Governor Thompson State Park

{{Short description|State park in Marinette County, Wisconsin}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{update|date=May 2019}}

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| location = Marinette, Wisconsin, United States

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| established = 2000{{cite news|title=Governor Thompson State Park official flier|publisher=Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources}}

| named_for = Tommy Thompson

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Governor Thompson State Park is a {{convert|2800|acre|adj=on|0}} state park in Wisconsin, USA, in development approximately {{convert|15|mi|km}} northwest of Crivitz. The park contains {{convert|6.5|mi|km}} of shoreline on the Caldron Falls Reservoir, part of the Peshtigo River, and {{convert|5300|ft|m}} 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 {{convert|1987|acre|km2|adj=on}} Paust Woods Lake Resort and about {{convert|200|acre|km2}} 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, {{convert|16|mi|km}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/master_planning/completed_archive/parks_trails/govt/gov_thompson_final.pdf |title=Master Plan for Governor Thompson State Park |date=September 2004 |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date=2008-08-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610202804/http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/master_planning/completed_archive/parks_trails/govt/gov_thompson_final.pdf |archive-date=2011-06-10 }}