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    Campgrounds near Baraboo, Wisconsin range from developed state park facilities to private RV parks, with most concentrated around Devils Lake State Park and Mirror Lake State Park. Devils Lake offers three distinct campgrounds—Quartzite, Northern Lights, and Ice Age—each providing different camping experiences with varying levels of privacy and amenities. Most campgrounds in the area accommodate both tent and RV camping, with several private campgrounds like Skillet Creek and Fox Hill RV Park offering cabin rentals for those seeking additional comfort. The region's camping options benefit from proximity to natural attractions while remaining close to the small-town amenities of Baraboo and tourist destinations in Wisconsin Dells.

    Reservations are essential for camping in the Baraboo area, particularly during summer months when Devils Lake State Park experiences extremely high visitor numbers. The most popular campgrounds often fill months in advance for summer weekends and holidays. Most state park campgrounds in the region offer electric hookups, drinking water, and shower facilities, though amenities vary between campgrounds. Weather conditions remain pleasant for camping from May through October, with July and August being the busiest months. Cell service is generally available throughout the area but can be spotty in some campground locations. A visitor noted, "Devils Lake State Park is extremely overcrowded. It makes me sad to see it so crowded and such careless people damaging things and leaving their trash, not following rules. Still love the park, just not the crowds."

    Campers consistently praise the natural beauty and recreational opportunities available near Baraboo campgrounds. Devils Lake State Park features clear water swimming beaches, rock climbing opportunities, and extensive hiking trails including segments of the Ice Age Trail. Many campsites in the area offer varying degrees of privacy, with walk-in sites typically providing more seclusion than drive-in options. Several visitors mentioned road noise as a consideration when selecting campgrounds, particularly those near highways. Mirror Lake State Park receives positive reviews for its calm waters ideal for paddling and fishing. A camper described Skillet Creek Campground as "nestled in 70 acres surrounded by the Baraboo, Wisconsin hills, offering a serene setting. Located one mile from Devil's Lake State Park, this campground is your best base camp for summer activities."

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      1. Quartzite Campground — Devils Lake State Park

      4.5(47)3mi from Baraboo109 sitesRVs, Tents

      "We stayed at Quartzite Campground and walked to the Visitor/Center and lake. "

      "The lake had 2 beaches for swimming and a dog beach also. Canoe and row boat rental. Rock climbing and a variety of hiking trails in various degrees of difficulty."

      from $28 - $53 / night

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      2. Ice Age Campground — Devils Lake State Park

      4.3(43)3mi from Baraboo184 sitesRVs, Tents

      "Much to do at Devil's Lake and surrounding area. features multiple campgrounds and multiple areas for swimming. A beach at the North and South of the lake."

      "It is up and away from the rest of the park a bit and typically almost every site has full shade. This is important in the summer months."

      from $28 - $53 / night

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      3. Northern Lights Campground — Devils Lake State Park

      4.4(34)3mi from Baraboo120 sitesRVs, Tents

      "We camped at the Ice Age trail sites. We did an evening hike up the bluffs to watch the fireworks from Baraboo. Cool nights warm day."

      "The lake itself is clean, clear, and beautiful. Swimming, kayak, sailing, also rock climbers are common here. This is a non-motorized boating lake. The hiking is amazing."

      from $28 - $53 / night

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      4. Bluewater Bay Campground — Mirror Lake State Park

      4.5(21)7mi from Baraboo64 sitesRVs, Tents, Cabins

      "Echo Rock trail is a great hike around rock formation. I was disappointed when I realized how far away the shower/toilets are away from ever loop in the campground."

      "One group of younger people next to us that were pretty respectful with noise level. There is a dump and potable water fill for rvs between the entrance and this campground."

      from $28 - $50 / night

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      5. Sandstone Ridge Campground — Mirror Lake State Park

      4.3(21)8mi from Baraboo98 sitesRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "Very nicely kept wide hiking trails, good beach area, boat rentals, and lots of campsites. Most sites were spaced apart well with enough separation in between."

