Best Glamping near Lancaster, WI

Recent Glamping Reviews near Lancaster, Wisconsin

123 Reviews of 16 Lancaster Campgrounds

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  Leah M.

  Guide

  

  Feb. 3, 2024

  Wisconsin Riverside Resort

  Great place on the river

  I’m a tent camper so tucked in the back was great. It’s a bit of a normal RV easy camping almost glamping with the amenities around.

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  Adam

  Guide

  

  Feb. 21, 2021

  Grant River Recreation Area

  Always packed in the summer

  Nice views of the Iowa and Wisconsin Mississippi River bluffs. Lots of noise from the railroad that has a train every 30 min.

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  Maxwell L.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 3, 2016

  Nelson Dewey State Park Campground

  Nelson Dewey

  I camped in the family campground for one night on a bike trip through Wisconsin and Iowa. I enjoyed conversing with neighbors. The campsite itself was nice. I was able to hang my hammock between two large trees and stay dry during an insane thunder and lightening storm. The bathroom facilities were nice as well. I will return to Cassville someday.

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  Sara M.

  Ranger

  

  Apr. 28, 2019

  Sidie Hollow County Main Campground

  Simple but sweet

  The main camp area of the 3 parts of Sidie Hollow Parks. There are around 20/30 or so site. You can put a tent or small camper on any and be pleased. Nothing to do but connect with nature or take long country drives. The winding roads that lead to this special little park show some of Wisconsin’s prettiest views. Definitely even worth a day trip.

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  Jay W.

  Legend

  

  Jul. 26, 2018

  Nelson Dewey State Park Campground

  Small, Quiet, Spectacular Views

  Nelson Dewey State Park is located about 1 miles north of Cassville Wisconsin in the Southwestern corner of the state on the border of Wisconsin and Iowa. Across the street from the park is The Stonefield State Historic Site which is worth checking out if your visiting the park. This park is a quiet park and offers spectacular overlook views of the Mississippi River and wonderful hiking trails. When entering the park you will check in with the small but welcoming park office. This road will take you straight to the campgrounds! The group campground is on your right before just before the long climb up to the family campground and walk in sites. The group camp is primarily open camping with some trees but I would say these are some of the smaller group camps I have seen. There are pit toilets and multiple water stations on the grounds. As you climb up the hill and make it to the top, you will either take a left to the lookout areas or right toward the family campground. The family campground does have 4 walk-in sites also. I prefer to camp the 24-31 loop but I can't say this park offers the best campsites. The restroom were recently remodeled and are modern an welcoming especially the showers. The showers are in the same building and room as the restrooms but don't let that discourage you, there is still privacy. To sum this campsite up, it is smaller than its northern sister park, Wyalusing, but on a much smaller scale and much less to do. There is no boat launch or swimming and other than flush toilets and showers this campground offers the minimal. If you like small, quiet and camping this park is perfect. Just bring what you need as there is not much in the area for necessities.

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  Kim L.

  Ranger

  

  Jun. 11, 2020

  Wisconsin Riverside Resort

  Great family campground right on the lower Wisconsin River!

  Overall my family LOVED this campground. There is a decent sized pool that is clean and well-maintained with a smaller kiddie pool with a slide. There is also a man-made lake with a beach for swimming and bigger kids to enjoy the large inflatable slides and swim platforms. The campground is right on the river, and provides rentals for canoes, kayaks, and tubes. They will shuttle you as far up the river as you'd like to go, and you float or paddle back while enjoying all the sand bars along the way.

  As an RV campground, the sites were level and grassy with at least one tree per lot. In the sites closer to the pool and lagoon (swim lake), they offer little privacy but are great for multi-family groups. We got a site with some woods in the back, so it was more quiet and private. The electrical and water hook ups were conveniently located, and the site was easy to get into. There were a lot of big Class A motorhomes, so the sites are plenty big. The tent sites are further away from the action, but have easy access to another bathroom and shower. They're also close to the river, and back up to a large corn field. There's a row of pine trees for easy hammock set up, and open grassy areas to let your group sprawl. The bathrooms were clean and nice, but they do have a $1 min for a shower. There is a change machine in the laundry facility.

