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NEPCO Lake

NEPCO Lake WI is located just south of Wisconsin Rapids in Wood County and north of the Tri-Lakes area.   Bloody Run Creek class trout stream flows in from the east and Fourmile Creek also known as Buena Vista Creek flows in from the north east into Nepco.  It is split by State Road 13.    On the west side is Nepco Lake Dam where the water flows into Buena Vista Creek, which is very short.  The water goes under County Road Z into the Wisconsin River.  The north section of the river here is considered Port Edwards Flowage and to the south section it is called the Nekoosa Flowage.  According to the Wisconsin DNR  (Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources) the lake is 496 acres with water quality is “moderately clear” a max depth of 29 feet deep and a mean depth of 10 ft with 95% of a sand bottom. 

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NEPCO Lake County Park

Nepco Lake County Park is located on north side NEPCO Lake on the east side of State Road 13 in Wisconsin Rapids, Wood County WI. 54494 but the park entrance is off of Griffith Ave / County Road Z.  The Park has 7.3 miles of trails over 5 trails open to biking, hiking plus snowshoe, boat launch, sandy beach, playground equipment, restroom, open shelter, water well, enclosed shelter, ice fishing access, large free parking lot, fee parking lot boat launch area.  Nepco Lake Solar Panel Bank was installed in 2019 to have offset energy costs.  The Enclosed Shelter can be rented out for Weddings, Meetings, Graduations, Birthday Parties, Memorials, Celebrations’ and more… Seats 150 with a total capacity of 250 people.

NEPCO Lake County Park - https://thelandman.net/nepco-lake-county-park.html

Wood County WI

Wood County WI is located between Neillsville and Stevens Point in the central part of the state with the Wisconsin River winding through it. Wood is known for its hunting, fishing, ATVing, snowmobiling, wildlife, bird watching, timber, parks, farms, golfing, cranberries, shopping, biking, hiking, boating which also has Wildwood Park Zoo, Power Bluff, North Wood County Park, South Wood County Park, NEPCO Lake County Park, Sand Hill State Wildlife Area, Lake Dexter, Biron Flowage plus a couple communities including; Marshfield, Arpin, Vesper, Auburndale, Milladore, Rudolph, Lake Wazeecha, Port Edwards, Nekoosa, Babcock and Wisconsin Rapids. It's surrounded by 6 other Counties; Marathon, Portage, Adams, Juneau, Jackson and Clark. On this page you'll find links for more detail information including tourism, things to do, places to go, visitor information, sporting events, lakes, rustic roads, farmers markets, parks, camping, fishing, hunting, snowmobiling, ATVing, outdoor recreation and more…

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Wisconsin Rapids WI 54495

Wisconsin Rapids WI 54495 was founded in 1894 and is located along the Wisconsin River in the south eastern part of Wood County WI.  It is southwest of Stevens Point and southeast of Marshfield. Rapids is in the top 50 largest cities in Wisconsin.  It has a hospital, lots of shopping, parks, a community theatre, a Historical Museum, a cultural center, river bike riders share, golf courses, LOTS of area class streams and more. The City of Wisconsin Rapids and surrounding areas are known for Timber Company Land, Papermaking, The Wisconsin River, Farming, Cranberry Growing, NEPCO Lake County Park, trout fishing, public hunting land, recreational real estate and so much more! The Native Americans called this area Ahdawagam which stands for Two Sided Rapids.

Wisconsin Rapids WI 54494 - https://thelandman.net/wisconsin-rapids-wi-54494-54495.html

Rome Township is located at the northwest part of Adams County, Central Wisconsin home of the Tri-Lakes; Lake Arrowhead 300 acres, Lakes Sherwood 246 acres & Lake Camelot 445 acres. The areas around the lakes are heavily developed and have covenants, rules, regulations and restrictions. There are literally hundreds of deeded lake access parcels on both sides of Hwy 13 around these all sports fishing lakes. There are a couple of stream running through Rome including Chester Creek, Spring Branch which flows into Sherwood Lake, Fourteen Mile Creek which fills Lake Camelot and Lake Arrowhead then dumps in to Lake Petenwell that is part of the Wisconsin River Flowage System. Twin Lakes is also located in the Township right across the street from Petenwell right by Twin Lakes Nature Preserve; 45 wooded / wetland acres. There are two rock formations Hamilton Mound and D'oro Couche aka Dyracuse Mound part of Dyracuse Off-Road Park close to Monroe Prairie Recreation Area for ATVing. Most of the back roads are open to both ATVing and Snowmobiling via routes. Rome WI is known for the Lake Arrowhead Golf Courses; The Pine Course and The Lakes Course plus Room to Roam Dog Park.

