This Wisconsin state park sits near Chippewa Falls and offers quiet campsites, hiking, biking, and horseback riding trails, picnic and playground areas, and a swimming beach. The park lies beside a large man-made lake where visitors often boat, canoe, kayak, and water ski during summer. Wikipedia describes the park as a smaller area of pine and hardwood forest and prairie, and notes a trail connection of about 17.5 miles to Brunet Island State Park.

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