  The Resort also has an extensive camp shop and a huge restaurant with outdoor riverside seating. With live music and a full bar, this made for a really relaxing atmosphere if you're not up to campfire cooking. 

  We enjoyed this campground and it's friendly staff and campers. Even through there are a lot of people there so you're not isolated in the woods, it wasn't loud or obnoxious with partiers. It's Wisconsin, so everybody was drinking beers and having fun but it wasn't loud and rowdy. The best part is the location on the Wisconsin River- you can get your fill of quiet solitude on the water, or float in a tube with a case of beer if you like. We enjoyed ourselves and can't wait to go back! It’s a great spot to use as home base for river trips, and don’t forget the Spring Green Desert conservancy nearby. Who knew there were cactuses in Wisconsin? Total hike is about 3.2 miles round trip, with a gorgeous view of the valley.

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  Melissa K.

  Legend

  

  Jul. 3, 2017

  Boulder Creek Campground

  Pretty Disappointed

  This park fell short in so many ways. Having stayed in other Yogi Bear's we were expecting similar accommodations. I will say they had a lot of rain and it did affect most of the campground. We booked over the phone for two nights. It was nearly $90 for those two nights. This is pretty spendy for us but we were meeting friends there. We arrived at the campground and were given site 14. It as across from our friends cabin so it should have been good. However, we got to our site on a very poorly maintained road only to find the site did not have a fire pit or a picnic table. It was extremely tiny, barely big enough for our truck and definitely not enough room for our two tents. The site was covered in sticks and debris and there was trash bags in front of the cabin across the washed out road. We went down to voice our concern that this was just not going to work and they said to try site 13. Even worse then 14. It was a grass spot, mowed out, no place to park a vehicle, which I'm glad I left at the bottom of the hill, extremely narrow, washed out road going to site 13. There still was no picnic table but there was a fire pit. Stated this is just not going to work. We paid way too much for so little accommodations. They said they couldn't refund or move us to an electric site (we didn't need electric but the two previously mentioned sites were not going to work) without talking to their boss. After already spending 28 days in a tent, across the country, I was pretty upset that this yogi bear was so bad. They did end up moving me to site 17, which was one of the few that did not have a completely flooded fire ring. Which leads to the next things, almost all of the grounds were completely flooded. Fire rings couldn't even be seen they were so far under water. To walk to any part of the park involved getting your feet wet. The playground swings were above water making it difficult for the kids to reach them without getting really wet. There had been no attempts to move any water from the storms making it difficult to enjoy parts of the park. The pool was pretty cold but I suppose it is Wisconsin. The staff did have many events going on but if you were early, you wouldn't even know the events were going on. They showed up right on time and then had to set up. But they did do a variety of races and had a pirates and princess dance. They brought in actual hair dressers to do the little girls hair for them. That was something the girls in the group enjoyed. They also had cartoons playing in the evenings. The kids also enjoyed that. Overall, I would never return, there are so many really nice parks in Wisconsin for way less money. This was not worth it at all.

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  Josh F.

  Legend

  

  Sep. 21, 2020

  Blue Mound State Park Campground

  Close to Madison, near Military Ridge Trail, Some sites are Far, Far Away

  I spent two nights in the campground at Blue Mound State Park. Overall, the park has well-maintained hiking and MTB biking trails, extraordinarily clean and well-kept vault toilets, and ample access to drinking water. Both tent and RV/camper sites are on a typical one-way road pattern with a couple of loops there are plenty of sites with and without electricity. At the time I was there, the camp host sold high-quality hard wood for $5/bundle from a trailer on the honor system, so if you run out in the middle of the night, wood was easy to replenish. One of the park's highlights are lookout towers with views above the treetops, Unfortunately in 2020 both were closed, presumably because it would be difficult to keep a safe distance from others when on the stairs or while at the top. Pity, it'll be a reason to return. Still, there are several observation areas that are maintained well enough to keep the undergrowth from blocking the view of the Wisconsin River Valley nearly 15 miles to the north. This is where the "Blue Mound" name must come from, the hills at that distance did have a bluish cast to them.

