The Wood County Parks & Forestry Department has seven shelter buildings available for rent.

To make reservations, please call the Parks & Forestry office at 715-421-8422 between 8:00 am – 4:00 pm Monday-Friday.

Shelter Brochures

• South Wood County Park
  • NEW 2020 - White Sands Beach Pavilion & Open Shelter Brochure (PDF) – Rent 1 side or BOTH!
  • Red Sands Beach Pavilion Brochure (PDF)
  • South Park Enclosed Shelter Brochure (PDF)
  • South Park Open Shelter Brochure (PDF)
• Nepco Lake Park
  • Nepco Enclosed Shelter Brochure (PDF)
• North Wood County Park
  • North Park Enclosed Shelter Brochure (PDF)
• Powers Bluff Park
  • Powers Bluff Enclosed Shelter Brochure (PDF)
• Dexter Park
  • Dexter Enclosed Shelter Brochure (PDF)
  • Dexter Open Shelter Brochure (PDF)
• ATV Park
  • ATV Enclosed Shelter Brochure (PDF)

Shelter Reservation Policy

• All shelter reservations are to be paid for within two weeks of reserving. If not paid, your reservation will not be held.
• Cancellation policy: If a cancellation occurs before 30 days of a paid reservation, all but $15.00 will be returned. If less than a month before the reservation, no refund will be made.
• The shelters need to be cleaned before being vacated at 12:00 Midnight. A minimum fee of $100.00 will be charged if the shelter is left dirty and park employees need to clean the shelter after the reservation.
• All enclosed shelters have electronic code entry and you will receive the code with your confirmation letter.
• Shelter reservations may be made no earlier than one year from the date you are requesting. This is calendar dates, not calendar days. Example: If you want to reserve a shelter for June 6 next year, you may not reserve it until June 6 this year. If June 6 falls on a weekend or holiday, you must reserve it on the next working day following the weekend or holiday.
• New in January 2014, you may now reserve consecutive days up to 1 year in advance of the initial day all at the same time for your event. For those individuals that do a partial day rental the day before their main event and are leaving the facility “set-up” is subject to the below hour restrictions:
  • 4 consecutive hours - after 6:00 PM
  • 8 consecutive hours - after 2:00 PM
• Enclosed shelter hours are 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 Midnight.
• South Park open shelter hours are 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Special Park Facility Use Application & Permit

If you are going to have anything out of the ordinary for your event, such as a tent or a bouncy house (which requires insurance), at least 6-8 weeks prior to your event you will need to complete and submit a SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION.
If you’re not sure, take a look at the permit application.

Shelter Fees

Note: Enclosed shelters have a refrigerator available for use.

Shelter Capacities