State Park / State Forest · Wisconsin campground guide
The numbers
Fee range
$25–$38/night
Season open
April through October
RV size limit
Up to 50 ft
Reservation window
11 months ahead via WI State Parks portal
The insider read
Second-largest WI state park. Stephens + Cox Hollow Lakes. Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin 20 min — pair the camp with architecture tour.
Original analysis from PickRV — synthesised from public sources you can verify, pulling the operational details competitor guides typically skip.
Verify at dnr.wisconsin.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 wisconsinstateparks.reserveamerica.com
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 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.
Near Bayfield
NPSInsider tip · Boat-in only camping on 22 islands. Sea kayak the sea caves (best photographed by water). Apostle Islands Cruises shuttle to several islands.
Your next step
Governor Dodge State Park Campground takes rigs up to 50 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
