Top Tent Camping near Arpin, WI
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Best Tent Sites Near Arpin, WI (8)
1. Coon Fork Lake
14 Reviews•20 Photos•95 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- ADA Access
2. Wazee Lake Rec Area
2 Reviews•5 Saves- Tents
- Drinking Water
3. Merlin Lambert Park
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- Drinking Water
4. Plover River Retreat
Be the first to review!•9 Photos•8 SavesWe invite you to set up camp on our quiet shores of the Little Plover River and enjoy a break from the fast paced world. Located on 150 yards of water frontage, Plover River Retreat is situated by an old lumber mill, complete with a dam, which provides bountiful Northern Pike fishing during certain times of the year.
We have a wooded 5 acre homestead, with plenty of areas to set up your tent campsite. Trash bin and fire ring are available. We have one main site at the base of the dam, where the grass is mowed and maintained, with other areas available for additional tents. Can accommodate larger groups, but additional sites are very rustic. Each tent will be an additional charge. You are able to see our homestead from the river bottom, but natural foliage such as large fiddlehead ferns and trees block our view from the home, so there is privacy.
Come wade and splash in our slice of river paradise! Our water frontage is shallow, between 1-3 feet, and mostly sandy/rocky. Highly suggest water shoes for ease of walking and swimming.
If you’re more adventurous, kayaks and a canoe are available for rent and can be put in on either side of the dam. Tubes are also available for rent and can be used for a 45 minute float or a 3 hour float down the Little Plover River. It’s not uncommon to spot Bald Eagles, turtles, otter, and deer on our stretch of the river.
Each site is a short 3-4 minute walk from our main home where we are available to field any questions or address emergencies. Shores are quiet and mostly undeveloped. We are a 15 minute drive to Stevens Point, and a 25 minute drive to Wausau.
Firewood available for purchase on site. Flexible check in/check out policy.
- Fires
- Reservable
- Tents
- Trash
- Firewood Available
$30 / night
5. Camp Wilderness
1 Review•2 Photos•6 Saves- Fires
- Phone Service
- ADA Access
- Tents
- Group
- Dispersed
6. Curtiss Village Park
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- Drinking Water
7. Black River Falls State Forest Canoe Campsite Near Hawk Island
1 Review•4 Photos•8 SavesTwo primitive canoe campsites are available south of Black River Falls. These campsites are on the east side of the river and include a picnic table, fire ring and portable toilet. The sites are available on a first-come, first-served basis and limited to a one-night stay. A free Special Camp permit is required and can be picked up at the Castle Mound campground or the Black River Falls DNR Service Center. The permit can be filled out online or, if you’d like us to mail you one, please see our contact information. For additional information, including a map of canoe landings, see our Paddling the Black River brochure: https://p.widencdn.net/ixm7ly/Paddling-the-Black-River
- Fires
- Tents
- Picnic Table
- Toilets
Recent Tent Reviews In Arpin
273 Reviews of 8 Arpin Campgrounds
Richard B.
Scout
Buckhorn State Park
Quiet in the fall
I went in 2 weekdays in early October and it was very quiet and calm. Nice facilities and campsites.
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Anna H.
Guide
Buckhorn
Great campground, nice staff, clean bathrooms
We had a wonderful time on our visit. The facilities were clean, well maintained, and fully stocked! Super nice and helpful staff. Beautiful fall foliage. Some of the walk in campsites are a far walk from the parking. So, if you simply want car camping, make sure you pick an appropriate site!
- Jason P.
Traveler
McMullen County Park
Nice, peaceful county campground
Great place with plenty to do. Fishing, kayaking, beach, flush toilets, hot CLEAN showers!!
- Jason P.Traveler
Deer Run Campground
Friendly, Quiet Camping
Nice little campground. Friendly owners. The campground is clean and quiet.
- CCharles E.Traveler
Hartman Creek State Park
Expensive if your non-resident .
Campground is adequate, it has a functioning shower house and private spots. I used a primitive campsite and it cost me $30 ($15 if your from WI). That was on top of the $11 non resident park entrance fee. So $41 for a primitive tent site, $47.50 if you count the bundle of firewood I bought from them. So yeah, keep that in mind if coming here as a non resident. I’m sure there are cheaper places nearby.
- Dave S.Scout
Wild West Campground & Corral
Great place to camp
This was quiet and peaceful. When we needed our fire pit cleaned out theg came pretty quickly. Being able to watch the horses was very calming. We would recomend this place to others and we would go back.
Angie V.GuideBuckhorn State Park
Watch out for Pontoon Pirates with Dad Bods
Site 29 is lovely - it's situated directly on the shoreline with a tiny slice of beach. The weather was excellent and with enough wind to quell the bugs. There was an eagle fishing in the bay with us. Plenty of hiking, canoeing, and kayaking opportunities inside the park, too.
