Pontoon Rental on Butternut Lake | Eagle Pointe Lodging

The Pontoon

Boats do not come with the cabins at Eagle Pointe Lodging. You are welcome to bring your own — we have docks and trailer parking on the property — or rent our pontoon for a day on Butternut Lake.

Our pontoon rents for $225 a day or $950 a week. It is available to guests during their stay. Call 715-762-4857 to check dates and reserve it when you book.

Three of our cabins sit right on the water: Honeymoon, Lakeside (Eagle's View), and The Nest, a 3-bedroom, 2-bath A-frame. Musky Haven has water views and its own dock, a short walk to the beach and the shared docks. Every stay includes a fire pit, a grill, a full kitchen, Wi-Fi, and firewood.

We have been family run on 13 acres of Butternut Lake, just west of Park Falls, since 1991. November through April, stays have a 3-night minimum. In summer we rent week-long, Saturday to Saturday. Check-in is at 3 p.m. and check-out is at 10 a.m. If you need an earlier check-in, call us to see if it is available.

Public landings on the lake include Grants Landing, the North Launch Access, a carry-in site, and the access at County Highway B.

Pontoon Rules & Safety

Life jackets

The pontoon carries 8 U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jackets in a range of sizes, plus a throwable flotation device, and more sizes are in the boathouse. Wisconsin requires one wearable life jacket for each person on board, sized to fit, in good condition, and readily at hand. Our house rule: children under 12 wear a properly fitted life jacket the whole time they are on the boat.

Who may operate

No one under 10 may operate a motorboat. Ages 10 and 11 may operate only with a parent, guardian, or designated adult 18 or older who has a boater safety certificate or was born before January 1, 1989. Ages 12 to 15 may operate with that accompaniment, or alone with a valid certificate. Anyone 16 or older born on or after January 1, 1989, needs a certificate unless a person at least 18 who has a certificate or was born before 1989 is in the boat. Carry the certificate if you need one.

On the water

The pontoon holds a maximum of 8 people. Go slow-no-wake (as slowly as you can while still steering) within 100 feet of shore, docks, rafts, piers, and buoyed restricted areas. Stay at least 100 feet from swimmers and out of marked swim areas, and follow posted signs at the landings. Operating at 0.08 blood alcohol or more, or while impaired, is illegal; anyone under 21 must be at 0.00. Use the navigation lights from sunset to sunrise. Tow skiers or tubers only in daylight, with a competent observer watching, and stay 100 feet from occupied anchored boats, personal watercraft, marked swim areas, and public landings. Leave the life jackets, throwable, fire extinguisher, and horn on board.

Fuel

Gas cans are provided to refuel the boat. Please return the cans full.

Weather

Stay off the water in storms or if lightning is in the area. Days lost to storms are prorated; rain alone doesn't count.

Our house rules

The renter must be 21 or older and sign a rental agreement. A sober adult operates the boat. There is no security deposit, but damage to the boat or prop will be charged to cover repairs, and garbage, stains, or extra cleaning will incur a fee. Give loons, eagles, and nesting areas a wide berth.

Book your cabin direct at eaglepointelodging.com with no booking fees, or call 715-762-4857 to reserve the pontoon with your stay.