City of Tomahawk Campground & Park Facilities

Rules

DUMP STATION

There is a dump station at the City Garage located at 415 W Spirit Ave Tomahawk, WI 54487. The station can be found behind the building. The dump station is available 24 hours but water at the station will close down mid to late October, weather depending. It is $10.00 per dump; envelopes are provided to place payment in at the station. An annual dump station permit can be purchased at City Hall (23 N 2nd St Tomahawk, WI 54487) for $25.00.

PAVILION AND SHELTER RULES

1.) APPLICATION/APPROVAL

Requests for reservations for a calendar year will be accepted beginning the first business day following January 1st of the calendar year. Applications must be made by an adult 18 years of age or above, who will assume primary responsibility for enforcing park policies, guidelines, and procedures during the picnic/special gathering. Applications for use will be on a first come, first serve basis with all fees due upon application.

2.) RESERVATION SEASON

Reservations can be made for May 1-October 31, weather permitting.

3.) REFUNDS/CHANGE OF DATE

In case of cancellations, permit fee can be refunded ONLY if, at least TWO (2) WEEKS prior to reservation date. Refunds are not issued due to unfavorable weather conditions. Refunds will only be issued if park is closed.

4.) MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES

User permit is subject to all municipal ordinance in addition to all rules and regulations governing parks and parkways and can be terminated immediately at the discretion of the Park and Recs Department or Tomahawk Police Department if the terms of this application

5.) BOAT LANDINGS

Boat landings are to remain open to the public. There is a $2.00 per day or a $20.00 annual boat landing fee. Failure to pay this fee at time of launch can result in fines and forfeitures.

6.) DAMAGES/ADDITIONAL EXPENSES

Group and responsible person will be billed for damages to park property, excessive cleanup costs, or significantly underestimated attendance. All or part of the security deposit submitted may be retained to cover stand damages/expenses. An additional charge may be assessed if security deposit does not adequately cover the cost of said damages/expenses.

7.) BEER (FERMENTED MALT BEVERAGE) DISTRIBUTION (ONLY)

Beer (fermented malt beverage) distribution is permitted in the reservation area when a valid permit is procured. There is a $5.00 per day fee. 8.) AMPLIFICATION EQUIPMENT Amplification equipment requires approval by the Park and Recs Committee. The use of radios is permitted; common courtesy is requested when selecting a volume level.

9.) ADJACENT FACILITIES/PARKING

Parking lots, restrooms, playgrounds, etc. are open to the public, NOT EXCLUSIVE TO PERMIT HOLDER. Vehicles cannot be parked on the grass at Veterans Memorial Park.

10.) ADMISSIONS/SALES/DONATIONS

If you plan to charge admission, have sales of any kind, or collect donations, a permit from the Park and Recs Board/Common Council will be required. Please contact the Clerk's Office for further information. This includes sale of food and beverages; tickets for rides, games, raffles or door prizes, novelty items, t-shirts, etc. Notify the Clerk's Office immediately if plan to have sales or collect donations.

11.)DOGS/OTHER ANIMALS

For the enjoyment of all park patrons, dogs are required to remain on a 6' leash.

12.)DECORATIONS

Use decorations that will not cause damage to park property. Masking tape on painted surface is prohibited.

13.)SEVERE WEATHER

It is your responsibility to monitor weather to insure your own safety - our shelters are not intended to protect you from severe weather.

CAMPGROUND RULES

* No littering, please make sure all refuse is placed in provided containers.

* Please observe the 10mph speed limit. Only street registered motor vehicles are allowed in the campsite area.

* Pet Policy: 2 pets per site. $3 for each additional pet (4 pets max). Pets must be on a leash when outside of vehicles. Owners are responsible for immediately removing animal feces for the grounds.

* Quiet time is 10:00pm to 6:00am. No generators. Please be considerate of your fellow campers.

* Campfires are required to be in the fire rings. Please do not move fire ring.

* Camping and parking in designated areas only.

* No cutting of trees or damage to the equipment.