There is a bar and grill across the river with a live cover band on Friday night that could be heard loud and clear. Their setlist was pretty much identical to the 'Songs that Excite the White Folks' playlist on Spotify. We didn't mind it - it was amusing. They respectfully ended their set at 10pm sharp, so no big deal.
Only one of the showers had warm water in the nearby bathhouse, but we were grateful for it. There is nice, dry wood for fires and ice situated at the entrance to the park. There is also a cute little general store just outside of the park that is well-stocked with necessities. It's next to a food truck with a chef who proudly shared that he's from Chicago and serves up homemade gyros off the spit. 100% I'm getting one next time I'm in the area.
Our last day was kind of rough, though. A pontoon full of belligerent, drunken strangers blasting modern armpit country music pulled up to our site, parked their boat, got out, and made themselves at home in our campsite and proceeded to have a party. They blocked our entire beach access with their big fat pontoon so we couldn't use it at all. They got especially shrill when I suggested they park on an equally nice and secluded beach a mere 100 ft to the north that wasn't someone's campsite. They said too bad, they do it every weekend and that they're on public property. I'm pretty sure that's not how campsites work and what they were doing is trespassing, but I digress. Anyhow, one of the men started shouting some weird, irrelevant, cultish political nonsense that was probably intended to be offensive (while his unfortunate teenage son looked like he was about to keel over from cringe wishing his dad would keep his embarrassing opinions to himself). The irony of their 'don't tread on me' slogan was lost on them - they should just have a Jolly Roger mounted on their pontoon.
It's obnoxious that these folks make a habit of colonizing occupied sites instead of reserving them like everyone else, but for us, this was an isolated incident. Everyone else we encountered on the trip was delightful and gracious.
Anyhow, we decided to pack up a few hours early and head to Wisconsin Dells instead and we had a blast there, too.
Jenni C.Traveler
Dells of the Eau Claire Park Campground
Beautiful
Nestled between towering trees, the campsites here were clearly marked and tidy. Each site has a nice fire ring with grate. Main road is paved and sites are small gravel. Hiking/running trails are wide enough to accommodate strollers.
Zachary N.Scout
Petenwell Park
Campground for everyone
My girlfriend and I have visited here and stayed here a few times they have many campsites for all types they have a separate campsite just for the RVs they have the main camp area where if you like to be around people you can and then they have the new expansion where it is more excluded they have and continue to make upgrades to the campground such as more electric and water at all their sites they also have put in new bathrooms and shower houses around their campground if you have any questions you should see Lisa in the office she is great
- wwayne O.Traveler
Hixton - Alma Center KOA
Nice clean place to stop
We were coming back from a koa in Minnesota and decided to stop for the night, nice clean campground and a beautiful heated pool. Definitely would go back again
Cassie W.Guide
S’Mores Campground
Cute small campground
Small campground but it's nice and has a pool and playground plus a lake.
- Cassie W.Guide
Vista Royale Campground Ltd
Awesome campground
We return yearly for trick or treat weekend. We also camp during the summer as well! Had my kids double birthday party here and it was fun! I'm so glad the campground allows visitors. I hate campgrounds that are strict on that! Keeps us coming back! Lots of room for kids to bike and play while the parents enjoy the campground! This year we will be here 3x!
Michele B.Traveler
The Reel Inn RV Campground & Log Lodge Resort
Great Place!
Definitely recommend for a seasonal home away from home
- Michele B.Traveler
The Reel Inn RV Campground & Log Lodge Resort
Neat Clean & Friendly! Place was great easy in/out; Casual Just like we r
Great Place; Central to many key places with very low rates. Clean and Friendly Next to a huge restaurant and bar that have the lowest prices for above average food. Definitely recommend. Overnight sites easy to get into and large sites.
- Greg K.Guide
Coon Fork Lake
Not returning
Not bad and a more reasonable price.
Erin Z.Traveler
Mill Bluff State Park
Secluded, but noisy.
We were at site #9, great spot for tent. There were only trees behind us and our neighbors were far enough way we had privacy. There was no electricity, but we charged our phones and my son’s iPad at the ranger station. There was no running water so bring sanitizer. The swimming pond was great and not rocky. The hikes were good but lots of mosquitoes which made it hard to enjoy. Wish there was more to do in the area. No showers and no electricity in the bathroom near our site.
- Jarrett G.Traveler
Kennedy County Park
Simple, cheap, nice little campground.
Just a handful of pretty decent sized sites. There's a shelter area and some nice little hiking trails. Just outside of New Lisbon if you need anything.
- EEllen A.Guide
Oasis Campground & Waterpark
Beautiful!
We got a seasonal site and love it! The campground is well maintained and the service is fabulous. Love the pool and lake with inflatables. Great bar too!! Highly recommend.
