La Crosse
Workshop Logistics
Field Site:
Community Trail Farm
ORA Trails has purchased and protected a large parcel of land just one mile east of La Crosse, Wisconsin in the town of Shelby. The 277 acres of forest and farmland provides stunning views, Class A trout stream frontage on Pammel Creek, and 500 feet of elevation. Its close proximity to neighborhoods, businesses, schools, public transit, and other public land provides opportunities to explore the region’s historic and prehistoric cultures.
Why Hold the workshops in La Crosse?
ORA Trails has engaged with multiple PTBA member companies on the visioning and planning of the trail system at the Community Trail Farm. It is exciting to have a field site for workshops where the Summit can be a part of a community legacy.
La Crosse Logistics
Many pre-Summit workshops will be held at the Community Trail Farm in La Crosse, Wisconsin, in partnership with the Outdoor Recreation Alliance (ORA Trails). This site has opportunities for stonework, mechanized construction, and trail planning. La Crosse is 2 hours from Madison.
Attendees will be responsible for their own transportation and lodging. Details below about lodging, camping, and shuttles.
Lodging in La Crosse
Hotels: We have set up 3 courtesy blocks at La Crosse hotels:
Hampton Inn & Suites La Crosse Downtown- $142/night (Shuttle to and from the classroom sites and worksite each day from the Hampton Inn only)
Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, downtown La Crosse -$99/night
Stoney Creek Hotel La Crosse - Onalaska - $129/night
Limited onsite camping: Spaces will be limited, so please let us know as soon as possible if you are wanting to reserve a spot and include how many nights, your shelter set up and if you will be towing additional equipment. Please note: This is not a campground, it is an open grass parking area without facilities. Given the temperatures in mid-April Wisconsin this is best suited for anyone bringing their own RV/Camper/Van, though tents are an option.
Transportation from Madison to La Crosse
If you are not renting a car or driving your own vehicle and need transportation support from Madison to La Crosse, please email Katie to check on space in a van shuttle on Friday, April 11 at 4 pm from the Madison airport to La Crosse (limited space and first-come first-served) with return on Sunday night, April 13.
Transportation during the Workshops
Classroom sites are downtown (to be posted soon).
The field site is 10-16 minutes away from downtown (see ORA Community Trail Farm).
Shuttle to and from the classroom sites and worksite each day from the Hampton Inn only, in Downtown La Crosse.
If you are staying at one of the other hotels with blocks (The Stoney Creek Inn or the Country Inn and Suites) you will need to have your own transportation to and from the site. Please let us know where you will be staying, if you will be taking the shuttle from the Hampton Inn, and if you will be driving yourself if you have room to carpool.