Crystal Lake Campground

Crystal Lake Campground (sites 401-501) is located in the central portion of the forest. All sites in the campground are reservable. The entire Crystal Lake shoreline is a designated beach so there are no pets allowed anywhere on the shoreline. There are also no motorized boats allowed on the lake. The campground surrounds most of the lake with access to Muskie Lake Campground. There are five vault toilet buildings, three hand pumps for drinking water, one flush toilet building with showers, a sanitary dump station and separate trash and recycling dumpsters. There is a small craft boat landing within the campground. Sites 463 and 438 are designated ADA-accessible.

Near the campground, there is a large marked swimming beach, picnic area and enclosed reservable shelter. The facility also features access to a paved bike trail that goes to Firefly Lake Campground and onto Boulder Junction in one direction, and past St. Germain in the other. There is also a nature center and a hard-surfaced nature trail for the mobility impaired.

Sites 439-440, 484-485, 497-498 and 499-500 are double campsites. They accommodate up to 12 people and two-wheeled camping units.

Sites 415-418 and 421-423 are walk-to, tent-only sites where campers must hike a short distance from their cars to the campsite.

This campground is open April 1 to Dec. 1 (snow conditions permitting).

100 campsites on the reservation system, 1 with electricity. In Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest.

Nightly rates vary by site and season and are shown when you pick a site on the reservation system; campers from outside Wisconsin pay $15 a night more; $9.30 reservation fee per booking. A vehicle admission pass is required: $13 a day ($16 with out-of-state plates) or $28 for 12 months ($50 out-of-state).