Governor Thompson State Park
About
Governor Thompson State Park is a 2,985-acre state park in Wisconsin, about 13 miles from the town of Lakewood. The State Department of Natural Resources manages the land, and the park holds one campground within its boundaries. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical July highs reach about 79°F with lows near 54°F, based on averages from a nearby weather station at Crivitz High Falls. Winters are cold, with January highs around 23°F. The Granite Path climbing area sits less than a mile away, and the Thunder River offers canoeing about 4 miles off. The Chickadee hike is roughly 5 miles away, and the Lakewood XC Course is about 9 miles away for cross-country skiing.
Park size
2,985 acres
Inside this park
Location
Governor Thompson State Park
Wisconsin
Data source: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (Protected Areas Database, public domain)
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: May–Sep. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 66–79°F and lows of 40–54°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Crivitz High Falls, WI weather station, 3.1 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan23° high4° low
- Feb28° high5° low
- Mar39° high16° low
- Apr52° high27° low
- May66° high40° low
- Jun75° high50° low
- Jul79° high54° low
- Aug78° high53° low
- Sep69° high44° low
- Oct55° high33° low
- Nov40° high22° low
- Dec28° high11° low
Where it is
- Governor Thompson State Park · State park
- Nearest town
- Lakewood, Wisconsin · 13 mi
- Managed by
- State Department of Natural Resources
Nearby
- Granite PathRock climbing0.8 mi
- Thunder RiverCanoeing4 mi
- ChickadeeHiking4.8 mi
- LimboRock climbing8.2 mi
- Lakewood XC CourseCross-country skiing9.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
