Contact Lake Country Pier Guide

Have a question about a pier, dock, or boat lift on a Wisconsin lake? We are happy to hear from lakefront owners, buyers, and anyone trying to make sense of the rules.

What can we help with?

We can point you to the right DNR rule, explain how the exempt-pier standards work, and give you honest cost ranges to check a quote against. We are an informational guide published by Tanner Preserve, a Delafield, Wisconsin company. We are not a pier installer and not the DNR, so we cannot issue permits or approve a specific pier design.

Have a permit question?

For anything that comes down to a permit decision on your property (whether your pier is exempt, whether your configuration is allowed, or how to apply), the Wisconsin DNR is the authority. Start at the DNR piers and recreational structures permitting page or the DNR Pier FAQ. Those pages have the current forms and contacts.

How to reach us

Send general questions through the contact form on this site and we will do our best to point you to the right source. Please do not send confidential or legal matters; treat anything here as general information, not legal advice.