Day Lake Campground, Hayward, WI

Day Lake Campground is located in the Great Divide Ranger District, Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest (1 hr 46 min southeast of Duluth, MN) with an elevation of 1,445 feet. There are a total of 25 campsites including 1 boat site. The campground is normally open from the beginning of May to mid October. Sites can accommodate RVs and trailers between 30 and 60 feet. All sites are currently reservable. Reservations can be booked up to 6 months in advance. Each site includes a picnic table and fire ring. There is a fee of $18.00 per night. Some amenities include swimming. Activities include boating, fishing, floating sports.

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Campsite Reviews (43)

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@JennaO57113053 · Camped on Aug 9, 2024 at Campsite #46

This was a great campground with so much privacy! We were so happy with this 2-night stop on our way to the UP! So neat that each campsite has access to the lake and a small boat launch for kayaks, canoes, etc. The lake is so peaceful and gave me Boundary Water vibes. Highly recommend! We also booked pretty last minute and still found openings which was wonderful.

@KarlJohnBEFC2A · Camped on Aug 1, 2024 at Campsite #33

Day Lake is a beautiful campground, with large campsite and lots of trees. We camped in tents and enjoyed the peaceful environment, as well as the elk bugling in the middle of the night. The nearby picnic/beach area is a great spot for grilling hamburgers. Don't let the tanins that color the water fool you, the beach is great for swimming, with shallow entry and then deeper water further out. It is also an easy drive to lots of hiking.

@Kenneth8DDBCB6 · Camped on Jul 18, 2024 at Campsite #20

Pit toilets clean with no odor. Campsites very nice!FYI: Campers are destroying Birch Trees due to their hacking of the trees with hatchets / axes. Peeling their bark off. Maybe better monitoring of campers actions or signs?# Confusion as to whether the Day Lake Beach and large picnic area is included in the camping fee?? Not talking about the beach within the campground. (Federal area off highway outside of Clam Lake). We have had Federal Park Employees tell us, that area is included in the camping fee, others telling us an additional $5.00 fee is required on top of the camping fee. What is the requirement???

@KarenSB850B038 · Camped on Jun 27, 2024 at Campsite #5

The campground is quite large with spacious sites that begin to feel claustrophobic after a few days. The forest is so dense you can't see out of your site and the sun can't be seen through the canopy. I reserved for two weeks but only spent a total of three days because of this. The area is beautiful and offers a lot of recreation but if you aren't looking to actually be out of your campsite daily you may begin to feel penned in. I did.

@CindiL994D1969 · Camped on Jun 25, 2024 at Campsite #48

Our happy place/

@stevev2232221 · Camped on May 24, 2024 at Campsite #37

Our stay was excellent! Apart from having a few mosquitos around due to wet conditions, the campsites were great! For our location in the loop, we placed ourselves furthest from the well pump and outhouse, but that is on us. The outhouse was clean and stocked with paper, the pump water was nice and cold, and....due to some trees needing to be taken down during the winter and prep months, there was ample wood for burning. The wood was obviously a little wet so a good hot flame was not attainable, but nonetheless, there was wood available at that time. I would not anticipate that being the case, though as the wood will get consumed as the year goes on and is not a guarantee. We just happened to be there at a time the forest service had cleaned up a few trees. The road in was in excellent condition! Great stay!!

@PennyW05790E9A · Camped on Aug 3, 2023 at Campsite #19

Great place. Super helpful staff.

@SteveW7867249 · Camped on Jul 30, 2023 at Campsite #49

Campsites are generally small but secluded and quiet. The lake is also quiet with very few people using it while we were there. Good lake for paddling but not good for power boats.

@BrandonS417195 · Camped on Jul 1, 2023 at Campsite #27

Ben coming here since I summer of 99 and it it always amazes me the beauty this campground has

@michaelk687828 · Camped on Jun 30, 2023 at Campsite #36

Our only problem was the mosquitoes. But that is not the campgrounds fault. That's mother nature...very nice campground very well kept..

