Governor Thompson State Park

Governor Thompson State Park is a 2800 acre state park in Wisconsin, USA, in development approximately 15 mi northwest of Crivitz. The park contains 6.5 mi of shoreline on the Caldron Falls Reservoir, part of the Peshtigo River, and 5300 ft of shoreline on two small kettle lakes. Adjacent lands are part of the Peshtigo River State Forest. The park was created in 2000, the centennial year of the Wisconsin state park system, and named after then-Governor Tommy Thompson. The main parcel creating the park is the former 1987 acre Paust Woods Lake Resort and about 200 acre of wild-looking lakefront bought from Wisconsin Public Service Corporation on Caldron Falls Reservoir.

The park opened in 2005 for day use activities. In 2008, the park contained a headquarters, 16 mi of hiking trails, a boat landing (#13) on the Caldron Falls flowage, and a picnic area along the west shore of Woods Lake. Further amenities were being installed. Planned activities include a campground, indoor and outdoor group campgrounds, playground and an amphitheater.