Main Day Use Are at Eau Galle Lake offers many family-friendly outdoor activities including fishing, boating and hiking, in the lush Wisconsin woodlands.
Amenities include flush toilets, playgrounds, horseshoe pits, volleyball courts, a large sandy swimming beach, boat ramp, and a fishing dock.
The Main Day Use Area at the Eau Galle Project is open for use starting June 01, 2020. Park offices WILL NOT be making reservations or handling fees the entire 2020 recreation season.
Group Shelters will remain closed for the 2020 recreation season.
Bathroom facilities, playgrounds, trails, and beach areas are available for use, but please remember to utilize at your own risk, ensuring proper social distancing and self-sanitizing.
Park offices are CLOSED. Eau Galle Project Rangers are available, if questions arise please call at 715-778-5562.
Please plan ahead for your visit. Expect limited services and staffing and prepare for self-sufficiency. Restroom facilities are cleaned and disinfected on a once daily basis and picnic tables and other areas may not be sanitized regularly.
It is recommended that visitors only recreate with those in their household. Visitors should restrict use of individual campsites to only those in their immediate household.
The reservoir is open to non-gasoline powered vessels only and is a no wake zone.
No pets or glass bottles in beach area
Campfires are allowed within the Main Day Use Area
Eau Galle Lake is a 150-acre impoundment surrounded by densely wooded hills and bluffs. Its waters are fed by the 35-mile Eau Galle River, shaded with scenic mixed hardwoods.
Crystal Cave, Wisconsin's longest cave, is approximately 1 mile southwest of Spring Valley, WI. A series of steps and ramps allow visitors to descend over 70 ft. among stalagmites and rippling flowstone.
Spring Valley Golf Course is nearby.
In summer, the lake is a popular place for canoe, kayak and other non-gasoline powered boating. Fishermen cast their reels year-round for a chance to catch Bass, Panfish, Pike, and Trout
W501 EAU GALLE DAM RD SPRING VALLEY WI 54767-0190
For campground inquiries, please call: 715-778-5562
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From Minneapolis/St. Paul, take I-94 east to Exit 24. Take County Road B south approximately 6 miles and follow the highway signs to the park.