* No holding tank sewage may be dumped in the park. A sewage dump station is located at the Tomahawk City garage on the corner of Railway Avenue and Spirit Avenue.

* Maximum continuous stay of 14 days.

* Park attendants will check on campground and fees every morning.

* Camping registration must be completed before occupying site.

* Violations of any laws, ordinances, or rules may lead to arrest or ejection from the park.

* All decisions made by City or Park officials are final.

* Parking vehicles on the grass is not permitted at Fishing Unlimited and Music on the River Pavilions.

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Ronald Noe

2.0

Nice little park with low price. Basic sites with no trees but a nice view of the water. Electric, but water spigots say non-potable. No dump station on site. Directed to use dump station a few blocks away but they charge an additional $10 to dump even if you paid for a site. Main issue is that there’s a freight train depot right next door so trains go by a number of times and some stop and unhook cars early in the morning and bang around quite a lot; very noisy.

October 08, 2024

Christina Bertalot

5.0

Great park area with water access (beach and boat launch), fields, dog park. RV site was large, no trouble finding or getting to our site. As listed - water is non-potable.

October 02, 2024

James Kluball

3.0

Love the campground. The bathrooms were not clean at all and the showers are cold.

September 07, 2024

Dale Abrahamson

5.0

Great little campgrounds lots of room with lots of grass been going here for a few years now and we love it

September 04, 2024

Patti Dremler

5.0

Clean, convenient, lots of activities close by. Quiet

September 03, 2024

Alma George

5.0

Lexi was very helpful with our reservations when we came into the office; the website was down and we weren’t able to register online

August 23, 2024

Robert Flaws

5.0

Beautiful campground!! Clean,easy boat access,peaceful!!! We will be back!!!

August 20, 2024

Jade Svoke

5.0

Nice campground. Easy set up and check-in. Traffic driving to the trail/bridge was a little fast at times, bathrooms/showers a bit far from the end sites, and lack of shade trees would be the only downsides I can point out. Overall it was a great experience for our family.

August 16, 2024

Mike Anderson

4.0

Overall a very nice place, large enough sites, nice to have electric, but the non potable water at the site ? There should be a way to get water without going into town. Nice boat landing.

July 26, 2024

Susan Horan

5.0

We had a lovely stay at Sara Park Campground. I can't say enough nice things about the whole town of Tomahawk.

July 21, 2024

John Rindfleisch

4.0

Pros: Nice place to camp on the water. Close to town for supplies. Cons: No trees/shade. Bathrooms/showers are just OK. Easily would get 5 stars if the city put some money back into this campground. Plant trees, clean up, fix up and paint the bathroom/showers. Add a couple more openings to the water for access from campsites.

July 16, 2024

Cathy Toldness

4.0

We have stayed there before and always love it there , we meet new people every time . And the location is perfect for everything. Thank you

July 01, 2024

Martin Skibba

5.0

The site was clean and provided many additional features being located within a park.

June 21, 2024

Roy Lahti

5.0

We camped at SARA park campground for two weeks in May and June. What a wonderful experience. The park very close to the city restaurants and downtown. Bicycle trails were wonderful. This is a very nice park, we will be returning in the future. Very neat and clean and the personnel who take care of the park are very friendly. Miranda at the city clerk's office is an exceptional person to deal with.

June 08, 2024

Brad Goessl

5.0

Great hideaway from the office for us.

May 28, 2024

Robert Lampert

5.0

Beautiful waterfront campsite. Close to the Hiawatha Bicycle Trail and close enough to go into Tomahawk for breakfast and coffee. We would stay here again.

October 03, 2023

Campground Response

Thank you for the great review! We would love to have you again!

John Hopperdietzel

1.0

Hard to use

September 28, 2023

Campground Response

Sorry to hear that you think Roverpass is hard to use. You can always call City Hall at (715)453-4040 to help with any future reservations. Thank you!

Justin Reinhart

4.0

Nice open camping area with firepit and cook grill over pit, public restrooms close by, close boat launch. No shade at any of the sites, zero trees.

August 25, 2023