      "The lake, when we went in late August/Early September had a lot of algae on it and wasn't really good to swim, but they do have boat rentals and fishing. It is generally a beautiful lake."

      from $28 - $43 / night

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      6. Skillet Creek Campground

      4.5(14)2mi from Baraboo1 siteRVs, Tents, Cabins

      "It's just a couple miles from Devil's Lake State Park and a few more miles from Baraboo, where you can find shopping and conveniences."

      "This campground is nestled in 70 acres surrounded by the Baraboo, Wisconsin hills, Skillet Creek Campground offers a serene setting. "

      from $43 - $136 / night

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      7. Wisconsin Dells KOA

      4.2(23)12mi from BarabooRVs, Tents, Cabins

      "My family and I stayed at this Wisconsin Dells KOA location for two nights (site 61) as the first stop on a 3+ week trip, and it fully met our expectations"

      "We stayed at KOA in Wisconsin dells, which was about a mile away from everything.  We called to RSVP. Which was a breeze."

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      8. Cliffwood Campground — Mirror Lake State Park

      4.3(15)8mi from BarabooRVs, Tents, Cabins

      "Lake is fed by river then exits over dam toward the Wisconsin Dells. Great fishing, photography, hiking, and camping."

      "Pros:  Nice, quiet loop,

      Little traffic, 

      Close to a bathroom with showers and the paved trail

      Private path in the back of the site leading to an area overlooking the lake,

      Nice fire ring,

      Garbage"

      from $30 - $60 / night

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      9. Fox Hill RV Park & Campground

      4.1(13)4mi from BarabooRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "We had full hook up, a picnic table & fire pit, our friends camped next to us in #5. The store had supplies, and firewood they deliver it to your site."

      "It took two 2x6 and a 1x6 under the camp side to be level. That made the first step into the coach, and last step out of the coach extremely high off the ground."

      from $45 - $85 / night

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      10. Yogi Bear TM Camp-Resort & Waterplayground

      4.1(11)8mi from BarabooRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "This is a good park and it's close to all the waterparks, great scenery and lots of stuff for everyone to do. Clean park family friendly."

      "We are a 33.6 ft rig so navigating around parked cars was a challenge as people had their vehicles right to the road."

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    • Andrew R.The Dyrt PRO User
      Jul. 18, 2026

      Fireside Campground

      Family, Pet, Motorcycle Friendly!

      This is a fantastic Campground, especially for RVs and families. Large playground and outdoor games, small indoor rec area. During busy weekends with lots of kids and holidays, they have foam parties for the kids where they fill the basketball court with foam 3 ft High. Most sites are permanent sites, but have probably around 20 other 30 amp sites that can accommodate large RVs. There are only a few tent sites, but if tent is your only option and you still want to stay they will rent you an RV site for the tent. New owners are very friendly, and have adopted the same overwhelmingly hospitable nature as the previous owners. Fantastic people and very helpful. It will accommodate special needs or requests as long as it doesn't bother anybody or go against any insurance policies. I've had a permanent site here in the past, and recently started camping again and came to visit old friends. The new owners were still happy to accommodate semi truck parking for my job. I haul milk locally so I work more than I'm off, but the family can still camp and I can come when I'm done work. It is near the Wisconsin River, so it's fairly sand base although the Grass Grows plenty so you're not tracking sand everywhere. The benefits of this is when it rains heavily the sand absorbs the water rapidly. The only negative is the mosquitoes. Be prepared for mosquitoes with lots of bug spray. This is no fault of the campground, all low wetlands in Wisconsin are the same. The bathrooms are some of the best in any Campground I've seen. They are always clean, modernized, and Air condition. There are showers and bathroom stalls near the park. They try to keep families close to the park if possible for the bathrooms and the park access itself. They are really extremely accommodating for requests if it's in their power at all. The owners live at the campground and are always accessible by a simple phone call if after hours. There's a community vibe, with a community fire pit up front and often people are just hanging out outside of the main office. It embodies our Wisconsin way of life and you will find strangers waving at you every time you pass by. It's just our nature, don't be weirded out by the friendliness. The regular permanent campers are all so friendly and always willing to help a newbie or even someone struggling to figure out a problem or even carry things.

