Best Tent Camping near Pembine, WI

Recent Tent Reviews in Pembine

405 Reviews of 24 Pembine Campgrounds

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  Lee D.

  Legend

  

  Jan. 14, 2025

  North Bay Shore Park

  Peaceful stay on the bay of Green Bay

  General/Site Quality: Small (35-site) campground on the west shore of the Bay of Green Bay; some have water and electricity, and some just have electricity. Sites 14-23 are on grass while the others have paved camper pads. All are level and very generous in size. While they don’t necessarily have a physical separation between them, sites are spaced a good distance apart from each other. Each site has a picnic table and a fire ring. In the center of the loop, there are some nice mature trees. 

  Bath/Shower: At one end of the loop, there is a two-stall, one-sink restroom for each gender plus two showers; at the other end of the loop there are two vault toilets. All were clean. 

  Activities/Amenities: There is quite a bit to do here. Fishing, boating (separate fee for the boat launch), swimming, kayaking (but you need to bring your own – although the literature says there are boat rentals, I did not see this). There is a nice playground and a smaller swing set; both are in different locations behind campsites, making it a bit awkward to access. In the day-use area, there is a fish cleaning station, a basketball hoop, and a somewhat dated playground. There used to be a volleyball area, but the net was no longer there. Self-serve firewood is available. There is a dump station.

  The fee of $20 per night was very reasonable and our stay was very quiet and peaceful for a campground that was about 2/3 full on a Monday after Father’s Day.

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  Ron M.

  Traveler

  

  Dec. 12, 2024

  River Park Campground

  Nice place , nice people

  Stayed there in August.  The site was nice, campground was not busy which was very nice. Bathrooms are the best we've seen in a long time...super clean with individual shower rooms.  Traveled in 28ft Class C towing SUV...Plenty of room for both in our site .

  We travel to the U.P. every year from Iowa and stay here every time we can.

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  Tori K.

  Legend

  

  Nov. 5, 2024

  Tennison Bay Campground — Peninsula State Park

  Great pit stop!

  shower and restroom facility in the campground. Site had electricity. Campground has a boat launch for kayaks and canoes. Big rig friendly with a gravel pad. Dump station with potable water fill up station as well.

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  Adam A.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 18, 2024

  West Bass Lake

  Nice Campground and Beach, Recenntly Updated

  As of this writing, 2024, they have recently installed new showers and flush bathrooms. I live near this campground, so I have stayed at almost every site in the park. If you cant have or don't want a lake site, site #4 is the largest. It is almost 35 yards across the front. Trees are growing back, but not many mature trees on the East of the park. There is a really nice beach area adjacent to, but not in the campground. It is a nice short walk. Each site has electric hookup, and some sites have more than one box.  Not much ambient light in this park, so it is great for viewing stars and Northern Lights. This  park also is situated near the ATV trail, and has access to the 160 mile Blue Ox trail system.

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  Elaine W.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 15, 2024

  North Bay Shore Park

  secluded

  Peaceful, quiet, easy to book and well kept! Bathroom was ice cold and only cold water in bathroom. Very nice hot water in shower house. They made us pay for 2 nights when we only stayed for one on a Monday(not a weekend) but I’d absolutely recommend this campground! Very peaceful!!

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  Charles N.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 12, 2024

  Mountain Lakes

  Nice quiet spot

  We were to only ones here camping. This area has 3 sites 2 next to each other west side of lake and 1 on the north side of the lake. All have lake frontage. We choose the single, north of the lake site. The only drawback to this site it is right on the road with mostly ATV, UTV traffic. I would stay here again.

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  David V.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 28, 2024

  Maple Heights Campground

  Nice family camping

  Busy highway noise all night. Showers pool mini-golf. No lake river or fishing.

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  Charles E.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 5, 2024

  Nicolet National Forest Pine Lake Campground

  Quiet National Forest campground on lake.

  Small primitive campsites right on lake pine in a beautiful area. The site are adequate and nothing negative to report. Host was super friendly and came up to welcome me. Picnic table down by lake so you can sit while watching the sunrise. $15/night unless you got a park/forest senior pass then 50% off.

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  Nicholas P.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 2, 2024

  Mountain Lakes

  Amazing view, not free

  I stayed three nights over Labor day weekend. There was an ATV festival in lakewood that i was unaware of until arriving so there was a lot of dust and noise. ATV riders also frequently walk into your camp to use the toilet. I had to adjust my camp for privacy after the first couple of groups.

  Aside from that the camp is the perfect size for vans, small trailers or tents. The ground is not very even but you could probably get one or two tents in there.

  No fish in the lake. Don't bother trying.

  The worst part was finding the pay station. Its at a campsite on highway T about 3 miles south of 64. It's $5 per night cash or check only. I spoke with a park ranger who was checking in at camps, he said they were going to post maps next year at each site.

