Campground Road
- 0.3 mi
- round trip
- 112 ft
- climb
- 1,122 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Oct
- best months
Campground Road is a short, easy cross-country ski route in the Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit-Iansr in Wisconsin, managed by the State Department of Natural Resources. The route is about half a mile long, with a total elevation gain of 112 feet, and it makes an out-and-back trip that starts and ends at nearly the same point. The climb is back-loaded, with the steepest stretch at about 0.06 miles in, where the grade reaches 6 percent. The high point is 1,122 feet, and the low point is 1,070 feet, so the route is a gentle rise and fall rather than a long climb. Winter is the natural season for this ski route. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show January highs around 26°F with about seven snow days, while March brings highs near 41°F and the last of the snow. The station sits about 294 feet lower than the route, so temperatures on the trail run a little cooler. Several other routes lie within a short distance. The Purple Loop and Green Loop are both cross-country ski routes about 0.6 and 0.9 miles away, and the Purple Trail and Red Loop are hiking options at a similar distance.
Local outfitters
- Expedition Supply33 mi away
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Best time to go · Jun–Oct
Best time to visit Campground Road
Best months: June–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
26° / 12°
9 wet · 7 snow
Feb
30° / 14°
8 wet · 6 snow
Mar
41° / 24°
9 wet · 4 snow
Apr
53° / 34°
11 wet · 1 snow
May
66° / 45°
13 wet
Jun
76° / 55°
12 wet
Jul
81° / 60°
11 wet
Aug
79° / 59°
10 wet
Sep
72° / 51°
10 wet
Oct
58° / 39°
10 wet
Nov
44° / 29°
9 wet · 2 snow
Dec
32° / 18°
9 wet · 6 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Plymouth Wwtp, WI, 7 mi away at 828 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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