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Fairgrounds RV Park - WI

33 RV Sites

Fairgrounds RV Park in Beaver Dam, WI, offers 33 full-hookup RV sites with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 50 feet. The categories are unusually specific about surface and purpose: 30-amp grass, 50-amp grass, 50-amp full-hookup gravel, and dedicated 30-amp and 50-amp grass special event sites. All carry water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi, and ADA-accessible sites are available. Premium WiFi is available across the park, and it's rated big rig friendly. A bathhouse with showers, a dump station, a pavilion, a barn, and RV storage cover the rest. Pets are welcome. The special event sites tell you what this park is for: it sits on 60 acres of the Dodge County Fairgrounds, so fair weeks, shows, and events are the rhythm of the place, and it's quiet in between. Beaver Dam sits on Highway 33 four miles west, in the agricultural lakelands of south-central Wisconsin between Madison and Milwaukee. Golf, boating, a lake, and off-road riding are all nearby. Rates by site type are on the booking page. Check the fairgrounds calendar when you pick dates.

from $31/night

Silver Springs Campsites

152 RV Sites

Silver Springs Campsites in Rio, Wisconsin, offers 152 RV sites with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 42 feet, between Madison and the Wisconsin Dells. Full hookup and water-and-electric back-in categories join an outdoor pool, beach, pond, and jumping pillow on a family-oriented property. One hundred fifty-two back-in sites run in full hookup and water-and-electric categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted on 30 and 50-amp, sized to 42 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Note the 42-foot cap before booking a larger rig. A general store, laundry, dump station, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. Golf carts rent at $75 per day with a two-day minimum on regular weekends and three days on holidays; drivers must be 18 with a valid license. An outdoor pool and beach anchor the summer, with an on-site pond supporting fishing, boating, paddle boats, canoeing, and kayaking. A recreation center, game room, billiards, ping pong, jumping pillow, basketball, volleyball, bocce ball, horseshoes, walking trails, hiking, biking, a playground, and a pavilion fill the grounds, with on-site dining and planned activities through the season. The resort also operates as a wedding venue. Pets are welcome. The self-contained recreation is the point — guests get a full outdoor program without driving to regional lakes or state parks, in the farm and lake country of Columbia County. Summer is the season. Reserve ahead.

Hattie Sherwood Campground

20 RV Sites, 12 Tent Sites

Hattie Sherwood Campground in Green Lake, WI, offers 20 RV sites and 12 tent sites, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and back-in sites for rigs up to 40 feet. Sites are tiered by service, and the labels tell you exactly what you get: 20-amp sites, 30-amp deluxe, 30-amp deluxe with water, 50-amp premiere, and 50-amp premiere with water. These are partial hookups — electric at every site, water at some, no sewer — so plan on the on-site dump station and check whether your site includes water when you book. Each site has a fire pit and picnic table. A bathhouse with showers, firewood, and recycling are available, and pets are welcome. A boat ramp and boat rentals put guests on the water for fishing, boating, paddling, and paddle boarding, with a beach for swimming, a pond, walking trails, a playground, and biking and birding through the mature hardwoods. Green Lake sits on the shore of Big Green Lake, the deepest inland lake in Wisconsin, in the central part of the state. Rates for sites and tent spots are on the booking page. Premiere sites with water are the ones to request, and they go first.

from $33/night

Buffalo Lake Camping Resort

47 RV Sites

Buffalo Lake Camping Resort in Montello, WI, offers 47 full-hookup RV sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 70 feet. The resort publishes four site categories — standard, plus, premium back-in, and premium pull-through — all carrying water, sewer, electric, and cable TV with a fire pit and picnic table; confirm which layout you're booking when you reserve. The resort is rated big rig friendly and takes rigs up to 70 feet. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, firewood, a dump station, and cabins cover the rest. The resort sits within city limits, which means services are genuinely close. Pets are welcome. An outdoor pool, an arcade, a boat ramp, boat docks, boat and kayak rentals, bike rentals, a pavilion, a playground, volleyball, basketball, gaga ball, and horseshoes fill the grounds, with fishing, boating, paddling, swimming, and biking on Buffalo Lake. Montello is the Marquette County seat and the birthplace of John Muir, whose formative years in this glacially sculpted lake country shaped the conservation thinking that eventually protected Yosemite. Rates by site category are on the booking page. Premium pull-throughs book first.