  If you've read any of my other reviews you know what's next, my list of the best campsites. While I've visited several parks now that have "walk in" sites, with cars parked a minute or two from the campsite, about a dozen sites in Blue Mound State Park take "walk in" to a new level. Cars can drive to a barrier across the road, and the sites are a 10-15 minute walk downhill, The park provides ONE medium-sized cart (250 lb weight limit, 20-minute use limit) that I guess would be in high demand during load in and load out. (NOTE TO SELF, camp Thursday through Monday if going here, or arrive EARLY to get a cart). Most of these sites are quite sunny; 105 is nice and shady and private, 106 slightly shaded 109 and 110 are shaded, very close to one another and would be good for a group camp setup 111 is quite shady. There's water and toilets in the walk-in camp ground. You'd want to sip wood for campfires and cooking, the nearest source is a 15-minute walk uphill and back, and then if using the cart, you have to return it for another round trip.

  Back in the family campground where mortals and RVs park, I think the following are the nicest in terms of shade, level, size and privacy.

  42, 45, 47, 51, 64, 66, 69, 71, 73

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  Keith M.

  Guide

  

  May. 16, 2018

  Grant River Recreation Area

  Grant River Recreational Area in Potosi, WI

  Right on the Mississippi River. Concrete pads and beautiful views of the Missippi. Only negative is a railroad runs next to the campgound.

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  David H.

  Guide

  

  Feb. 3, 2020

  Grant River Recreation Area

  Buggy

  I like the place but lots of nats. Train didn't bother me.

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  Dene H.

  Ranger

  

  Aug. 1, 2020

  Grant River Recreation Area

  It’s right on the Mississippi

  It’s right next to the Mississippi, and that’s it’s shining quality. Groundskeepers wake up and get started early, and the train tracks are not far away. Sites don’t give a lot of privacy. Park was really well maintained.

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  Leslie P.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 10, 2021

  Grant River Recreation Area

  Beautiful River

  Stop here on a whim. Loved the view of the the Mississippi River. But, the trains going by during the night was a bit annoying. Though, would not stop me from camping here again.

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  Dave M.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 2, 2021

  Grant River Recreation Area

  Nice Campground

  Some of the sites are tight. Railroad tracks border the campground. Train horns are loud and was awaken at 3 am. It does have a nice view of the Mississippi and you can see the river from many camp sites.

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  Lyle B.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 11, 2021

  Grant River Recreation Area

  Nice campground on Mississippi River with downside

  Stayed August 4, 2021.

  Campground was neat and tidy.  Vault toilet was clean.  Most sites had view of river.  Some sites were fairly close.  A railroad mainline ran along the campground.  Our site was about 100 ft from rail and campground was where train would blow their whistle.  Until midnight, trains went by about every 1/2 hour.  After midnight about every other hour.  Gave campground a 4, but experience was a 3.

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  Khenia F.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 20, 2022

  Grant River Recreation Area

  Spacious with train tracks

  The tent site that we were at was very specious for my dog to run freely with his long leash. A lot of shade and space for everyone. We stayed right by the bathrooms. Showers have a push button so water pressure and temperature was not very great. The river was a great view and campground was big to walk around. Plenty of people coming through but a quiet neighborhood. Other than the train passing right by us, we enjoyed our time there.

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  Dave M.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 16, 2023

  Grant River Recreation Area

  Nice Campground on the River

  Nice campground. Cement pads and blacktop roads. Clean shower houses. Train tracks border the campground and train horns are loud. Has sites with views of the Mississippi.

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  Ron G.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 19, 2023

  Grant River Recreation Area

  Nice view at the Mississippi River

  Very nice hosts. Army camping. Nice view at the Mississippi River $20 per night with electrical hook up. 

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  Dj Y.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 19, 2024

  Grant River Recreation Area

  Sandy and Gentleman worker=AMAZING

  I was hitchhiking thru, was dropped off by a ride that said he was buying a $14 tent site for me, come to find out he never did, I just was honest with sandy and the gentleman worker and offered the only 8$ I had, no sir, they said please stay for free and just enjoy. WONDERFUL PPL THAT CARE ABOUT OTHERS!! THANKS YALL

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  Jeff and Linda L.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 20, 2024

  Grant River Recreation Area

  Feet from the Mississippi

  The park is on the beautiful might Mississippi river. It’s 2 miles from Potosi, WI with a large brewery with good food as well. Army Corps so half price with America The Beautiful senior discount card. If you like trains you will see many, close and going fast.

