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Ottawa Lake Barrier-Free Cabin
Wisconsin State Parks · Wisconsin, United States · at Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
- Sleeps
- 6
- Bedrooms
- 1
- Heated
- Yes
- Kitchen
- Yes
- Private bath
- Yes
- Electricity
- Yes
- Wheelchair accessible
- Yes
- Season
- Year-round
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Elevation
- 856 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Nearest town
- Dousman
- Address
- S59 W36630 Cty. Rd. ZZ
About
Ottawa Lake Barrier-Free Cabin is one of Wisconsin's accessible cabins for people with disabilities, at Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit. It's a one-bedroom cabin with a kitchen (stovetop, microwave, and refrigerator), central heat and air conditioning, and a fully accessible bathroom with a roll-in shower. It's furnished with two adjustable hospital beds, a patient lift with a sling, and a shower wheelchair, and has a screened porch, grill, and outdoor fire ring. This 700-square-foot log cabin sits at Ottawa Lake Recreation Area and Campground, with a screened porch overlooking Ottawa Lake, an asphalt-surfaced parking lot and pathway, and a fire ring, post-mounted grill, and picnic table outside. It was built and given to the Department of Natural Resources by the Telephone Pioneers of America. Ottawa Lake is the only year-round campground in this state forest, and this cabin is available year-round along with it. No individual coordinate is published for this cabin - the map point shown is a live search match on Ottawa Lake itself, since the cabin's own street address (S59 W36630 Cty. Rd. ZZ, Dousman, WI 53118) doesn't resolve to a precise point. This park's own page doesn't state a pet policy for this specific cabin. Wisconsin's other accessible cabins that do publish one (Blue Mound, Copper Falls) prohibit pets except certified service animals - call ahead to confirm before bringing a pet.
Fees
This cabin is reserved specifically for people with disabilities and their guests, confirmed for up to four consecutive nights and no more than four nights total per year. Wisconsin's nightly cabin rates aren't published in a static table - the rate is shown when you select this cabin during booking - and a $7.95 reservation fee applies on top of it. Reservations for the upcoming year open January 10; book at https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/parks/camping/adacabins or by calling 1-888-947-2757. A vehicle admission sticker is required at the gate, separate from this cabin's own rate: $28/year for Wisconsin residents ($13/year age 65+) or $50/year for non-residents, or $13/day resident / $16/day non-resident.
Ottawa Lake is this state forest's only year-round campground, and this cabin is available year-round along with it.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27° | 12° | -14° | 53° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 32° | 14° | -15° | 60° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 44° | 30° | 4° | 73° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 57° | 38° | 22° | 79° | 7 of 11 |
| May | 69° | 49° | 35° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 79° | 59° | 46° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 82° | 66° | 56° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 80° | 66° | 58° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 77° | 59° | 49° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 59° | 45° | 30° | 77° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 44° | 32° | 4° | 68° | 8 of 10 |
| December | 34° | 24° | -9° | 65° | 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.
Campgrounds nearby
- Ottawa Lake Campground · State Forest · 0 mi · 99 sites
- Pinewoods Campground · State Forest · 2 mi · 103 sites
- Horseriders' Campground · State Forest · 7 mi · 56 sites
- Mukwonago Park Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 7 mi · 37 sites
- Lapham Peak Backpack Campsite · State Forest · 8 mi · 1 sites
Other cabins nearby
- Richard Bong State Recreation Area · Wisconsin State Parks · 28 mi
- Rock Cut State Park · Illinois State Parks · 47 mi
- Harrington Beach State Park · Wisconsin State Parks · 51 mi
- Kohler-Andrae State Park · Wisconsin State Parks · 64 mi
- Blue Mound State Park · Wisconsin State Parks · 69 mi
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