US Forest Service · Wisconsin campground guide
The numbers
Fee range
$18–$22/night
Season open
May through October
RV size limit
Up to 32 ft
Reservation window
6 months ahead via Recreation.gov
The insider read
Quieter than nearby state parks. Lake Beasley swim. Mountain Fire Lookout Tower nearby for the panoramic.
Original analysis from PickRV — synthesised from public sources you can verify, pulling the operational details competitor guides typically skip.
Verify at fs.usda.govOn site
Book it right
PickRV doesn't handle campground bookings — reserve direct through the official channel so policies and cancellations flow through one record.
Opens recreation.gov
Every fact above is sourced from the managing agency's canonical page. Cross-check fee, season, and size limit before you depend on them.
Match the campground's size limit and hookup level to a vehicle category, then plan the rest of the trip.
Keep exploring
Near Dodgeville
StateInsider tip · Second-largest WI state park. Stephens + Cox Hollow Lakes. Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin 20 min — pair the camp with architecture tour.
Near Ellison Bay
StateInsider tip · Hike-in only. WI's only International Dark Sky Park. Lake Michigan beach + remote sites 1-3 miles from parking.
Near Spring Valley
COEInsider tip · USACE camp in the Driftless area. Eau Galle Lake — quiet alternative to bigger WI lakes. USACE Senior Pass halves the fee.
Near Wisconsin Dells
PrivateInsider tip · Closest full-hookup camp to Wisconsin Dells waterparks. Free shuttle to several parks. Books a year+ out for July weekends.
Your next step
Mountain Park Recreation Area (Chequamegon-Nicolet NF) takes rigs up to 32 ft, so what you arrive in decides whether the loop works at all. If you don't own one, the same trip runs on a motorhome rented in Wisconsin.
Nothing in Wisconsin is bookable today — PickRV opens for bookings on October 25. Dated requests are what we take to owners, so give us the window you actually want — you get one email the day a rig covers it, and nothing else.
Nearby & related
Sourced costs, campground directories, and the places worth a detour — the next layer of Wisconsin trip planning.
Before you go
Wisconsin rules
Verified 2026-05-10
