City, County & Regional Parks · Wisconsin
Lake Emily Park North Campground
City, County & Regional Parks · Wisconsin, United States
- Sites
- 58
- Season
- May 1 to October 31
- Cost
- Electric hookup $8 per night in addition to the site fee
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,188 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 3
- Lake
- Lake Emily
- Nearest town
- Stevens Point
- Address
- 3968 Park Drive, Amherst Junction, WI 54407
- Phone
- 715-346-1433
- Activities
- fishing, boating, swimming
Site map
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About
The larger of Portage County's two campgrounds in 143-acre Lake Emily Park just west of Amherst Junction, on 96-acre Lake Emily. The county's booking inventory lists 58 sites, numbered 1-51 and A-G; all sites except the tent sites have electric hookups. Showers, dump station, boat ramp and swimming beach. Open May 1 through October 31; reservations must be made at least 7 days ahead online or at the county parks office, otherwise register in person at the campground on the day of arrival. A 2019 park map gives 69 sites across both campgrounds.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24° | 5° | -19° | 43° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 28° | 11° | -18° | 53° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 41° | 26° | -1° | 71° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 54° | 34° | 19° | 78° | 9 of 11 |
| May | 66° | 47° | 31° | 81° | 2 of 11 |
| June | 76° | 57° | 46° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 80° | 64° | 56° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 77° | 62° | 55° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 72° | 57° | 42° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 56° | 42° | 26° | 76° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 39° | 30° | 9° | 64° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 29° | 18° | -11° | 60° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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