Rome Township WI - https://thelandman.net/rome-township-wi.html

Tri-Lakes WI is located in Rome Township, Adams County of Central Wisconsin south of Wisconsin Rapids.  The Tri Lakes consist of Lake Arrowhead 350 acres of water and a max depth of 30 ft., Lake Camelot 445 acres of water, a max depth of 24 ft., 246 acres of water and a max depth of 27 ft.  This area features Room to Roam Dog Park, Lake Arrowhead County Park, Shermalot Water Ski Show, The Pines Golf Course, The Lake Golf Course, Lake Camelot County Park, Fourteen Mile Creek, Spring Brook, Lake Sherwood County Park and more...  Rome Township is loaded with ATV Routes, Snowmobile Trails and Public Lands!

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Room to Roam Dog Park is located in Rome Township, Adams County of Central Wisconsin by the Tri-Lakes; Lake Arrowhead, Camelot Lake & Lake Sherwood just west of Lake Petenwell and south of Wisconsin Rapids. 

Not to far from Room to Roam Dog Park in Leola Township you can find Central Wisconsin Grassland Conservation Area which is a Dog Training Area.

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Lake Petenwell is Wisconsin’s second largest body of water (23,000+ Acres), created by Wisconsin River Power Company in the 1940s by building a Hydroelectric Dam on the Wisconsin River. Lake Petenwell is also known as Petenwell flowage. It has plenty of fine waterfront real estate around Petenwell County Park which is one of Central Wisconsin’s most popular parks. Just south of the Petenwell Dam, is Castle Rock Lake, which is WI 4th largest lake.  You can not boat from lake petenwell to castle rock lake. Theses two lakes, along with the Wisconsin, River separate Adams County & Juneau Cty. Today Lake Petenwell is one of Central Wisconsin biggest attractions along with Wisconsin Dells, which is only about 30 minutes directly south.

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Leola Marsh Wildlife Area is located in Leola Township, Adams County of Central Wisconsin featuring Owens Rock which is a rock formation.  LMWA has three location the main one at the is located at the intersection of County Road D & W, second location is just south on County Rd W and the third is located to the west at Apache Ave and 3rd Ave.  Most of the area is accessible by road but there are two designated parking areas located on Cty WI and 3rd Ave.  Leola Marsh Wildlife Area attracts hundreds if not thousands of Sand Hill Cranes every year.  Big Roche-A-Cri Fishery Area is located just south and is also open to the public with Big Roche-A-Cri Creek class trout stream.

Leola Marsh Wildlife Area - https://thelandman.net/leola-marsh-wildlife-area.html

The Central Wisconsin Grassland Conservation Area is 160 acres created by four 40 acre parcels located in Leola Township of Adams County, WI.  It's located north of Alpine Ave, south of Akron Dr. and east of 5th Ave.   There is a driveway off of Akron Dr. at 469 according to the Adams County GIS website. This area was purchased by the state from a private owner in 2008.  In general it’s a pretty flat area of grasslands with a deeper trench with Fourteen Mile Creek cutting through the Conservation Area flowing from northeast to southwest.  It appears to be an area for training bird dogs with signs posted “Dog Training Area”.  Find plenty of wildlife in this area!