Ken W.Scout
Pine View Campground - Fort McCoy
Beautiful campground
Lots of activities. Near-by La Crosse has baseball and softball teams from the Northwoods collegiate summer league.
- wwayne O.Traveler
Petenwell Park
Great first time campground
Went to this campground and it was a pretty nice place. We parked out 36 foot RV in a wooded site. They have water from sites also. We will be back and next time we will be doing the water site.
- wwayne O.Traveler
Petenwell Park
Nice park
We came to petenwell park in just 2024. Very nice place and will be back again. Staff that we did talk to were friendly and helpful. If you want to bring a boat you can there is a landing in the park. Lots of places to park is your want wooded of water there here. Only downfall is there is no sewer hook ups.
Pam L.ScoutRiverside Park
Nice campground on Lemonweir River
Campground is a small community campground with nice sites. Nice bathroom with individual shower rooms. Electric and water hookups. Dump station on property. Good fishing. Boat launch on property. Easy access from I90
Rachel M.Scout
Jordan Park
Fun
Was great quiet and relaxing
Leslie R.
Legend
Castle Mound Campground
Convenient stop from MN to Milwaukee
We hadn't picked a place to camp in advance, because we wanted to see how far we could get on the drive. We were able to reserve a spot online at 8:30pm same-day on a Wednesday in July. Nice hot showers available for free.
- JJMHTraveler
Buckhorn
Nice state park
Nice state park. Lots of room on our site. Enjoyed the beach and the trails.
Lots of poison ivy so stay in the center of the trails and be aware.
- MMakayla B.Traveler
Coloma Camperland
Clean + Quiet
Very nice small town campground! Bathrooms were EXCEPTIONALLY clean! More of an adult campground - no kids running around. Very quiet and relaxing!
- JJim L.Traveler
Oasis Campground & Waterpark
Really really nice, expensive
We were just there. It’s amazing. Great Lake floats to play on. Nice bar. Tons of carts to rent. Big pull through sites. Full hookup. Bar at the beach. Serves great food.
Guide to Arpin
Camping near Arpin, Wisconsin, offers a mix of beautiful nature, fun activities, and a chance to unwind. Whether you're looking for a family-friendly spot or a peaceful retreat, there are several campgrounds to check out.
What to do:
- Fishing: Many campers enjoy fishing in the local lakes. At Petenwell Park, one reviewer mentioned, "Fishing can be good," highlighting the opportunities available.
- Hiking: Trails abound in the area. A visitor at Big Eau Pleine Park Campground noted, "Hiking was really nice. Well-maintained trails."
- Disc Golf: If you're into disc golf, Pigeon Creek Campground has a course that many campers appreciate. One review stated, "Disc golf course and decent fishing."
What campers like:
- Cleanliness: Campers often rave about the cleanliness of the parks. A review for Wilderness Park said, "Very clean facilities... peaceful vibes."
- Privacy: Many sites offer a good amount of space between them. A camper at Pigeon Creek Campground mentioned, "All of the sites are well maintained and secluded from one another."
- Friendly Staff: Campers appreciate helpful staff. One visitor at Petenwell Park said, "If you have any questions you should see Lisa in the office; she is great."
What you should know:
- Water Quality: Some lakes can have algae issues. A camper at Big Eau Pleine Park Campground pointed out, "The water quality suffers from green algae almost the entire season."
- Mosquitoes: Be prepared for bugs, especially in the summer. A review for East Fork Campground warned, "The mosquitoes were horrendous."
- Limited Amenities: Some campgrounds may not have full amenities. A visitor at Jordan Park noted, "There are no open fires allowed," which might be a downside for some.
Tips for camping with families:
- Activities for Kids: Look for campgrounds with playgrounds and activities. One family at Pineland Camping Park said, "A lot of the activities are designed for 12 and younger."
- Space for Tents: Choose sites that offer enough room for tents. A camper at Lake Emily Park mentioned, "There’s a couple sites that are absolutely huge!"
- Plan for Bugs: Bring bug spray to keep the mosquitoes at bay. A visitor at Pigeon Creek Campground noted, "The mosquitos can get bad as there are some swampy areas around the campground."
Tips from RVers:
- Check Site Size: Make sure your RV fits the site. A review for Marathon Park Campground mentioned, "The campsites themselves are small."
- Electric Hookups: Look for campgrounds with electric hookups. A camper at Pineland Camping Park appreciated the "fifty amp hookups."
- Dump Station Availability: Ensure there's a dump station nearby. A visitor at East Fork Campground mentioned, "There is a boat ramp by the check-in station that is very nice."
Camping around Arpin, Wisconsin, has something for everyone, from families to RV enthusiasts. Just remember to check the amenities and plan accordingly for a great outdoor experience!
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According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular tent campground near Arpin, WI is Coon Fork Lake with a 4.5-star rating from 14 reviews.
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