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Governor Knowles State Forest Equestrian Campground CAMPING dnr.wi.gov (search keyword “state forest”) Stay the night or a few days in this tranquil equestrian playground With more than 40 miles of maintained, well-marked horse trails winding through breathtaking upland terrain and mulple forest types, Governor Knowles is your Northwoods desnaon for equestrian riding and camping. Trade River Equestrian Campground offers 40 campsites with picnic tables, fire rings and horse e lines. Electrical hookups are available for an addional fee at some sites, and firewood is available for purchase. Vault toilets and water are located throughout the campground. On-site self-registraon and advanced reservaon through Reserve America are available for campers. The campground and trails are open year-round, but roads are not plowed during the winter months. Welcome! Campground and trail maps inside! • Barrens Loop (brown signs) is the 21-mile main trail of the Trade River Equestrian Trail System. The trail takes the rider through forested and barrens habitat and is comprised of tote roads and fire lanes. The trail is rated easy with only one steep hill along the way. • Sunrise Shortcut (green signs) divides the Barrens Loop in half for those who want a shorter ride (approximately 12 miles). Aſter leaving the Barrens Loop Trail, this 3-mile shortcut meanders through scrub oaks, pine forests and up into some hardwoods. Riders frequently view birds of prey soaring overhead. • Wolf Creek Trail (red signs) is a 5-mile loop that travels east from the Barrens Loop toward Wolf Creek. The northern poron travels through a scenic forested area at different successional stages from old growth to young forest. The southern poron follows the St. Croix River Valley, home to a wide variety of wildlife including deer, ruffed grouse and many song birds. When The Trade River Day Use Area , just east of the equestrian campground, provides trail maps, water, restrooms, horse e lines and trail pass self-registraon on site. Another parking area with maps is available along the northern poron of the horse trail located at 340th Street and 290th Avenue. A Wisconsin State Trail Pass is required for riders 16 years and older. Trail Passes can be obtained through self-registraon at the trailhead or at a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Service Center. riders reach Wolf Creek they may at their own risk choose to tread the shallow rippling river, or cross the wooden bridge – somemes using it as a sounding board to compete with friends to determine whose horse has the purest gait. Riders frequently take this trail to Wolf Creek Tavern to enjoy a cold drink, burger or Friday night fish fry! • Riverview Trail (black signs) is the most popular and difficult trail on the state forest. The 3-mile segment begins at the Trade River Campground and runs south along a ridgetop overlooking the Trade River Valley. This very sandy path goes up steep embankments that can be quite eroded. Riders should give horses plenty of room when going up or down the trail and take their me. The overlook on this trail features a breathtaking view and is a popular place for photos and lunch. • Harris Loop (yellow signs) is a quick 2-mile loop trail located at the southwest corner of the Barrens Loop. This trail winds through stands of oak, jack pine and white pine.
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Governor Knowles State Forest
Equestrian CampgroundC A M P I N G
dnr.wi.gov (search keyword “state forest”)
Stay the night or a few days in this tranquil equestrian playgroundWithmore than 40 milesofmaintained,well-markedhorsetrailswindingthroughbreathtakinguplandterrainandmultipleforesttypes,GovernorKnowlesisyourNorthwoodsdestinationforequestrianridingandcamping.
Trade River Equestrian Campgroundoffers40campsiteswithpicnictables,fireringsandhorsetielines.Electricalhookupsareavailableforanadditionalfeeatsomesites,andfirewoodisavailableforpurchase.Vaulttoiletsandwaterarelocatedthroughoutthecampground.On-siteself-registrationandadvancedreservationthroughReserveAmericaareavailableforcampers.Thecampgroundandtrailsareopenyear-round,butroadsarenotplowedduringthewintermonths.
Welcome! Campgroundand trail maps
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• Barrens Loop(brownsigns)isthe21-milemaintrailoftheTradeRiverEquestrianTrailSystem.Thetrailtakestheriderthroughforestedandbarrenshabitatandiscomprisedoftoteroadsandfirelanes.Thetrailisratedeasywithonlyonesteephillalongtheway.
• Sunrise Shortcut(greensigns)dividestheBarrensLoopinhalfforthosewhowantashorterride(approximately12miles).AfterleavingtheBarrensLoopTrail,this3-mileshortcutmeandersthroughscruboaks,pineforestsandupintosomehardwoods.Ridersfrequentlyviewbirds ofpreysoaringoverhead.
• Wolf Creek Trail(redsigns)isa5-mileloopthattravelseastfromtheBarrensLooptowardWolfCreek.Thenorthernportiontravelsthroughascenicforestedareaatdifferentsuccessionalstagesfromoldgrowthtoyoungforest.ThesouthernportionfollowstheSt.CroixRiverValley,hometoawidevarietyofwildlifeincludingdeer,ruffedgrouseandmanysongbirds.When
The Trade River Day Use Area,justeastoftheequestriancampground,providestrailmaps,water,restrooms,horsetielinesandtrailpassself-registrationonsite.Another parking areawithmapsisavailablealongthenorthernportionofthehorsetraillocatedat340thStreetand290thAvenue.
AWisconsinStateTrailPassisrequiredforriders16yearsandolder.TrailPassescanbeobtainedthrough self-registrationatthetrailheadorataWisconsinDepartmentofNaturalResourcesServiceCenter.
ridersreachWolfCreektheymayattheirownriskchoosetotreadtheshallowripplingriver,orcrossthewoodenbridge–sometimesusingitasasoundingboardtocompetewithfriendstodeterminewhosehorsehasthepurestgait.RidersfrequentlytakethistrailtoWolfCreekTaverntoenjoyacolddrink,burgerorFridaynightfishfry!
