Established Camping
Merrick State Park Campground
About
State Park
Merrick State Park is located on the beautiful backwaters of the Mississippi River. All island campground sites and some sites in the south campground have river access for mooring watercraft or fishing directly from the sites. There are 3 miles of hiking trails, and two boat landings provide easy launching for boats of all sizes. Canoes and kayaks can be rented at the office in season.
There are 65 individual campsites in three campgrounds and a 50-person group tents-only campsite at Merrick State Park. Large rocks have been set along the shore to halt erosion and protect campsites. Do not move these rocks. Registered campers may moor boats overnight at each campground. There are dumpsters, a recycling station, and a trailer dump station near the contact station at the park entrance.
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
- Walk-InPark in a lot, walk to your site.
- Boat-InSites accessible by watercraft.
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Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Group
Features
For Campers
- ADA Access
- Trash
- Picnic Table
- Firewood Available
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- Showers
- Drinking Water
- Electric Hookups
- Toilets
- Alcohol
- Pets
- Fires
For Vehicles
- Sanitary Dump
- Big Rig Friendly
Quiet!
Beautiful old trees. On the Mississippi, just a short walk to the river. Boat launches, some electric sites. Very clean. Sites on the north loop are a little close together, but very manageable. I would think the mosquitoes are bad in summer. Eagles! and this is a migratory route for thousands of birds.
Island Campground With Incredible Water Access
Second stay, first review of Merrick. We have always reserved an Island site, since they offer the best privacy from neighbors in southern camp along the Mississippi backwaters on Fountain City Bay. We always bring the kayaks, so the water access offered is why we stay.
3 Campgrounds:
- Island sites offer the best-in-park privacy for a campsite, but they are walk in (carts provided for hauling in). Worth the short walk in from the lot for what you get. We think site 50 has the best view and launch, with not as much riprap as the other island sites, but you can make any of them work.
- South Campground sites are closer together with fewer trees, but still offer a front row seat to the Friday evening boat show. Many sites have pretty good direct water access here too
- North campground has electric and showers/flush toilets, access to water, but no water views
Notes to self:
- Bring your bugspray or thermocell, we definitely needed protection.
- I grew up in a train town, so I loved hearing the trains in the distance, but if you were up at North camp, it would indeed be really loud.
- Porto-pots were passible but not great. Watch for spidies.
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Beautiful views of the lake.
There was a really nice view of the lake, and a nice clearing up towards the skies, but still adequate trees. Some mosquitos / flies. Overall very nice campsite. One downside was neighbor chopping wood at 6 am Sunday.
Location
Merrick State Park Campground is located in Wisconsin
Directions
From Madison, Milwaukee, and Chicago areas: follow I-90 west to Exit 4 (Hwy 35). Follow Hwy 35 north through Fountain City. The park is 2 miles north of Fountain City on the left side of the road.
Coordinates
44.15200049 N
91.74800018 W