Skillet Creek Campground

56 RV Sites, 8 Cabins, 56 Tent Sites, 1 Onsite RV/Trailer

Skillet Creek Campground in Baraboo, Wisconsin, offers 57 RV sites, eight cabins, and 56 tent sites across 70 wooded acres, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service, ADA-accessible sites, and rigs accepted to 45 feet behind a gated entrance. Full-hookup, pull-through, water-and-electric, and waterfront daily categories join a water park, beach, jumping pillow, and creek. Fifty-seven sites span 20/30/50-amp daily full hookup, 20/30/50-amp daily pull-thru full hookup, 20/30/50-amp daily water-and-electric, and 20/30/50-amp waterfront categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted, sized to 45 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Confirm your tier, as the water-and-electric category does not carry sewer at the site. Accessible sites are available. Eight cabins and 56 tent sites make the tent inventory unusually deep. A general store, laundry, dump station, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. You can lock a specific site during booking — it shows as locked on the reservation grid. A water park and beach anchor the summer, with a lake, pond, and creek supporting boating, canoeing, kayaking, swimming, and fishing. A jumping pillow, game room, gaga ball, sports courts, walking trails, hiking, biking, a playground, and dog park fill the rest, with live music and wine tasting nearby. Devil's Lake State Park is Wisconsin's most visited, and its north entrance is one mile away. Summer is decisively the season. Reserve well ahead.

from $19/night

Sun Retreats Silver Lake

16 RV Sites, 5 Cottages

Sun Retreats Silver Lake in Mears, MI, offers 16 full-hookup pull-through RV sites and 5 cottages, with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 75 feet. Every site is a full-hookup pull-through carrying water, sewer, electric, and cable TV with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, and a picnic table — no unhitching, and at 75 feet the sites take long coaches. If you booked here before, note the name change: Silver Creek RV Resort is now Sun Retreats Silver Lake. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, propane fills and exchange, on-site dining, and a bar cover the rest. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. The recreation runs deep: an outdoor pool, a hot tub and sauna, a fitness center, a clubhouse, an arcade, a jumping pillow, gaga ball, pickleball, volleyball, basketball, corn hole, a playground, and a beach for swimming, boating, kayaking, and paddle boarding. Mears sits on the western shore of Silver Lake in Oceana County, minutes from Silver Lake State Park and the Silver Lake Sand Dunes — one of the few places in the country where you can drive a vehicle on open dunes. Rates for sites and cottages are on the booking page. Sixteen sites and dune season means summer books out fast.

from $57/night

Lake Mason Campground

125 RV Sites, 6 Tent Sites

Lake Mason Campground in Briggsville, Wisconsin, offers 125 RV sites and six tent sites directly on Lake Mason, ten minutes from Wisconsin Dells. A boat ramp, outdoor pool, general store, walking trails, and on-site dining serve a lakefront property in Adams County's central Wisconsin lake country. One hundred twenty-five sites are available in back-in and pull-through configurations. Contact the campground to confirm hookups, amp service, and length limits for your rig before booking. Six tent sites and glamping tents round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. The campground operates May through October, with full-season and daily sites both available. The lake carries the recreation. A boat ramp gives direct access for boating, canoeing, kayaking, fishing, and swimming, with an outdoor pool alongside. Walking trails, hiking, sports courts, basketball, horseshoes, corn hole, a playground, pavilion, and on-site dining fill the grounds, with a river on the property, productive birding, and genuinely dark skies for stargazing. Pets are welcome. Ten minutes from Wisconsin Dells is the practical sweet spot — close enough to reach the Waterpark Capital of the World and all its indoor and outdoor attractions in a short drive, far enough that the lakefront setting stays quiet at the end of the day. Lake Mason is one of central Wisconsin's more underrated waters, and the Wisconsin River, Devil's Lake, and Baraboo are all within range. The season runs May through October, with summer the clear peak. Reserve well ahead for July and August weekends.

