Established Camping
Point Detour Wilderness Campground
About
A few miles north, experience Point Detour “Wilderness” Campground. Rustic camping surrounded by nature and located on an overlook of Lake Superior and the Apostle Islands.
On a first come, first serve basis
No reservations required (but advised if it's a weekend or holiday)
Pay site fees at Legendary Waters Resort & Casino Hotel Front Desk
Campground Check-in: 12PM / Campground Check-out: 11amStay six nights, get the seventh night FREE! TENT: $25 For reservations or information, please contact the Hotel Front Desk at (800) 226-8478 Toll Free.
The showers are at the casino, not the campground (but they are FREE). You must book a "time" to take a shower with the casino front desk
Reservation Info
Reservations not required, but helpful. They are about 9 miles from the casino, so you book at the casino (or call the casino). Then you must check in at the casino to get your "tags" for your dashboard and campsite.Then you drive to the campground and call the casino back to let them know what space you are in.
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
Stay Connected
- WiFiUnknown
- VerizonUnknown
- AT&TUnknown
- T-MobileUnknown
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Group
Features
For Campers
- Trash
- Picnic Table
- Firewood Available
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- Showers
- Toilets
- Alcohol
- Pets
- Fires
LegendFree firewood at a lovely primitive campground!
We used The Dyrt to find this location. Thinking we would be staying at the casino campground, we discovered this gem, that they also run. Not as crowded, as most people want to be closer to the casino itself, it's lovely, although primitive.
The sites were all mowed. There were 24 in total. I was told that most of the time, you don't even need a reservation, but we were there on July 4th. Even so, there was still availability. The reservation set up is a bit odd since you have to make it with the casino/hotel front desk and check in there, but the campground is about 9 miles away. once you get to the campground, then you call the front desk to let them know what space you are in.
Fun fact: free firewood! Or at least there was a large pile of it when we were there. Free for the taking, so that was a nice surprise.
All the spaces were mowed and ready for campers except for one that was so far back in the woods that someone seemed to have missed it. No biggie. Plenty of other spaces. All were very unique, no two were the same. Some very small for a tiny tent and privacy and a few others more open for bigger tents and maybe a small family group. Most had fire rings, some had picnic tables. Some had lake view (not access...it was way up a steep hill/small cliff). Most had decent space between them so you couldn't see neighbors. Lots of mature trees and bushes.
There was an outhouse and while it looked quite primitive on the outside, it had what you needed on the inside. Lots of TP and a latch on the door. It was an outhouse made of wood. It did the job.
Not many trees for hammocks, although I did find some. Might have to get creative, but some sites had space for them.
There ARE showers available, but not at the campground. You can sign up for a time slot at the casino front desk and then go there and take one. They are quite clean (I think they clean them after each person is done). So while not terribly convenient, they are free and it is a nice shower. Lots of hot water!
We had a tiny incident the second night of stay with a neighbor that was playing music too loud, but the hotel was quick to respond, once it was reported.
Would definitely stay here again.
Location
Point Detour Wilderness Campground is located in Wisconsin
Address
95995 Point Detour Road
Bayfield, WI 54814
Coordinates
46.96024831463095 N
90.87349921120365 W