Unofficial camping in Kettle Moraine State Forest
I'm going to be hiking the ice age trail in the Northern unit, between shelter 1 and 2.
Do you think I would be fine to just pull off the trail and find a good spot to pitch a tent in an unofficial capacity? There seem to be only 5 official spots to camp along the route and they are all reserved.
Specifically, how would the rangers react? I know that some parks are more lax than others about camping at unofficial sites. (I know and practice leave no trace.)
There are more campsites but only 5 "backpacking" sites on the trail (dispersed canping) as opposed to pulling up the camper to a 12x12 plot of grass with neighbors.
See http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/parks/name/kmn/PDFs/kmnmap.pdf
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I grew up in that neck of the woods and have camped in the Kettle Moraine many times. The area you indicated gets very little use, as you go a little further North closer to Mauthe Lake and Long Lake it's much busier. Both of those lakes have large established and often full camping sites, with frequent pull-in type camping units. Ranger activity through the area you plan on is virtually nonexistent, just keep it quiet and you can camp overnight anywhere. During the summer months you may see other people but even then they would be few and far between. Starting a campfire may be pushing it though. But that stretch is really under utilized.
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