This campground is known for its’ many bats. We sat underneath the bat houses at dusk to watch them fly out. It wasn’t as dramatic as I thought it would be, but still very cool. The lake was nice for swimming as well. I would go again.
This is a popular place in the area, the human beaches are full and the small pet beach area was well used by my husband, myself and our two dogs; Odinn & Frigga over Memorial Day. The hiking is amazing , particularly the Oakgrove trail, plenty to see with beautiful views. There is boating, canoeing, etc. Bring the strongest mosquito repellent you can get, Wisconsin in summer can be rough. We tried our Black Diamond poles and Thule day bags and we got to try cooling vests for the dogs from Ruffwear. It was so much fun. Note that there are sites to camp, cabins nearby and plenty of Hipcamp sites near. Strongly recommend Riverview Bottoms, which sits in a 500 acre property and is 10 min away.
My parents brought me here while visiting a few years back. They enjoy going to the nearby ever popular brewery. I also did some quick research and happened to discover that the Leopold center (as in Aldo Leopold) is also nearby so that was amazing to check out..anyway onward to the site review. The sites were all large and private mostly wooded which was nice. The beach wasn't very maintained upon our visit it was hard to say if it's like that all the time. Overall good location from Madison or Chicago. Private sites. Good for families we enjoyed ourselves!
I did this park as last minute overnight so I had almost no choice of site as it was already mostly booked. I was pleasantly surprised.
I had visited the park before but this was my first time camping here. Much like other WI state run campgrounds, the sites are well maintained.
The campsite I stayed at felt very secluded even in a full campground. Trees and bushes block line of sight to the other campsites. Sound however still carries really well. So you may not see your neighbors, but you will hear them! There was enough space for a few tents or one great big one. The mosquitos either had not come out yet or the bat houses placed around the park really work, as I had no mosquito problems at all.
The park itself has some nice hiking trails, most of which you can get to right from the campgrounds. The namesake lake is also a good feature, although a bit bland for kayaking or canoeing. There were a lot fishermen out when I kayaked it so it may be good for those who fish. A definite highlight is the Wildlife loop hiking trail. It lived up to its name when I visited, seeing deer, frogs, toads and numerous birds.
Overall, it's a nice state park in an area of the state lacking in options. And the man made lake is a nice feature.
Pretty prairie "Hiking" (more walking in my opinion). The lake is gorgeous though, nice beach too.