    • Jamie K.
      Jul. 18, 2026

      Fairgrounds RV Park

      Nice simple facility

      Nothing special but a nice spot if you need somewhere to park your camper and stay. Electric and water hookups, decent showers and bathrooms. Septic on site. We stayed here for an event at the fairgrounds but there were also several others staying here while they were in town for work.

    • IThe Dyrt PRO User
      Jul. 16, 2026

      Fireside Campground

      Cute campground with great hosts.

      Found this campground by chance after the campground I had planned to stay at was a complete disaster. Luckily, they were able to get me a campsite for two nights where I could regroup do a little laundry and chill out also took a bike ride on the bike path.

    • H
      Jul. 16, 2026

      Mill Bluff State Park Campground

      Expensive but fine for 1-2 nights

      Stayed hear on a very hot 90+degree day during a road trip, easy to reach from I90/94. Midweek, we were the only overnight guests. -Occasional loud noise from the road and train tracks. -At first was wary of paying for no showers and pit toilets for the price, but pit toilets were actually clean with no odor. -Spring fed swimming pond was good for a dip once you found a cool spot, but there are spots that felt like a hot tub. Beach is very nice sand, and there’s a playground for the kids. -Definitely check out the short hike up to Mill Bluff if you can tolerate steep rocky stairs, the view is beautiful. -Tried to check out the other trail near Camel Bluff but it was too overgrown to continue. -Electrical box is in the middle of the campsite near the picnic table, so power cables will need to be at least 30 feet long to comfortably reach your rig. -National Parks Pass is accepted for vehicle admission (separate from camping fee in WI) as this is part of the Ice Age National Scientific Reserve! -Sites 20/21 are great for proximity to swimming pond and toilets

    • Kelly S.
      Jun. 25, 2026

      Nature's Touch Campground

      Maybe an off day?

      First, the staff was very accommodating, and we appreciated it. We made a last minute booking over the phone and requested a late check-in, and they were wonderful about making it happen for us.

      Once we arrived, everything seemed to go wrong. It appears there’s been a recent change in ownership. The campground was marked with a different name and we weren’t sure we were in the right place. Then, the sites and the hookup numbers don’t match, so again we weren’t sure we were in the right place. Once we found our spot, the site next to us had spread into our space, so we had to wait to pull in until they moved their stuff out of the way. Even so, the lots were very tight. The women’s bathroom was unkept - hair and bugs in the sink, and no toilet paper. A half-drunk bottle of Fireball was in the men’s room.

      We also woke to a cracked windshield. Not necessarily the campground’s fault, but just added to the experience.

      It worked for a one night stop-over, but wouldn’t have chosen it for a lengthy stay.

    • SThe Dyrt PRO User
      Jun. 23, 2026

      Astico County Park

      Great little QUIET county park!!

      We stayed here one night and had a great experience! The restroom/bathhouse is super clean, conveniently located, and NEW. A refreshing thing after roughing it. We took a trail down to the trussle bridge that goes across the river. Nice nature view. Fishing was good too, near the bridge at the entrance to the park. My son was there maybe 5 min and hooked a decent sized pike. We brought our two dogs and they enjoyed the quiet of the park and the trails. Only complaint I had was that someone previously had left dog poop at our site, but sometimes people don't clean up after their pets. Our site had electric, only 30 amp hookup but we had a 50 amp adapter and it worked well. We would definitely stay again.

