Kohler Andrae State Park - Sheboygan, WI - Wisconsin State Parks

Camping and reservations
Kohler-Andrae State Park has a family campground, group campground and accessible cabin for people with disabilities.

Reservations
Camping reservations for outdoor campsites can be made online or by calling 888-947-2757.

Firewood
Firewood is for sale at the park office and from the campground host during the summer.

Family campground
The park has a 137-unit family campground, including 52 sites with electrical hookups. Each campsite has a campfire ring and a picnic table and can accommodate a limit of six people or one family (parents and minor children plus two guests). Each site is limited to one wheeled camping unit and two vehicles which must be parked on the paved drive. Off-site parking for additional vehicles is available. In addition, a canvas and pole tepee is available for rent in the summer for those who do not have their own camping equipment or who want the experience of camping in a primitive shelter. The campground is open all year. During the warm weather season, showers, flush toilet and laundry facilities are available in the family campground. Campsites do not have water or sewer hookups, but a trailer dump station and a fresh water fill-up station are available in the park. Family Campsites 3, 7, 8, 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, 24 and 28 along with Group sites A & B will have snow plowed for winter camping.

Group campground
There are two group campsites with a combined capacity of 50 people. Only tents are allowed in this area. Vault toilets are provided.

Accessible cabin
The cabin has electricity, heat and air conditioning, a stovetop, microwave, refrigerator, two fully automated hospital beds, a Hoyer lift, a full-sized sofa bed, two cots, kitchen table and chairs, a modern bathroom with wheel-in shower and commode chair, screened porch and an outdoor accessible fire ring. The cabin can accommodate up to six people and can be rented for a maximum of four nights per year.

Hiking
There are several opportunities for hiking on nature trails, dune cordwalks or along the Lake Michigan shoreline at Kohler-Andrae.

Picnicking and shelters
There are several areas for picnicking at the park. Two shelters are available for reservations.

Pets
Pets must be on a leash no longer than 8 feet and under your control at all times. Pets are not allowed on the beach area south of the Sanderling Nature Center, picnic areas, playgrounds, buildings or nature trails. Pets are allowed at your campsite, along park roads, the Black River Hiking Trail, the Black River Marsh Boardwalk, Marsh Trail, designated sections of the Kohler Dunes Cordwalk, the Fishing Pond Trail and on the beach area north of the Nature Center only. Pet owners must remove pet waste and dispose of it in trash containers. Do not bury waste in sand. Pet rule violations are subject to fines and are strictly enforced to provide a safe and clean state park for all our guests.

Bicycling
Bicycles are allowed on all park roads. Please use caution as roads are heavily traveled. Off-road bikers are allowed on the Black River Trail.

Horseback Riding
Horses are allowed on the Black River Trail.

Canoeing/Kayaking Boating
There is not a boat launch at the park. Users of small watercraft or floatation devices should be aware of the wind conditions on Lake Michigan. Strong west winds can blow watercraft away from the shoreline. Parents, watch your children at all times. Rubber rafts and other boats require personal floatation devices.

Fishing
Fishing is available at the fishing pond off Old Park Road. An accessible trail circles the pond.

Swimming
Swimming is available in Lake Michigan. Please use caution. No lifeguards are present.

Hunting and trapping
Hunting and trapping are allowed in the open areas of the park during the Wisconsin state parks hunting and trapping time frame. Trapping is not permitted in closed areas as noted on the park hunting map or within 100 yards of any designated use area, including trails. Certain trap types are restricted on state park properties.

Cross-country skiing
Enjoy the park during winter by cross-country skiing. Cross-country skiing is available on a marked one-way trail. The two-mile ski trail has flat to gentle slopes and takes you through a variety of beautiful environments. The trail starts in the picnic area and travels through the wooded southern campground. It then hooks up to the Woodland Dunes Nature Trail and later loops through the picnic area back to the beginning. The trail is groomed regularly when snow conditions and weather permit. Pets are not permitted on ski trails at any time.

Snowshoeing
There is a marked snowshoe trail at the park. Additional snowshoeing is available at the 2.5-mile Black River Trail and throughout the park. Snowshoeing is not allowed on the groomed ski trail.