  There is a small easy to climb path straight down to the lake. It's a fairly soft, muddy bank but I was able to launch my kayak easily from there.

  If you are hammock camping this is a fantastic spot.

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  Julia B.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 31, 2024

  Boulder Lake

  Beautiful site

  We had site 18 which is right on the water and across from the shower house. It was decently spaced out from the other sites. The shore was pretty level and easy to get our kayaks in and out. The shore is shallow and mostly sand. Nice for swimming. We did catch one bass off the shore. The firepit grate was most of the bars so that made grilling a little harder. Be aware the sites to the east are higher elevation and looked like it was steep to get down to the water. Shower house was nice and clean. The first night we did hear a bunch of teens yelling at the shower house around midnight, but they either got kicked out or left because we didnt hear them again. The waterfront sites are on the main road, so you do hear all the RVs coming and going. Definitely will go back!

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  Greg D.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 28, 2024

  Pioneer Trail Park & Campground

  Clean and decent spacing

  Restrooms and showers are clean and nicely maintained. There’s a good amount of trees and shade for those hot summer days. There are trails and some fishing areas as well. Traffic noise isn’t too annoying except for the occasional loud mufflers and train horns. No train horns were heard during the late hours though. Overall it’s a decent place to stay

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  hesselinkj@yahoo.com

  Guide

  

  Aug. 22, 2024

  McCaslin Brook Dispersed site

  Nice sites along brook

  There are three sites two small one large site which you can fit larger camper or RV in. Entrances need a lot of TLC washed out and large drop from paved road. Middle camp site has best access to brook I put a 8 foot pop up in it you could go bigger 20 foot max. One site I would say is tent only very tight. Wilderness toilet but they look pretty full.

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  Makenzie S.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 19, 2024

  Chute Pond Park

  One of my favorite campgrounds

  Chute pond park is one of my favorite campgrounds to stay at. They have reasonable rates, clean bathrooms and almost all sites are electric. There’s lots to do the whole weekend whether you want to go hiking, fishing, boating, small cliff jumping, or take a walk to slippery rock. This year they also have now available kayaks for rent at $20 per hour.

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  hesselinkj@yahoo.com

  Guide

  

  Aug. 14, 2024

  Mountain Lakes Rd Dispersed

  Rustic camping

  Small pull off little ways off 64 on mountain lakes Rd. Pick nik table and fire ring. Big site for ATV campers right off trail can probably get toy hauler in here easy.

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  hesselinkj@yahoo.com

  Guide

  

  Aug. 14, 2024

  Mountain Lakes

  Nice spot

  Didn't camp just stopped and looked. Small shallow lake soft muddy bottom no beach. Two sites close together not much shade at the two theres a third site down road a little bit. Third site is tent only very uneven has wilderness toilet.

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  hesselinkj@yahoo.com

  Guide

  

  Aug. 14, 2024

  Oconto River off Mountain Lake Road

  River off mountain lakes Rd

  Small site little rough to get into a lot of trash left. Short path to river this is a two site spot good distance between them.

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  hesselinkj@yahoo.com

  Guide

  

  Aug. 9, 2024

  Hiles Pine Lake Campground

  Nice campground

  Owners are great, campground is clean and quiet, nice showers, not really a kids campground more like a relaxing or fishing campground.

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  hesselinkj@yahoo.com

  Guide

  

  Aug. 4, 2024

  Oconto River-2nd Branch

  South branch oconto river

  Small campground along river with handicap access to river.pit Toilets there is a 5 dollar parking fee per day. There are two site good distance apart. Not much shade handicap fishing along river handicap picknick tables.

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  Dana K.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 2, 2024

  Pioneer Trail Park & Campground

  Nice , well maintained , quiet

  We parked in a river spot , and it was such a wonderful location, bathrooms right across a field, nice big playground, room for our motorhome, jeep, and hybrid van to charge ! Access to fishing right at our site and disc golf across from our camper !

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  Molly M.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 2, 2024

  Old Veterans Lake Campground — Governor Earl Peshtigo River State Forest

  Rustic but great camping

  Beautiful little spot. Clear swim area, decent fishing. Saw turtles, snakes, and frogs. Wild blackberries along the trails and camp sight. Good fire ring, clean vault toilets, big camp sites.

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  Dana K.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 30, 2024

  J.W. Wells State Park Campground

  Beautiful location but not if you have a bigger camper

  The views are beautiful but all the camping spots are grass, we instantly sunk the second we tried to park ! Bring blocks if you want to stay!

