Sky High Camping & Canoeing Itinerary

Friday - check-in any time after 12 noon - Sky High will have a list of our names.

Select a camp site, on a first come, first served basis (20 sites: 1-13, 27-30 & 43-45). We will be having a group camp fire Saturday night on site 10 across from the out-house wash rooms (where the screen doors slam all night) - So, drop off your donated firewood in this area (thank you!).

If you enjoy a Friday night Wisconsin style fish-fry (an all-you-can-eat fish dinner) plan on stopping by the "Hitching Post Saloon & Eatery" located in Portage at 2503 W. Wisconsin St, 608-742-8208 (they also serve: steaks, prime rib, BBQ ribs, and Mexican food). A group of us will usually be there around 7-ish. -- Directions: Turn RIGHT onto Hwy WI-33 towards PORTAGE for 2.5 miles, Merge onto I-39 N towards US-51 / STEVENS POINT for 2.5 miles, EXIT at 89A towards PORTAGE onto W. WISCONSIN ST / WI-16 E about a quarter of a mile and you'll see the "Hitching Post Saloon" on your left on a frontage road.

Friday night entertainment will be socializing and watching the late arrivals setup in the dark.

Saturday morning bright and early: eat breakfast, pack your lunch, cooler and supplies for canoeing - you must leave the camp grounds by 9:30 (yes, A.M. - take aspirin for a hang-over). We will need to car pool, drivers click here to get maps and directions to drop off your passengers & supplies at our canoe departure place "Sunset Park" in Portage at 10:00 and then proceed to the "Bears Hideaway Bar" near Hooker's Resort (and Judd's Marina) to park their vehicles. "T&G's Canoeing Adventures" our outfitter and the owners of the "Bears Hideaway" will take the drivers and canoes to our departure place at 10:30. We will be canoeing, floating and swimming down the Wisconsin River back to where our vehicles are parked.

Saturday night you are on your own for dinner - most people will BBQ at their campsite. The group camp fire and reminiscing about our canoe adventure will start around dusk at camp site 10 across from the out-house wash rooms (where the screen doors slam all night).

Sunday you are totally on your own - some of us will stay at the camp ground and use their swimming pool & facilities or go hiking or swimming at Devil's Lake State Park, go to a water park in the Dells area (Noah's Ark, or Kalahari), bike ride the "400 Trail", take in a round of golf, visit near-by Ho-Chunk Casino, have brunch at Perkins in Madison, shop at Farm & Fleet in Janesville, or do whatever your little heart desires.

Items to bring: food/drinks, camping/cook-out equipment, swimming suit, suntan lotion, hat, sun glasses, a 2-way radio (channel 7 / privacy code 7), insect repellant, and FIREWOOD for a group campfire.

For more information contact either:
-- Chris Petit, 630-740-7839, WindyCityGuy@MyMDU.com
-- Ann Bass, 630-983-5964, Trillium10@aol.com
-- Ellen Hudson, 630-323-6650

or visit Sky High at SkyHighCampingResort.com or for canoeing directions click here.