Oneida County, WI Noise Ordinances: Quiet Hours (2026)
Quiet hours in Oneida County, WI, also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time, define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Key Facts
- Quiet hours
- 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
- Generators
- Banned outright during quiet hours
- Applies to
- Oneida County Forest campgrounds only
- First-offense forfeiture
- $100.00 ($249.00 with costs)
- Enforced by
- County Forest Administrator, Sheriff's Department
Summary
Oneida County-owned campgrounds run on a hard 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. quiet period under General Code § 14.18(4)(a)1, and gas-powered generators cannot run at all during that window. A violation draws a $100.00 forfeiture, rising to $249.00 with court costs, under the County's Addendum A citation schedule.
Quiet hours are 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Gas powered generators may not be used during quiet hours.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4929683; v20 updated 2026-04-21; through 04-21-2026).
Full Breakdown
18(4)(a)1 sits in the General Campground Use Regulations of the county's Campgrounds and Camping ordinance, which by its own terms applies only to campgrounds located on Oneida County Forest land. hours. 13(1), so campers should not assume campground quiet hours and general park closing hours run on the same clock; campgrounds are expressly exempted from that separate closing-hours rule. 04(4)(a)4. 635 are folded in, matching the figures listed for the neighboring campfire and wildlife-feeding violations in the same campground rule set.
Violations & Fines
A § 14.18(4)(a)1 quiet-hours violation carries a $100.00 forfeiture, rising to $249.00 with costs, per the Addendum A schedule under § 25.04(4)(c). The County Forest Administrator, Assistant Forest Administrator, County Forester or Sheriff's Department may issue the citation under § 25.04(4)(a)2 and (a)4.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I run a generator after 10 p.m. at an Oneida County campground?
Do quiet hours apply outside designated campgrounds too?
Who else can be in the campground during quiet hours?
Sources & Official References
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