from $45/night

Pearl Lake RV Campground

63 RV Sites, 8 Tent Sites

Pearl Lake RV Campground in Redgranite, Wisconsin, offers 63 RV sites and eight tent sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp water-and-electric service and rigs accepted to 40 feet. Back-in and pull-through categories at multiple amperages join an outdoor pool, mini-golf, ball field, beach, and on-site dining. Sixty-three sites span back-in 20/30/50-amp water-and-electric, back-in 20/30-amp water-and-electric, and pull-thru 20/30-amp water-and-electric categories, carrying water and electric, sized to 40 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Two things to plan around: the sites carry water and electric but not sewer, so manage tank capacity and use the dump station, and the 40-foot cap rules out larger rigs. Eight tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, dump station, restrooms, showers, firewood, personal mailboxes, and a snack bar handle the practical side. An outdoor pool anchors the summer, with a lake, pond, and beach alongside. Mini-golf, a recreation center, clubhouse, game room, ball field, sports courts, walking trails, a playground, pavilion, on-site dining, and a bar fill the grounds, with boating nearby. Pets are welcome. Redgranite sits in Waushara County's central Wisconsin lake country, named for the quarries that supplied paving stone across the Midwest a century ago. The surrounding chain of lakes, state fishery areas, and the Wild Rose hatchery corridor give the area a quiet recreational character. Summer is decisively the season in central Wisconsin. Reserve well ahead for July and August weekends.

from $35/night

Dell Pines Campground

141 RV Sites, 13 Cabins

Dell Pines Campground in Baraboo, Wisconsin, offers 141 RV sites and 13 cabins in a pine forest setting in Sauk County, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 44 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Six categories cover 30-amp and 50-amp back-ins and pull-throughs in both full-hookup and water-and-electric configurations, with an outdoor pool and mini-golf. One hundred forty-one sites span 30-amp and 50-amp back-ins, water-and-electric back-ins, and 30-amp and 50-amp pull-throughs, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted, sized to 44 feet, with fire rings and picnic tables at every site. Thirteen cabins round out the accommodations. A general store, laundry, dump station, RV storage, boat storage, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. An outdoor pool anchors the summer, with mini-golf, a game room, craft room, and snack bar besides. Sports courts, pickleball, tennis, basketball, volleyball, shuffleboard, horseshoes, and corn hole spread across the grounds, with walking trails, a playground, and a pavilion. Planned activities run through the season, and the pine cover makes for good stargazing. Pets are welcome. Baraboo carries a dual identity — historical winter headquarters of the Ringling Brothers circus, and gateway to Devil's Lake State Park's geological splendors. The Wisconsin Dells waterpark corridor is also within striking distance, giving one wooded base an unusual depth of day-trip options. Directions: from I-90/94 take Exit 92 toward Baraboo onto Highway 12, then Exit 214 east on North Reedsburg Road to the stoplight, left north on County Highway BD one mile, left onto Shady Land Road, and three-quarters of a mile on.

from $40/night

Jellystone Park™ Wisconsin Dells

186 RV Sites, 42 Cabins, 59 Tent Sites, 2 Yurts, 2 Houses, 7 Lodges

Jellystone Park Wisconsin Dells in Baraboo offers 186 RV sites, 51 cabin, house, and lodge units, 59 tent sites, and two yurts with 20, 30, and 50-amp service, ADA-accessible sites, and rigs accepted to 52 feet behind a gated entrance. Red Carpet camp suites and theme sites near the water playground join standard categories — and every overnight stay includes the water activities. One hundred eighty-six sites span 20-amp and 30-amp water-and-electric, back-in, back-in theme sites near the water playground, back-in Red Carpet camp suites, and pull-through categories, sized to 52 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. Accessible sites are available. Fifty-one cabins, houses, and lodges, 59 tent sites, and two yurts make the lodging range exceptional. A general store, laundry, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. The base fee covers one camping or rental unit, one vehicle, and a set number of people by site type. Firewood restrictions apply — check before bringing your own. Free water activities with every stay are the distinguishing claim in a town built on waterparks. A water park, outdoor pool, hot tub, sauna, and inflatable water toys anchor the summer, with mini-golf, an arcade, game room, craft room, recreation center, boat rentals, a lake, sports courts, volleyball, shuffleboard, gaga ball, ping pong, golf cart rentals, a bar, and snack bar besides. Summer is decisively the season in the Dells. Reserve well ahead.

