Sky High Camping & Canoeing Itinerary

This weekend is Christmas in July through out the entire camp grounds - So lets decorate our sites!

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 (sites 14 through 27 only - see the site map on the main flyer) we're are located top of the hill within the inner circle of the looped road - yes we're all together!. We will be having a group camp fire Saturday night near site 20 away from other campers. 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). 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 near camp site 20.

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: Christmas decorations, 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: -- Jerry Klaetsch,
at 630-991-1711(cell), SkiSanctuary@hotmail.Com or visit Sky High at www.SkyHighCampingResort.com or for canoeing directions click here.