Chequamegon-Nicolet NF · Wisconsin
Overview Day Lake Campground is situated in northwestern Wisconsin, not far from the shores of Lake Superior. The spacious and peaceful Day Lake offers a family-friendly campground with swimming beaches, a boat launch and picnic area. Day Lake is a designated off-road vehicle campground, allowing off-road vehicle use to and from the nearby trails.
Sites at Day Lake are reserved through Recreation.gov. Sites here can be reserved in advance through the official system, and they are claimed fast — cancellations then trickle back all season, unannounced, at any hour of the day or night.
| Total sites | 52 |
|---|---|
| Site types | Standard, Group |
| Location | Hayward, WI |
| Book through | Recreation.gov |
| Official listing | Recreation.gov |
Because sites are booked months ahead, a steady share of reservations get cancelled as trips fall through. Each cancellation instantly returns that site and those nights to the official calendar — first-come, first-served, no waitlist, no announcement. Refreshing the booking page yourself, every few minutes for weeks, works in theory. In practice, the people who get these sites are the ones who hear about the opening first.
ItOpened scans the Recreation.gov calendar for Day Lake around the clock. When a site matching your dates and your vehicle opens, you get a text with a direct link to it. You book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell — your fee pays for monitoring, and openings are first-come, so speed is the whole game.
| Boulder Lake | Cancellation alerts available |
|---|---|
| Two Lakes | Cancellation alerts available |
| Franklin Lake | Cancellation alerts available |
| Chippewa | Cancellation alerts available |
| Laura Lake Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Spearhead Point | Cancellation alerts available |
| Luna White Deer Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Namekagon | Cancellation alerts available |
| Boot Lake Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Spectacle Lake Campground (Wisconsin) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Lac Vieux Desert Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Bagley Rapids Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Kentuck Lake Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Black Lake | Cancellation alerts available |
| Bear Lake Campground (Chequamegon-Nicolet NF, WI) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Lost Lake Campground (WI) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Eastwood | Cancellation alerts available |
| Richardson Lake Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Sailor Lake | Cancellation alerts available |
| Ada Lake Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Anvil Lake Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Smith Rapids | Cancellation alerts available |
| Twin Lakes (Wi) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Wanoka Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Birch Grove | Cancellation alerts available |
| Perch Lake Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Moose Lake | Cancellation alerts available |
| Lost Lake Cabins | Cancellation alerts available |
| Pine Lake Campground (Hiles, WI) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Laurel Lake Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Beaver Lake (Chequamegon-Nicolet NF, WI) | Cancellation alerts available |
| East Twin | Cancellation alerts available |
| Horseshoe Lake Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Mineral Lake | Cancellation alerts available |
| Morgan Lake Campground And Group Site | Cancellation alerts available |
| Lake Three | Cancellation alerts available |
| Stockfarm Bridge | Cancellation alerts available |
| Stevens Lake Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Emily Lake Recreation Area | Cancellation alerts available |
| Picnic Point (Wi) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Sailor Lake Pavilion | Cancellation alerts available |
| Smith Rapids Pavilion | Cancellation alerts available |
| Spearhead Point Shelter | Cancellation alerts available |
| West Point Recreation Area | Cancellation alerts available |
Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Site facts come from the official directory listing for Day Lake; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.