@LaurieB8871906 · Camped on Aug 31, 2022 at Campsite #49

Beautiful campground--nicely spaced sites, extremely clean outhouses!!

@ROCKYM1241666 · Camped on Aug 19, 2022 at Campsite #50

Our sites were clean, bathroom was kept clean and it was nice and peaceful. Adding a dump station would be great as there is none.

@DaveA1580673 · Camped on Aug 11, 2022 at Campsite #22

We had a great week, beautiful weather, and caught muskie in the lake.

@KathrynS492126 · Camped on Aug 11, 2022 at Campsite #49

We loved our stay at Day lake,we had a very nice peaceful time there. We had the opportunity to meet the camp host Darryl and Dog George. They were very pleasant and accommodating!! We Will return ! Bathrooms were Very well kept.Best I've seen anywhere! Very Quiet peaceful area !

@StevenG8234425 · Camped on Jul 29, 2022 at Campsite #36

The entire Campground was very well-kept the latrines in the area that I camped were the cleanest I have ever experienced. The campground host was very friendly and helpful. The area Lakes were very accessible and signage made things easy to find. One of my all-time favorite places.

@MichelleQ82274 · Camped on Jul 20, 2022 at Campsite #36

Campsites were spacious and private. Campground host was superb. Sites are all dirt. All close to the lake. Bring plenty of mosquito spray though. Bathrooms were very clean. Only one mile from a well stocked store. We really enjoyed our stay here.

@JohnS6889697 · Camped on Jun 23, 2022 at Campsite #36

This was our 35th year of the Schmidt Men's Musky fishing trip. 30 of the 35 years have been here at Day Lake. In fact, we have now renamed our group as the "Day Lake Musky Busters", complete with t-shirts, caps, and can coolers. For the most part the Park Rangers were very hospitable. We even got to know some of them on a first name basis. The current camp host is also very friendly, in fact we camped in the 3 adjoining camp sites next to his for the past 2 years. This year we had 3 young men from the 3rd generation of our family to attend our outing. I am the oldest of the group at 72 and the youngest was 10. Over the years our group has grown from 6 original members to our largest group of 22 about 10 years ago, averaging 12 to 15 per year. The campsites are pretty good shape- a few trees down this year. The only recommendation I would make is to bring back some of the docks as it becomes inceasingly more difficult for an old man like me to get in and out of the boats.

@NicholasK65586 · Camped on Sep 11, 2021 at Campsite #9

This is a nice rustic campground with lots of fun gravel roads, trails and lakes right next door.

@NicholasK743 · Camped on Sep 11, 2021 at Campsite #9

This is a nice rustic campground with lots of fun gravel roads, trails and lakes right next door.

@PatsyM5311630 · Camped on Sep 6, 2021 at Campsite #49

It was a great time. We where there after the weekend. Very quiet. Loved it. Their needs to be a dock at Musky Bay. I have requested this every year since you removed the one that was there. I'm not getting any younger it would make boat access much easier. Please consider my request.

@Alg1114735 · Camped on Sep 5, 2021 at Campsite #36

The site was excellent, very private, level, well maintained, and large enough. Would love having a dump site in that immediate area. That would make it one of our go to places many times.

@AlG225 · Camped on Sep 5, 2021 at Campsite #36

The site was excellent, very private, level, well maintained, and large enough. Would love having a dump site in that immediate area. That would make it one of our go to places many times.

@MissyM576 · Camped on Sep 3, 2021 at Campsite #5

Love the large private sites. Lake is beautiful with nice walking trails. Camp host and Camp dog George were very nice!I am going back soon.

@MichaelK692 · Camped on Aug 24, 2021 at Campsite #9

Very nice campground.. Well kept..

@mickeyj889 · Camped on Aug 16, 2021 at Campsite #9

This was just what I was looking for. Quiet and fairly remote. I will go back!

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