Please observe the following rules and regulations when using Brown County Parks
Park Ordinances:
Park Rules:
- On-Leash Dog-Friendly Parks - all Brown County Parks except:
- Barkhausen Waterfowl Preserve, trails north of Lineville Road (dogs are allowed on the trails south of Lineville Road).
- Reforestation Camp
- Rules for Dog-Friendly Parks:
- Dogs must be leashed at all times (8-feet or less or 5-feet or less on a state recreational trail)
- Dogs not allowed on groomed ski trails or mountain bike trails
- Dogs are not allowed in playgrounds, designated picnic areas or buildings
- Dog owners are responsible for the clean-up and removal of dog waste
- Dogs not allowed during organized events (i.e. Brown County Fair)
- No more than three dogs per person on any one visit
- Dogs must be licensed and current on rabies vaccines
- Female dogs in heat are prohibited
- Aggressive dogs are not permitted
- All County Parks observe a "Carry-In/Carry-Out" trash policy. Please bring along a trash bag to take waste and recyclables with you when you leave the park.
- Smoking is prohibited in all County Park buildings, within all playgrounds and at Fonferek's Glen Park.
- Hunting for animals is permitted only in specially designated areas during certain seasons as established by the Brown County Board of Supervisors.
- Removing, molesting, defacing, or destroying plants (including seeds, roots or other plant parts), downed wood, fungi, animals, rocks, minerals, fossil materials or archeological artifacts on County Park lands is prohibited except for the following:
- Edible fruits, edible nuts, wild mushrooms and wild asparagus may be removed by hand for the purpose of personal consumption by the collector. “Edible fruits” means fleshy fruits from plants including apples, plums, pears, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, juneberries and strawberries that are harvested for human consumption. “Edible nuts” means walnuts, hickory nuts, acorns and other similar nuts from trees and shrubs.
- For educational or research purposes with written permission from the Park Director or designee
- ATV's and off-road vehicles are not permitted on County Park lands or trails.
- Snowmobiles are permitted only on designated marked trails.
Park Hours:
- Parks Department Office - Monday-Friday, 8am-4:30pm
- Boat Launches:
- Boat landings are open: 1 hour before sunrise until sunset
- Launching boats: 1 hour before sunrise until 10PM
- Retrieving boats: Boats may be retrieved from water at any hour
- Fishing at launches: 1 hour before sunrise until 10:00pm
- Boat launch hours will be extended for FISHING PURPOSES ONLY to 11:00pm at our boat launches when the ice is out until the Friday of Memorial weekend. This option is not available until the ice is out and we open the gates at Bay Shore.
- Campgrounds at Bay Shore Park:
- Set-up/take-down permitted between the hours of 6AM-10PM
- Check-out is at 3PM
- Quiet Time is 10PM - 8AM (no radios, generator, TV, noise, loud voices, etc. during this time)
- Only registered campers after 11 PM
- Firewood may only be brought in from Brown, Kewaunee and the southern portion of Door Counties.
- No camping for more than a 21 day period in any four week period.
- Only one camping party per site is permitted. Family camping party consists of parents, dependent children, and no more than 2 guests. Non-famly camping party; 5 person max.
- Grounds Areas in County Parks
- Barkhausen Waterfowl Preserve and Mountain-Bay Trail, Sunrise - Sunset
- Winter Trails, including cross country ski and fat tire bike, Sunrise - 11PM
- Pamperin Park Grounds when rented for a function, 10AM - Sunset (except Garden Area)
- Grounds Rentals vary for groups over 50-100 people and more than one 12'x12' tent. Rentals must be made a minimum of 21 days prior to your event.
- Fox River Trail, 5AM - 9PM
- All other County Park Areas, 8AM - Sunset
- Rifle Range at the Reforestation Camp
- Dates/hours established seasonally. Usually opening the last two Saturdays in September 10AM-4PM, Saturdays & Sundays in October 8AM-4PM, and Daily in November 8AM-4PM until the Thursday before the start of Deer Gun Season.
- Shelter Buildings
- Most park shelters are available for rental between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Premises must be cleaned and vacated prior to 10:00 p.m. Pamperin and Reforestation Camp shelters can be rented until 12:00 a.m. (midnight) for an additional fee. The option of having the shelter opened one hour earlier (9:00am) is available for an additional fee. Shelters are not available on Easter Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Years Eve and New Years Day.
- Nature Center at Barkhausen Waterfowl Preserve
- Monday-Friday, 9AM-4PM
- Saturday & Sunday, 12PM-4PM
- Closed Holidays
- Winter Warming Shelters for Skiers & Snowmobilers (Approximately Dec.1-Mar.31)
- Neshota Park Shelter
- Daily 8AM-4PM (weather permitting, and only for cross-country skiers and snowmobilers during winter)
- Reforestation Camp Ski Lodge (when ski & snowmobile trails are open)
- Lodge Hall Area, Monday-Friday 9AM-4PM, Saturday & Sunday 9AM-5PM
- Restrooms and Changing Rooms, 5AM-10PM daily (outside access)
- Neshota Park Shelter