• Riverview Trail(blacksigns)is the most popular and difficult trail on the state forest. The 3-mile segment begins attheTradeRiverCampgroundandrunssouthalongaridgetopoverlookingtheTradeRiverValley.Thisvery
sandypathgoesupsteepembankmentsthatcanbequiteeroded.Ridersshouldgivehorsesplentyofroomwhengoingupordownthetrailandtaketheir
time.Theoverlookonthistrailfeaturesabreathtakingviewandisapopularplaceforphotosandlunch.
• Harris Loop(yellowsigns)isaquick2-milelooptraillocatedatthesouthwestcorneroftheBarrensLoop.Thistrailwindsthroughstandsofoak,jackpineandwhitepine.
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Equestrian Campground – Governor Knowles State Forest
Othercampingopportunitiesinthestateforest include family camping at the St. Croix Family
Campground, group camping at the Sioux Portage Group Campground and backpack camping.
Governor Knowles State Forest is sustainably managed for wildlife, water quality, forest health andwoodproducts.Youmayencountertimber
cuttingoperationswithintheforest.
Trade River Equestrian Campground
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Equestrian Campground – Governor Knowles State Forest
1 Governor Knowles State Forest 715-463-28982 Brule River State Forest 715-372-5678
3 Flambeau River State Forest 715-332-52714 Northern Highland American Legion State Forest 715-542-3923
Come back soon! – and be sure to visit Wisconsin’s other Northern State Forests5 PeshtigoRiverStateForest715-757-39656 Black River State Forest 715-284-41037 Coulee Experimental State Forest 608-785-9007
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Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, PO Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707-7921 This publication can be made available in alternative formats (large print, Braille, audio tape, etc) upon request. Please call (608) 267-7494 for more information. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources provides equal opportunity in its employment, programs, services, and functions under an Affirmative Action Plan. If you have any questions, please write to Equal Opportunity Office, Department of Interior, Washington, D.C. 20240.
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Camping Permits• Forreservations,contactReserveAmericaanytime
at 1-888-947-2757 or www.reserveamerica.com. Reservationscanbemadeupto48hourspriortoarrivalandnomorethan11monthsinadvance.
• Only onewheeledcampingunitisallowedpersite.Thereisnolimitonthenumberoftents,providedtheyfitwithintheperimeterofthecampsite.
• All campers must obtain a camping permit. • Maximumcampingdurationis14 days within
any 21-day period. • A non-family group may not exceed 6 persons.
A“family”islimitedtoparent(s)anddependentchildrenandnotmorethantwoguests.
• Campingpermitsarevalidfrom3p.m.ofthefirstdayto 3 p.m. of the last day.Check-outtimeis3p.m.
• Electricalhookupsareavailableatsomesitesforanadditionalfee.Thefeeisthesamewhethertheelectricityisusedornot.
Campfires• Containfireswithinthemetalfireringprovided
ateachsite,andforthehealthofyourfellowcampers,pleasedon’t burn trash.
• Don’tleaveyourfireunattendedandbesuretoextinguishitcompletelybeforeleavingyourcampsite.
• FirewoodisavailableforsaleattheTradeRiverEquestrianCampground.Toprotectourforest,firewoodmustbepurchasedwithin 10 miles of thecampground.DATCP-certifiedfirewoodorgathereddeadanddownwoodfromtheStateForestisalsopermitted.Forthehealthoftheforest, do not cut live trees or brush.
• Charcoalandgasgrillsareallowed.Carefullydisposeofusedcharcoal.
Sanitary Facilities• Tomaintainsafedrinkingwater,pleasedo not
wash dishes at the pump.• Asanitarydumpstationislocatednearthe
registrationbuildingattheTradeRiverEquestrianCampground.
• Safedrinkingwaterisprovided.• Pleasekeepthecampgroundclean.Dispose all
horse manure and hay in the horse manure pits.
Pets/Horses• Petsmust be on a leashnolongerthan8feet
whileincampgroundsandotherdesignatedareas. Pleasecleanupafteryourpets.
• Portablepensmaybeusedbutmustbesetupinthetielinearea.
• Pleasesecurehorsestotielinesratherthantrees.
Motor Vehicles• AllvehiclesintheTradeRiverEquestrian
CampgroundmusthaveaWisconsinStateParksandForestadmissionstickerorpaytherequireddailyusefee.
• Nomorethantwo vehiclesmaybeparkedatthecampsite.Keepvehiclesongravelpads.
• Parkextravehiclesattheregistrationbuilding.
Noise• Atnotimemaythenoisefromyourcampsite
interferewiththeenjoymentofyourfellowcampers.Campersmayoperategeneratorsbetweenthehoursof7a.m.and8p.m.Permissiontooperategeneratorsmayberevokedifgeneratorsareexcessivelyloud.Pleaserespectyourfellowcampersandonlyusegeneratorswhennecessary.
Camping Privileges:FellowcampersandStateForeststaffappreciateyourcooperationand compliancewiththeseregulations.Violationmayresultincitationsand/orlossofcampingprivileges.
For Emergency, DIAL 911ForadditionalinformationcontacttheGovernorKnowlesStateForestHeadquartersat325WestStateRoad70,Grantsburg,WI54840.
Telephone 715-463-2898.
