The best EQUESTRIAN camping near
Minawa Beach , WISCONSIN

I’ve hiked into the Ice Age Trail/Kayak sites for three summers in a row now, and I’ve been pleased each time. The hike is roughly 1 mile from the lots, and the sites are beautifully placed in dunes right on Lake Michigan. There are pit toilets near the sites. These sites offer some of the best beachfront camping I’ve experienced. The hike can be challenging, as the surrounding woods are swampy, even more so during rainy times. That’s to be expected, especially when primitive camping.

Decent sized park. Nice hiking trails. Raccoons can be a pest and beg for food!

Really cool cliffs to climb/ hike. There is also a lime kiln to hike to and see. There are two playgrounds for the kids as well. Beautiful views of Lake Winnebago from high points of the hike

We have been to Menomonee park several times. It is one of the kids favorites. The sites are just about all wooded. Not huge but a good size for a country park. Most offer decent separation from your neighbor. The Ranger will come by often with wood to buy. There are a few group sites separate from the family camping. Large but in wide open fields. The park has a lot of trails for hiking, biking and some horse trails. The quarry is good for swimming, kayaking, or canoeing. There is a beach with life guards.

I took my family and my brother’s family for a weekend of camping the weekend of October 23, 24 and 25. Apparently there is an annual trick or treating activity that takes place with the RVs in the campground. It was an unexpected surprise that my kids loved.

The sites themselves were gorgeous because of the fall foliage. They were a bit close to the RV sites which were all alight with Halloween decorations. And there were people partying for most of the night, it was a little loud until about 1 AM.

The hiking was so much fun. The Lime Kiln Ruins were a sight to see for the kids and the path was full of fantastic cliffs for the kids. For me, too.

I have to admit that the weather was cold and overcast. I camped with one child under 10 and she had a hard time with the cold weather at night. The nighttime temps dropped under 30 degrees both nights, it got cold!!! She was a champ, tho.

We had a great time and will visit again.

This is a great state camp ground right on the lake. We stayed in site 123 with an RV and you could hear the waves! There was even a private trail leading out to the beach from our site. Highly recommend one of the 3 spots on the water but all the spots seemed nice and decently private. They also had a great dog beach. We were here during off season and it was very quiet and enjoyable. We plan to come back during the summer for sure!!!

Stayed here for 4 days in late October. Site 112 is nice pull through. Lovely state park. Hiking trails are short but nice. Lime kiln trail is difficult but so worth it.

Beautiful fall colors! The campsite was large and relatively private. We enjoyed hiking on the trails.

Only place in the area that charges a fee. Trails are just boring. But really, who cares…the fact that they charge a fee to use subpar trails is ALL you need  to know. Anyone giving this place a positive review has obviously never been anywhere else in their entire life…Don't waste your time

Pros:

Quiet

Beautiful area with tons of trails

Plenty of bathrooms

Few insects due to the cooler weather

24 hour automated firewood vending

Cons:

Water was shut off due to covid19 except at the sanitary station, and that water was very rusty and not appealing to drink 

Sites are often close together; do some recon if you want some privacy

Be prepared for:

Standing water between sites

Fearless raccoons roaming the grounds after dark 

Really dark roads/walkways--the pit toilets have interior motion detectors, but otherwise, it's a dark toilet trek!