Central Wisconsin Grassland Conservation Area - https://thelandman.net/central-wisconsin-grassland-conservation-area.html

Big Roche-A-Cri Fishery Area is about 826 acres located in Leola Township of Adams County and Plainfield Township of Waushara County, Central Wisconsin.  This public land area is spread out in about 6 sections / zones along the Big Roche-A-Cri Creek which is a “class 1” trout stream.  Access points are limited because most of the land around the fishery area is surrounded by privately owned parcels.  The roads touching Big Roche-A-Cri Fishery Area are Cty G, Cty KK, Archer Dr., 4th Ave and Aspen Ave.  Most of the access is roadside parking and there are 3 parking lots located on Archer Dr. & 4th Ave.   According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, fishing, hunting, trapping, hiking, birding, photography are allowed including having pets.  Brook trout are the predominant trout species in this section of the creek, but you can find some brown trout as well.  There are a wide variety of wildlife in the fishery including; whitetail deer, beaver, eastern wild turkey, grouse, wood chucks, squirrels. You can find red oaks, white oaks, red pine, white pines, jack pines, birch trees even some row pines in the sandy low land soils.

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Adams County is Located in Central Wisconsin between Wisconsin Rapids and Wisconsin Dells consisting of 17 Townships featuring fishing lakes, trout streams, lots of public land, ATV routes, Snowmobile Trails and rock formations.  This county is known for 3 types of industries; recreation tourism, farming (mostly corporate) and small businesses.   State Highway 21 is the main artery for East & West and State Hwy 13 is the main artery for North & South travel.

Adams County WI - https://thelandman.net/adams-county-wi.html

Lake Camelot is located in Rome Township of Adams County, Central Wisconsin and is the largest of the Tri-lakes with a sand bottom, about 445 acres of water, a max depth of 24 ft. and an average depth of 9 ft.  Fourteen Mile Creek flows into the lake on the east end, continuous to where Lake Camelot & Lake Sherwood meet on the west end where the dam is located then turn back into the creek and into Lake Arrowhead a short distance down.  Spend a day at Lake Camelot County Park located on the south end near the middle of the lake.

The county park is call Lake Camelot County Park, it’s located on the western shoreline close to where the dam flows the water into Lake Sherwood and then back into Fourteen Mile creek.  Camelot Lake has a nice variety of fish including Walleye, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike and Panfish also check out the Wisconsin Wildlife around The Tri-Lakes. Not too far down stream is Wisconsin’s 2nd largest body of water; Lake Petenwell.

Camelot Lake - https://thelandman.net/lake-camelot-wi.html

Lake Sherwood is located in Rome Township of Adams County, Central Wisconsin also known as Deer Lodge Lake because the Tri-Lakes Deer Lodge. Sherwood is the smallest of the Tri-lakes with about 246 acres of water and a max depth of 27 ft. and an average depth of 10 ft. It's fed by Spring Brook which flows into the lake from the northeast. You would think that Lake Sherwood would be the home of Shermalot Waterski show but that is on Lake Arrowhead.

The county park is call Lake Sherwood County Park, it’s located on the western shoreline close to where the dam flows the water into into Fourteen Mile Creek then into Lake Arrowhead.  Sherwood has a nice variety of fish including Walleye, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike and Panfish also check out the Wisconsin Wildlife around The Tri-Lakes. Not too far down stream is Wisconsin’s 2nd largest body of water; Lake Petenwell.

Sherwood Lake - https://thelandman.net/lake-sherwood-wi.html

Lake Arrowhead is located in Rome Township of Adams County, Central Wisconsin it's also known as Manchester Lake (according to the official Wisconsin Lake Book by WI Department of Natural Resource) It is the second largest of the Tri-lakes with about 350 acres of water and a max depth of 30 ft. The Tri-lakes are all heavily subdivided and have covenants and some areas have association fees Lake Arrowhead is probably best known for it’s golf course, Lake Arrowhead County Park and Shermalot Water Ski Show. The Lake Arrowhead Golf Course consists of 2 courses; the original, “The Pines Course” & “The Lake Course” which has more water hazards. Both of these golf courses are 18 holes and have been recognized by Golf Digest as 2 of the better courses in the country including a 4.5 star rating on The Pines Course.

The county park is call Lake Arrowhead County Park, it’s located on the western shoreline close to where the dam flows the water back into Fourteen Mile Creek.  Arrowhead Lake has a nice variety of fish including Walleye, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike and Panfish also check out the Wisconsin Wildlife around The Tri-Lakes. Not too far down stream is Wisconsin’s 2nd largest body of water; Lake Petenwell.

Arrowhead Lake - https://thelandman.net/lake-arrowhead-wi.html