Governor Earl Peshtigo River State Forest
October 2026
About
This long, linear state forest borders some of the most beautiful and exciting sections of the Peshtigo River. Anglers know the river's free-flowing portion for its excellent fly-fishing; paddlers brave the Midwest's longest continuous whitewater rapids; and boaters can access more than 3,000 acres of flowage from 15 boat landings.
The forest offers a family campground and boat-in campsites. Old Veteran's Lake Campground is in a quiet, wooded setting, about 16 miles northwest of the village of Crivitz. Several primitive, remote campsites along the Peshtigo River are also available (permits are needed and can be obtained at the property office).
Is Governor Earl Peshtigo River State Forest fully booked?
A campground showing no availability is almost never full for good. People cancel — plans change, weather turns, someone books three weekends and keeps one — and the site goes straight back into the booking system, usually without warning and often at odd hours. The reason sold-out campgrounds feel impossible is not that sites never free up; it is that nobody is watching at the moment they do.
CampHawk watches Governor Earl Peshtigo River State Forest in Crivitz, WI for you. We recheck it every 15 seconds, around the clock, and the moment a site opens we send a text, an email and a push notification, with a link straight to the booking page.
Searching is free and needs no account — the calendar above is live right now. Watching Governor Earl Peshtigo River State Forest for cancellations is the paid part.