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  Lidia K.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 27, 2024

  Luna White Deer Campground

  Simple, beautiful wooded campground

  We stayed at site 2 in the first loop on White Deer Lake. Site 7 on the water seemed like it would be a good site too, although there were steps on site 7. Site 1 and 2 had a trail between them that would make for a great double site, but they're each private enough that neighbors wouldn't be a bother. Site 2 had about 4 steps down to the tent pad that was easily large enough for our 10 person tent, the ground there mossy and grassy. The rest of the site by the picnic table and fire pit was lightly graveled. The fire pit deep and the removable grill grate perfect for the burgers and steaks we had while there. There is a single stall vault toilet for the white deer loop which was a little unfortunate as many times during the summer weekend, it was occupied when I walked over. Still it was stocked with TP, clean and spacious for a single stall. White Deer lake had a nice swimming beach area, the trail around the lake had many sandy access areas that my husband enjoyed some shoreline fishing. He caught a 9 inch bass and some panfish. Mosquitos were present, but not the worst I've ever experienced, the biting flies were plentiful, but stayed away with the help of a thermacell. Overall, we had a great weekend and would come back.

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  Julia H.

  Ranger

  

  Jul. 7, 2024

  Island Resort and Casino RV Park

  Basic RV park with free shuttle to the casino

  We were in Site# 14. We had electric/water with a paved pull-through. We travel towing a 14 foot trailer and were able to fit both in our pull through site along with my jeep.
  The site was easy to level but the wheels of our motor home were off of the ground.

  Check-in is at the hotel. The RV park is not visible from the hotel (it’s back in the woods). There is a phone at the shower house that can be used to request a free shuttle to the casino.

  Our site was not shaded with limited trees. This was a smaller lot with our neighbors fairly close.

  The lot comes with a picnic table and fire ring.

  There was not any WiFi (we used our Starlink). They do not offer Cable TV.

  There is not a community outdoor kitchen or community fire pit.

  They do not provide garbage service at your site so you must walk to garbage dumpster.

  They do have an indoor Swimming pool at the hotel with a sauna and steam shower.

  There is not a Playground. There are not any additional play areas like Bocce ball, shuffleboard, basketball sport court, horseshoe, or volleyball courts.

  They have a general store in the parking lot of the casino where you can also get gas.

  There are restaurants on site in the hotel as well as a spa. The closest big town with stores is Escanaba (about 20 minutes away).

  This is solely an RV park. They do not have any cabins to rent or any tent areas.

  They have one shower house. The shower house has individual showers (toilets & sinks are on opposite side of shower house).

  The laundry facility is located at the BP gas station (located in the parking lot of the casino/hotel). It is a cash only facility, but they have a change machine. It is approximately $2 to wash and $2 to dry a load.

  They do not have a fenced in dog park. There are areas to walk dogs.

  Bugs did not seem to be an issue.

  Some fun things to do outside of the campground are to visit the Sandy Point Lighthouse or Ludington Park in Escanaba.

  The casino is smoke-free. It states that the tables are open from 10am to 2am. Not all tables are available though (for instance, roulette wasn’t always available and if they did open up the one roulette table, it wasn’t until 6 or 7pm). The slot machine options are abundant.

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  Artem I.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 6, 2024

  Laura Lake Recreation Area

  Love this campsite!

  We stayed 3 nights at the campsite #16. Spacious site, both shade and open area. Beautiful view on the lake and great access to the water from the campsite. Since it is located on the top of a hill, little windy at times. Drinking water and toilets are less than 2 minute walk away. Very clean and well maintained.Nice, quiet place, only electric boats allowed. Small beach on the lake next to Laura lake, great for kids with perfect view of sunset. Hiking trail around the lake, well marked and easy to do. Couple bike trails nearby. We tried one of them, tall grass and many ticks, would not recommend. Overall, very nice campsite.

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  amy L.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 26, 2024

  Gladstone Bay Campground

  3 nt stay

  Love the campground but very strong gas smell. Hopefully will subside and I won’t get sick…headache etc but smell is in my camper since there is a nice breeze had windows open. The campground is very nice….other campers friendly. I am at electric site but not using it. Could not put my rv ambulance in tent spot.
  Bathrooms are very clean…showers free! Right on the water. Very beautiful! Gas smell is only down side. Luckily was for only the first night.

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  Dan S.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 4, 2024

  Bates Township Park

  Motorcycle camping

  Great find. Sunday night beginning of June. Only camper in the tent section. Quiet spot with good hosts. Close to the lake. Grass and gravel. Restroom share with the park/boat launch area. I would definitely stay here again. If there was a drawback would be sites have some slope toward lake. Being only one there I found flat spot to tent but if busy choice might be limited. No control over weather but woke up and had to pack up in the rain. Definitely check it out! Thanks to the Hosts!

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  Austin

  Traveler

  

  May. 31, 2024

  Carney Lake State Forest Campground

  Quiet campground

  Tent camped here on may 30th. Very quiet with some sites right on the lake. About a 7 mile gravel road to get here from the main road.