Heading upriver (same blue-colored line), you'll come across the green circled area first.
Chico's Landing has parking for your trailer if you wish to drop in here, as well as lodging if you'd like. Right next door to that is the Wolf River Lodge. The owner secured permits for campsites, and this year he's supposedly going to be putting in several thousand dollars worth of work to create campsites on the property. IMO, they've got THE best all you can eat fish fry. I'm a pretty big boy, and I've NEVER felt the need to ask for more than the first plate full, and have walked out taking one of the fillets home with me! They're new-ish to the location (opened last year in the middle of summer), but not to the area - Danny used to run the Wolf River Diner, now closed, and he's NEVER offered anything other than stellar food. Next to the Lodge is Hahn's (Hahn-a-Lula). Campsites, mobile home weekly rentals, slips available...outside bar, inside bar, hall for special events with its own bar...another awesome place.
Just past Hahn's is Anchor Point Marina, if you need fuel. I know that Hahn's had/has a fuel pump on the pier, but I have zero idea if it is operational. I honestly can't recall EVER seeing anyone filling up there. If you're getting low, fill up at Anchor Point. There's another place further up river by Fort Fremont, but the hours/service are more sporadic, IMO. The red circle is Gala Resort. They are/were up for sale, and they really seemed like they were having a tough time of it last year with all the restrictions. If they haven't sold, and you roll up, expect good drinks and food. Service and/or wait times will be your indicator if you want to stay longer than a drink or two. If things are back to "normal" this year, I'd wholeheartedly recommend this place, if not, pay attention to the wait times. From others, the rental places they have are nice, or bring your camper. There's a little "creek" dredged out of the middle of the campgrounds for mooring your boat. The places with piers on the river...it's wide open there, so I would definitely recommend against those unless your fender and line game is strong. There are some double-deckers and some SERIOUS displacement boats that will steam past there, as well as a local boat club that makes some runs up into Fremont past that area - again, not recommending a pier rental on the river, the cut-in creek down the middle of the campgrounds is where it's at.
The yellow circle is The Bridge Bar, and The Hotel Freemont. The Bridge will have a very fun atmosphere, kid-friendly food, outdoor dining is far more popular here than indoor dining, and the outside bar, when open, is generally packed. If you're there Monday-Friday, DO NOT tie up parallel to the river, you're just gonna get the crap beat out of your boat. If it's Saturday/Sunday, park wherever you can find a spot. This is the farthest spot that the local waterski show makes a turn, and they may drop off a skier or two at this place (it's easier to run down the sidewalk back to the stands!). The Hotel makes some great food as well, outdoor or indoor dining is equally great, and if they've still got it on the menu, the Blackberry Old Fashioned is stellar! Ask for Adam's mushrooms as a garnish (unless you don't like mushrooms, in which case, you might want to see a doctor, there's something wrong with you!).
The pink circle is two places in one. Upstairs is Pier 5, downstairs is The Nauti Turtle. During boating season, the downstairs is open, and Pier 5 is usually open for special events only. This is a place where, if you're trying to get into a slip to tie up, make sure you're ready for it. The river bends right there, you won't be able to miss the giant rocked hook that's directing the river, and it makes it tough to slide into a spot sometimes.
The Fuschia rectangle is the tie-up spot on Partridge. You won't be able to miss it, there will likely be plenty of boats already there when you roll up. It CAN be deeper than you'd like, so a mat or floats or something are recommended for much younger kids. If you have a mix of kids, the younger ones can always hit the beach that's right there within eyeshot of the tie-up spot - it's 3-4 houses down from the Nauti Turtle as well. Last year, it was closed for Covid precautions, so that might not be an option - let me know and I can check for you if need be.
Lastly, the blue rectangle is Blue Top Resort. Reed & Amanda are the new(ish) owners, and according to some friends that I know who've been going there longer than I've been alive, they are great to work with, and have made some noticed (and approved) improvements on the place. There's a spot to launch your boat, campers welcome, and they do have rentals. If you have a larger group, call to see if "the big house" is available. Not sure about that one, as that's one of the improvements, and my friend is going to be testing it out this upcoming year.
Further up the river, I spoke about before, but this is all for me right now. I'm looking forward to hearing of places you guys have seen.
@WiskyDan directly across the river from where you store your boat is an ampitheater. In years past, they had concerts every Tuesday (or was it Thursday?) there. The neighbors introduced me to the concert series when we were asked "you guys wanna go see a band by boat? It's over in Oshkosh". Yeah, turns out, we were going to see Styx! Ted Nugent, 38 Special, Bad Boy...they had some really great acts. The sooner you got there, the more you paid, but if you waited too long, you ran the risk of not being able to get in at all. Our plan was for a night ride if we couldn't get in. A nice moonlit night, and we're banging along about 45-50mph in his Ski Brendella. They didn't have anything set up last year, as Oshkosh was really clamping down on stuff wherever they could. Gala Resort was one of those casualties, because they're in the same county as Oshkosh, and that was one of the reasons they took such a beating last year (Oshkosh even went so far as to have undercover cops stop in to check on Hahn's & Gala).
Anyhoo, here's the pic of what I was blathering on about
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