    • HollowayFamilyOutdoors The Dyrt PRO User
      Jun. 21, 2026

      Petenwell Park

      Relaxed and Refreshing

      We wanted to visit family in the area at the last minute, and pulled up to see if they had any spot available. They gave us a list of available options, we drove through, and picked a site with the perfect spot to watch the sun set. Amenities are clean, theres a pool table and games in the office area.

    • T
      Jun. 19, 2026

      Indian Trails Campground

      Wonderful campground!!!

      This is a wonderful campground with many amenities for the whole family. The sites are a good size, plenty of shade. Indoor and outdoor pool, Kiddie pool, mini golf, playgrounds, pond with inflatables, pond to fish(catch and release) paddle boats, row boats, kayaking. gaga pit, shuffleboard. Wonderful store stocked with everything you need and then some. They have a grill if you want to order food. Game room and arcade. Clean bathrooms and showers. Storm shelter under the bathrooms and showers. I can't say enough what a wonderful campground this is!!

    • D
      Jun. 18, 2026

      Twin Valley Campground — Governor Dodge State Park

      Beautiful campgrounds everything else not so much.

      First of all I have never paid so much for a state campground. By the time they were done tacking on fees it $72 a night, $15 extra for being out of state. There is only one dump station for over 320 sites. There was no water available in the campground, they were all torn up.  Fortunately, the weather was fairly cool so we didn't need to run our air. Every time we tried to run more than 2 things at a time it tripped the 30 amp breaker. Very dissapointed for the price paid.

    Guide to Baraboo

    Camping sites near Baraboo, Wisconsin primarily cluster around Devils Lake State Park and Mirror Lake State Park, with sites positioned within varying proximacy to the lakes and surrounding bluffs. The area sits within the Baraboo Hills, an ancient quartzite mountain range dating back 1.6 billion years, with campgrounds positioned at elevations ranging from 850 to 1,200 feet. Summer temperatures typically reach 75-85°F during peak camping months, with nighttime temperatures dropping to 55-65°F.

    What to do

    Paddling on Mirror Lake: The no-wake lake provides a calm environment for water activities. At Bluewater Bay Campground, campers can explore the lake's sandstone cliffs. A reviewer noted, "The lake is great for kayaking. Lots of sandstone cliffs."

    Hiking Ice Age Trail segments: Access segments of this National Scenic Trail directly from Ice Age Campground. A camper explains, "The Ice Age trail passes right through this camp loop. We followed it out and back after setting up camp. The ranger said the east and west bluff trails are the most popular."

    Disc golf and trail exploration: Beyond just the lakes, Fox Hill RV Park offers additional outdoor recreation with "nature trails, disc golf, and a good size dog run" according to reviewers.

    What campers like

    Large, wooded campsites: Many campgrounds offer spacious sites with natural shade. A visitor to Cliffwood Campground praised site #138 which features "a private trail behind the campsite that leads to a view of the lake."

    Clean facilities despite high usage: Despite being heavily trafficked, campgrounds maintain clean facilities. At Wisconsin Dells KOA, a reviewer appreciated that "the facilities were very clean, and we appreciated that the showers each had separate entrance doors - you don't see that often."

    Proximity to attractions while maintaining natural settings: Campers value being close to both natural and commercial attractions. As one camper at Skillet Creek Campground said, "This was such an incredible experience, and the campground is really close to everything...it's a very quick drive to Devil's Lake, and the area it's in (Baraboo) is really adorable with plenty of things to do."

    What you should know

    Highway noise impacts certain sites: Several campgrounds, particularly at Mirror Lake State Park, experience road noise. A camper at Sandstone Ridge Campground warned, "The traffic noise is loud and some military jets kept flying overhead."

    Site selection matters for privacy: Many campgrounds have a mix of secluded and exposed sites. A Northern Lights Campground visitor advised, "If you want privacy, some spots are better than others. There are a lot of wide open sites with no trees or vegetation, so it's like staying on someone's yard with a bunch of strangers."

