Butler State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area

Brandon Burke

Sensational free primitive camping. Head towards the east end of the lake for the more secluded spots.

Nathan Flanagan

This is a great place. There is potable water. There are several sites. Creating a little map of which sites we liked most for our RV. Overall we really enjoyed the place. It was relatively clean. Fireplaces at many of the sites. Several places with a cover. Dock and boat ramp. Toilets are available. There isn’t much to do other than fish (hence the name). We didn’t find any little trails. You can walk out on the man made piers kind of like walking around the lake. It is free, so that is awesome and there were not very many people, but that may be due to this time of the year.

blake johnson

Butler lakes my favorite lake, but small. I grew up fishing this lake. Many memories. The lake is better taken care of now. This lake has a nice boat ramp for fisherman, it's only a fishing lake. They take better care of the camping spots by mowing in them. The gravel roads around the lake are better taken care of now. Still rough but better. The shorelines still need work kind of hard to get to the water you do the vegetation.

Derek Pinkston

Great for free camping/fishing without all of the amenities. Not very crowded, quiet, decent fishing, wildlife. This lake is relatively small I wouldn't recommend a boat bigger than a bass boat. It's a no-wake lake, so keep it slow on the boats! I've heard it's great for bass, but I haven't had much luck with them. I've caught plenty of crappie, perch and channel cat (up to 19 pounds). One small boat ramp and dock. A few dug-out type bathrooms. A few small pavilions that would fit a picnic table under them. Can get a bit windy out here. I think they discourage swimming but I've never had a problem doing it.