Nepco Lake County Park
NEPCO Lake County Park Wisconsin
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 FEATURED Properties
Wood County Park
Nepco Lake County Park WI
Hiking Trails
Open to Hiking, Biking & Winter Snowshoe
- First Loop - .3 miles
- Second Loop – 1.5 miles
- Third Loop – 1 mile
- West Loop – 1.5 miles
- East Loop – 3 miles
Activates Allowed
- Fishing
- Swimming
- Boating
- Boat Launching
- Kayaking
- Canoeing
- Water Skiing
- Picnicking
- Hiking
- Biking
- Snowshoeing
- Cross-County Skiing
- Outdoor Photography
- Wildlife Viewing
- Birding
Activates NOT Allowed
- Overnight Camping
- Open campfires
- Motor vehicle on Trails
NEPCO Lake WI
NEPCO Lake WI has Northern Pike, Walleye, Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass and Panfish such as bluegill. 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. 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.
Wood County WI
Area Information
Cities Towns and Villages
- Wisconsin Rapids WI 54494
- Nekoosa WI 54457
- Port Edwards WI 54469
- New Rome Wisconsin
NEPCO Lake Development & Subdivisions
- Point Cove
- Clearwater Bay
- South Shore
- Beach Bay
- North Beach
- White Pine Point
- Sunset Point
Counties Close to NEPCO Lake
- In Wood County
- Portage County to the East
- Adams County to the South
- Juneau County to the Southwest
Wisconsin Lakes
- Nekoosa Flowage – Part of Wisconsin River
- Port Edwards Flowage – Part of Wisconsin River
- Wazeecha Lake – Bena Vista Creek
- Petenwell Lake
- Tri-Lakes
- Biron Flowage – Wisconsin River
Sandy Swimming Beach
Rivers & Trout Steams
- Wisconsin River
- Buneu Vista Creek Class 1 & 2
- Fourmile Creek Class 1
- Ditch #3 Class 2
- Bloody Run Class 1
- Fivemile Creek Class 1, 2 & 3
- Sevenmile Creek Class 1
- Tenmile Creek Class 2 & 3
- Leola Ditch
- Big Roche-A-Cri Creek Class 1, 2 & 3
- Chester Creek Class 1
- Lynn Creek Class 1
- Moccasin Creek Class 2
Public Land
- South Wood County Park on Wazeecha Lake
- Buena Vista Paririe Chicken Meadow SNA – State Natural Area
- Buena Vista Wildlife Area
- Buena Vista Quarry Prairie SNA – State Natural Area
- Central Wisconsin Grassland Conservation Area
- Leola Marsh Wildlife Area
- Wood County ATV Area
- Public County Owned
- Owl Creek Fen Savanna SNA
- Red Oak Bottoms SNA
- Dexter Park
- Sandhill Wildlife Area
- Yellow River Floodplain Forest SNA
- Meadow Valley Wildlife Area
- Wood County Wildlife Area
- Paul Olson Wildlife Area
- Big Roche-A-Cri Fishery Area
Features
Wisconsin River - https://adams-wi.com/wisconsin-river.html
Nepco Lake Properties for Sale
Homes for Sale
Land for Sale
Nepco Lake County Park Map with Hiking Trails - http://www.co.wood.wi.us/Departments/Parks/Doc/NepcoLakeCountyPark.pdf
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