Portage County, WI Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)

Section 6.1.1 sets the general terms for every county park listed in that subsection, from Standing Rocks Park and the Wisconsin River Recreation Area to Wolf Lake Park and the Green Circle trailheads. Subsection (4)(a) fixes the nightly closure: no person or vehicle may enter or be in a park between 11:00 p.m. and the following 6:00 a.m., with a carve-out for registered campers in or en route to a designated campground, and a separate rule requiring anyone renting a park lodge to vacate the building by 11:00 p.m.

Boaters transporting watercraft to or from a designated landing may come and go at any hour under § 6.1.1(4)(a)2 and § 6.1.5(1)(9). Beyond the nightly clock, § 6.1.1(4)(b) lets the Parks Director, or the Sheriff or senior deputy on duty if the Director is unavailable, close any park or trail for any length of time to protect public safety or county property, and § 6.1.1(4)(c) closes every park to everyone but licensed hunters at designated public hunting areas during the deer gun season. Anyone who violates the park rules can be ordered to leave under § 6.1.1(6)(a) and is barred from returning to any Portage County park for at least 24 hours from the time of that order. Enforcement runs through park police, the Parks Director and Portage County Sheriff's deputies under § 6.1.13(4), who can issue a citation on the spot.