Camping at Mirror Lake State Park
Camping Reservations
Mirror Lake has 151 family campsites in three separate campgorunds, plus seven group sites. The park also has an accessible cabin for people with disabilities and a rental cottage that was designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
For availability and rates, including reservation fees, call toll free at (888) WI-PARKS ((888) 947-2757, TTY (800) 274-7275). Call center hours vary. You also may make reservations via the internet 24 hours a day.
Family Campgrounds
A mid-July camp breakfast may include freshly-picked wild red and black raspberries.
DNR Photo by Bonnie Gruber
Bluewater Bay Campground, the nearest to the park visitor center and amphitheater, has 63 sites in four loops. It has a shelter, showers, and both flush and pit toilets. A hiking trail connects the campground with the beach area.
Sandstone Campground has 68 sites, including four walk-in sites and one site that's accessible for people with disabilities. There are showers and both flush and pit toilets. It's near the boat landing, fishing pier, and beach. Twenty-one of the sites have electrical hookups.
Cliffwood Campground has 35 reservable sites, 26 of them with electricity. One of the sites is accessible for people with disabities.
Group Campsites
The seven group sites, each accommodating 20 campers, are near Bluewater Bay Campground. They're tent-only sites (no vehicles on the sites, but there are parking lots nearby). Water and pit toilets are available in the campground.
Accessible Cabin
The entrance ramp is just one of the cabin's many accessible features.
DNR Photo by Paul Zajackowski
Mirror Lake's accessible "Cabin in the Woods" was the first such cabin in the Wisconsin State Park System. It was built by volunteers from the Telephone Pioneers of America in 1991. More...
A specially adapted kayak is available for use by people with disabilities.
Seth Peterson Cottage
The Seth Peterson Cottage [exit DNR] is the only Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house in the world available for rental occupancy.
Designed in 1958, it was one of Wright's last commissions. Seth Peterson was a Wisconsin native with a lifelong interest in Wright in his work. He convinced the 90-year-old Wright to design the cottage. Peterson died before the cottage was finished, so later owners completed it.
The Department of Natural Resources acquired the property in 1966 to add to the state park. Due to the remote location and lack of regular use, the cottage fell victim to neglect and the ravages of nature.
The Seth Peterson Cottage features natural stone and wood and many
windows.
DNR Photo by Paul Zajackowski
In 1989 concerned Mirror Lake residents and Wright devotees founded a nonprofit organization to save and retore the cottage and give it a new and useful life. After a $300,000 restoration project, the cottage was open for rent through Sand County Services, Box 409 Lake Delton WI 53940, phone (608) 254-6551 or fax (608) 254-4440.
It also is open for public tours the second Sunday of each month from 1 to 4 p.m. Admission is $2 per person. Tours of 10 or more should call (608) 254-6051.
For more information about Mirror Lake State Park, ask Paul Zajackowski , property supervisor, (608) 254-2333.
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