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  Jean

  Scout

  

  Sep. 1, 2020

  Nelson Dewey State Park Campground

  Dyrt has the wrong location for this park

  See title

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  Karnpal C.

  Guide

  

  Jan. 30, 2021

  Nelson Dewey State Park Campground

  Nice Campground

  Stayed here for a socially-distant weekend with friends at the beginning of summer. We had a site in the family campground. Sites were nicely spaced with lots of tree cover in June. Bathrooms were very nice and clean. The whole park offers beautiful views and nice trails of varying ruggedness. I was hope to camp at one of the walk-in sites to enjoy the great views.

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  Chelsie H.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 24, 2022

  Nelson Dewey State Park Campground

  Beautiful sippi

  This was our 2nd time camping here and it did not disappoint. It’s a lovely state park with some beautiful lil trails. Campsite Ds views were unbeatable. A storm rolled in over the Mississippi as we were heading to bed; it was a magical experience

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  Christie Z.

  Traveler

  

  May. 31, 2022

  Nelson Dewey State Park Campground

  Incredible Views

  Just south of Wyalusing near the Mississippi. Far less people (which we prefer) with great sights and incredible views of the Mississippi. We did switch sites once we got there bc the electric was on the opposite side, but if you have an extension cord, not a big deal. We were there early in the season so everything was incredibly clean! We drove up to Wyalusing to check out for future camping and it was a lot more crowded. Nelson Dewey is also in the town of Cassville which looks to have an incredible swimming pool if you are there in season.

  There were bugs but we use a fan at the campsite which really kept most of them away. I think it’s to be expected when you’re that close to the Mississippi.

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  Chelsie W.

  Traveler

  

  Feb. 12, 2023

  Nelson Dewey State Park Campground

  Delightful Dewey

  There are 4 walk-in campsites that overlook the Mississippi River (A, B, C, & D). We stayed at campsite D, which had the most incredible view! The trails were enchanting and abundant in life. It flash stormed around sunset, which is not uncommon for summer in the Midwest. The sunset seemed to last for hours as the light danced in the storm clouds. It was one of those, “wow I am grateful to be alive” experiences. Couldn’t have asked for a better bedtime show than a powerful and beautiful display of nature, it was such an unexpected delight. As the storm dissipated, the pitter-patter of the raindrops was the perfect audio to fall asleep to. Despite the humidity, we managed to get a fire going pre-storm and cooked some nice grub. There is a shed with firewood on the way into the campsite, you can pick some up for a small fee. Be prepared for humidity and bugs, it’s right by the river so it’s kind of inevitable during the summer. Insect repelling incense and spray kept us comfortable. There’s a train track right next to the river, which you may hear toot it’s horn occasionally, but it didn’t really bother us. The lovely small town of Cassville is close by may you need any creature comforts. Overall, an amazing place to camp and I can’t wait to go back!

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  Jp M.

  Traveler

  

  May. 16, 2022

  Nelson Dewey State Park Campground

  Great weekend get away.

  Beautiful weekend getaway at a very quiet and great state park! Bath house was clean the park was clean, the park was extremely quiet. Only complain would be the mosquitoes, however that’s just nature and a part of camping!!

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  Rebecca B.

  Ranger

  

  Jul. 26, 2020

  Nelson Dewey State Park Campground

  Best bluff views

  Had a hike on site on the bluff. Stunning views and very secluded. Carts available for hauling in your gear. Hiking trails, fire wood for sale on site. Bathrooms very nice, showers like new! Lots of picnic sites along the bluff.

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  Renee W.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 27, 2020

  Nelson Dewey State Park Campground

  Beautiful Quiet Campground

  Most campsites have privacy and are quiet due to being a smaller park. Bathrooms and showers are modern and clean. Grant River near by to go tubing on hot summer days.