Facilities

Annual Permits 

Annual permits can be purchased at the pay station or at the office of the Clerk - Treasurer Office.

The offices are located at the Kay C. Mackesey Administration Building, 50 Wisconsin Dells Parkway South. 

Hours of operation for the Administration Staff will be:

• Monday through Thursday from 8 am until 4:30 pm.
• Friday from 8 am until 2 pm.

Daily passes must be placed on the dash, annual permit stickers must be displayed on the boat trailer. Please note any vehicle and trailer without a properly displayed Newport Park Boat Launch daily pass or annual permit will be ticketed.

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Links

• Boating in Wisconsin
• Fishing in Wisconsin
• Invasive Species
  • Note: Zebra mussels have been discovered in Lake Wisconsin" this brings this concern of invasive species closer to home!

Preventive Measures by NR 40 (Statutes and Rules)

• Remove all attached aquatic plants and aquatic animals from vehicles, boats, trailers, equipment and gear of any type immediately upon their removal from the water.
• Drain all water from any vehicle, equipment other than boating or fishing equipment, or gear of any type immediately upon its removal from the water.
• Remove all attached aquatic plants and aquatic animals from vehicles, boats, trailers, equipment and gear of any type before bringing it into the state over land for use on any water of the state or its bank or shore.
• drain all water from any vehicle, equipment other than boating or fishing equipment, or gear of any type before bringing it into the state over land for use on any water of the state or its bank or shore.
• Remove attached aquatic plants and aquatic animals from any vehicle, certain boats, boat trailers, and equipment, and gear of any type or from a sea plane before placing it in any water of the state, and before taking off a in a seaplane or transporting a vehicle, boat, boat trailer, equipment or gear of any type on a public highway.
• Do not use a prohibited invasive fish or crayfish species as bait.
• Do not introduce a nonnative aquatic plant, algae or cyanobacteria species into any water of the state.

Caution!

This section of the Wisconsin River can have very strong current and dangerous undertow. Please be aware of the dangers of the Wisconsin River especially if you are not familiar with it, and always wear a PFD (Personal Floatation Device!)

For more information on the dangers of the Wisconsin River, please see the WI Dept. Of Natural Resources Website here: Safety on the Wisconsin River