Wisconsin rest stops

rockhillmanor wrote:
You WILL find that MANY rest areas have been closed in Wisconsin.

'Nothing' to do with the local gov issue. They started closing most of them over 4 years ago. Each year I go back more of them have been closed.

They also have 'permanently closed' ALL dump stations at Wisconsin Rest areas. So don't count on that based on any map or book that shows dump facilities they will not be open.

WI got rid of the dump stations long ago, most were eliminated by the mid-'90s. As far as closed rest areas, can you cite which ones? All the ones I know of have been slightly relocated and rebuilt, but I know of none that have been eliminated, at least not on the Interstates. If you are talking about the ones on the country highways that only had out houses, then yes, most of those have been eliminated. I never really considered them true "rest areas" per-say.

You WILL find that MANY rest areas have been closed in Wisconsin.

'Nothing' to do with the local gov issue. They started closing most of them over 4 years ago. Each year I go back more of them have been closed.

They also have 'permanently closed' ALL dump stations at Wisconsin Rest areas. So don't count on that based on any map or book that shows dump facilities they will not be open.

crimmps49 wrote:
Even if they are Federal areas, WI did not close down any parks, etc. requested by DC. Our great Governor Walker did not let that happen and is keeping all areas open.

Methinks Gov. Walker's doing a little grandstanding here- I can just imagine the uproar there'd be if he actually volunteered Wisconsin's money to pick up the slack on Federally funded/managed properties!

All of the supposedly affected Wisconsin properties listed in this news article, for one, are in fact funded by Wisconsin taxpayers, not the Feds.

Same goes for highway rest stops, as noted earlier.

Even if they are Federal areas, WI did not close down any parks, etc. requested by DC. Our great Governor Walker did not let that happen and is keeping all areas open.

Wisconsin rest stops are operated by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, not the federal government. Some wayside rests along two-lane state highways are already closed for the season.

http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/restareas/locations.htm

Wisconsin rest stops, not Federal rest stops!!!! Did your state government shutdown also?? I do not think so, at least not yet. Chris