from $39/night

Deep Lake Campground

3 RV Sites

Deep Lake Campground in Oxford, WI, offers 3 full-hookup RV sites with 30-amp service and room for rigs up to 45 feet. Sites carry water, sewer, and electric in back-in and pull-thru layouts. Note the electrical: service is 30-amp, so a rig wired for heavier draw will need an adapter and some load management. Cabins are available for guests without a rig, and WiFi covers the property. Pets are welcome. Three RV sites on a natural lake is the whole idea. A beach and direct lake access support swimming, boating, fishing, kayaking, and paddle boarding, with no crowd and no schedule. Oxford sits in central Wisconsin's lake country, fifteen minutes from the waterslides and attractions of Wisconsin Dells — which makes Deep Lake the quiet alternative for anyone who wants the Dells nearby rather than underfoot. Rates for sites and cabins are on the booking page. Three sites fifteen minutes from the Dells means summer books out immediately.

from $45/night

Wolf Lake Resort and Campground

30 Tent Sites

Wolf Lake Resort and Campground in Muskegon, Michigan, overlooks the tranquil expanse of Wolf Lake in western Michigan's Lake Michigan shoreline community, combining lakeside camping and resort amenities with positioning in one of the Great Lakes region's most diverse outdoor recreation environments. Situated in Muskegon County where the sandy dunes, freshwater lakes, and river systems of the western Lower Peninsula meet the Lake Michigan shoreline, the resort serves guests drawn to the area's exceptional combination of water recreation, dune exploration, and the beach culture of Michigan's Gold Coast. The resort accommodates guests in RV sites ranging from full hookup pads with water and electric connections to traditional rustic tent sites, with a beach, boat rentals, a fishing pier, kayak and canoe access, and a clubhouse providing the recreational infrastructure that keeps guests engaged throughout multi-day stays. A playground, laundry facility, and walking trails add practical and leisure amenities, and the lake's fishing opportunities—targeting bass, bluegill, and perch in Wolf Lake's productive waters—give anglers a resource that doesn't require driving to public access points. The resort's lakeside character creates a cohesive outdoor experience where the water is the organizing element of each day. The Muskegon County landscape is defined by the glacial legacy that shaped all of western Michigan—thick deposits of glacial outwash forming the sandy soils that support the white pine and oak forests inland and the spectacular dune systems along Lake Michigan's eastern shoreline. Wolf Lake sits within this post-glacial landscape as a clear, moderately productive inland lake typical of western Michigan's lake-dense interior, while Muskegon Lake—a large protected bay connecting to Lake Michigan—lies a short drive west, providing access to the big lake's open-water sailing, powerboating, and shoreline character. Muskegon State Park and P.J. Hoffmaster State Park, both within a short drive of the resort, protect magnificent Great Lakes dune ecosystems where towering sand dunes rise directly from Lake Michigan's shoreline and offer sledding, hiking, and some of the most dramatic lake views accessible from the western Michigan public land system. The Muskegon Channel and Muskegon Lake provide access to Lake Michigan for boaters heading offshore, and the USS Silversides Submarine Museum—home to one of the most intact WWII submarines in the United States—provides a compelling historical attraction in Muskegon's revitalized lakeshore district. Downtown Muskegon's growing restaurant and brewery scene reflects the community's ongoing economic revival. Wolf Lake Resort operates seasonally from late spring through early fall, with the peak Michigan summer season from June through August driving the heaviest demand for lake swimming, boat rentals, and the beach amenities that make western Michigan lake resorts such a consistent draw for families from Grand Rapids, Detroit, and the greater Midwest. Fall offers a quieter but equally beautiful experience as the surrounding hardwood forests transition to October color and the lake fishing picks up with the cooling water temperatures. The resort's combination of direct lake access, boat rental infrastructure, and proximity to Muskegon's Lake Michigan dune parks makes it a well-rounded choice for guests targeting the Michigan Gold Coast experience.

from $35/night