    Reservation timing is critical: Most campgrounds fill quickly, especially during summer. A reviewer at Quartzite Campground observed, "The sites here are large but get reserved quickly! You need to book 11 months in advance, especially for holiday weekends."

    Tips for camping with families

    Kid-friendly programming: Some campgrounds offer organized activities. At Yogi Bear Camp-Resort, a family enjoyed their Halloween-themed weekend: "There was trick or treating, a haunted house, dance party... lots of stuff. My fav thing as an adult is the 'Hey ride!' They pile people onto a trailer turned wagon and drive around the park."

    Playground proximity considerations: When booking sites, consider proximity to play areas. A Wisconsin Dells KOA camper recommended their experience: "We stayed at site 61...and it was across the road from a wonderful bathhouse/restroom. The kids loved the pool and splash pad as well."

    Quieter alternatives during peak times: For families seeking less crowded experiences near Devils Lake, consider alternative campgrounds. A camper at Skillet Creek Campground shared, "We stayed at this campground because the reviews were good...Located one mile from Devil's Lake State Park, this campground is your best base camp."

    Tips from RVers

    Site leveling challenges: Many campsites require significant leveling. One RVer at Mirror Lake noted, "Our site was very unlevel side to side. It took two 2x6 and a 1x6 under the camp side to be level."

    Utility positioning considerations: The placement of hookups varies between campgrounds. At Fox Hill RV Park, "All site are pretty level with gravel pad and logically positioned utilities," while another campground had hookups "on the wrong side so we had to back in sideways to make it work."

    Water access protocols: Some campgrounds have specific water filling procedures. A camper at Northern Lights Campground mentioned, "You have to fill your camper with water after you enter there's many hoses."

    Frequently Asked Questions

    What are the best campgrounds near Baraboo, WI?

    Baraboo offers several excellent camping options. Skillet Creek Campground stands out with its 70 acres surrounded by the Baraboo hills, just one mile from Devil's Lake State Park. It features a fishing pond, hiking trails, and a barn with games and movie screenings. Fox Hill RV Park & Campground is another top choice, offering full hookup sites with picnic tables and fire pits. Their camp store provides supplies and firewood delivery to your site. Both campgrounds offer clean facilities and serve as perfect base camps for exploring local attractions like Circus World and the Baraboo Zoo.

    What camping options are available near Devils Lake State Park in the Baraboo area?

    Devils Lake State Park offers multiple camping areas within its boundaries. Northern Lights Campground features special Ice Age trail sites and provides opportunities for evening hikes up the bluffs. Quartzite Campground is conveniently located about a quarter mile from the Visitor Center and North Beach area. Both campgrounds serve as excellent bases for enjoying Devils Lake's clear waters, non-motorized boating, swimming beaches, and extensive hiking trails with stunning views. The park's camping areas fill quickly during peak season, so reservations are recommended.

    Are there cabin rentals available at Baraboo campgrounds?

    While traditional campgrounds in the Baraboo area primarily offer tent and RV sites, cabin options do exist. Yogi Bear TM Camp-Resort & Waterplayground near Wisconsin Dells/Baraboo offers cabin rentals alongside its camping sites. For a state park option, Mirror Lake State Park has cabin facilities available for visitors seeking more sheltered accommodations. These cabins typically provide basic amenities like beds, electricity, and sometimes kitchen facilities, offering a comfortable middle ground between tent camping and hotel stays. Advance reservations are strongly recommended, especially during summer months.

    Where can I rent a camper or RV in Baraboo?

    While Baraboo itself has limited RV rental facilities, several options exist in the surrounding area. The Wisconsin Dells, just a short drive away, offers multiple RV rental businesses that serve the Baraboo region. For those planning to stay at Ice Age Campground or other Devils Lake State Park camping areas, reserving an RV from these nearby services is convenient. Additionally, online peer-to-peer rental platforms like RVshare and Outdoorsy list privately-owned RVs available for rent in the Baraboo area. Book well in advance during peak summer months when demand is highest.

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