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stus__family
Explorer
Apr 02, 2014

Campground near Cedarburg Wisconsin

We will be in Cedarburg the weekend of May 3rd. for a family function. I have searched and found three campgrounds in West Bend which seem to be the closest to Cedarburg. We like places that are used by other travelers rather than full timers. Our trailer is 35 feet so larger sites with full hookups are preferred. Most of our time will be spent at sons home in Cedarburg but would like to be able to invite them to our campsite for an evening around the campfire if the weather is good.
Lake Lenwood seems to have the best rating but they insist any visitors must be out of the campground by 7:30PM. I would hate to tell them they must leave when we seldom have the chance to visit. The other listings I see are Lazy Days and Timber Trail. Can anyone comment on any of these campgrounds?
  • Yaj's avatar
    Yaj
    Explorer
    Apr 02, 2014
    A little farther away is Pike Lake State Park just East of Hartford, a easy drive from Cedarburg down Hwy 60.
  • EsoxLucius's avatar
    EsoxLucius
    Explorer
    Apr 02, 2014
    +1 on Pike Lake Unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest.

    "A site may be occupied by a parent or parents with their dependent children and not more than two guests, or a group of not more than six persons, regardless of age"

    "The parks are closed to non-campers between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. All visitors must leave the park by 11 p.m. During closed hours, campers must be in or be enroute to their registered campsite. No camping party may set up or take down a camping unit between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m."
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    Campfire_Time
    Explorer
    Apr 02, 2014
    Lazy Days caters to seasonals. Last time we looked at it, and admittedly it was many years ago when we still had a PUP, it just felt too "sardine like" without any privacy.

    Two more fairly close state parks are Harrington Beach and Kohler-Andrae. Both are on the lake.

    Harrington Beach is probably only 20 minutes from Cedarburg, Kohler-Andrae is maybe 35 minutes.

    EDIT: Just checked, Harrigton Beach is booked, and Kohler-Andrae does have some electric available but the sites are too small for your rig. Besides, WI state parks do not have full hookups available.
  • kknowlton's avatar
    kknowlton
    Explorer II
    Apr 03, 2014
    Kohler-Andrae is one of our favorites, and that's true of most other campers in Wisconsin & northern Illinois, it seems. :) It's always booked way ahead, especially for weekends. Harrington Beach is newer, but being in the same area, probably is catching up to K-A quickly. Both great parks, but - as mentioned - no FHU sites available; electric hookups only.
  • Uppercrust's avatar
    Uppercrust
    Explorer
    Apr 03, 2014
    We once stayed at Lake Lenwood it's been awhile but was not a good campground. Way to many strict rules & lots of seasonals. Timber trails not sure if it has changed, but very tight turns with lots of trees and would be hard to negotiate with a larger trailer, Lazy Days was very run down and looked like a mobile home park. Yes it has been awhile for looking at them, so not sure if they have changed. Check out Harrington Beach.
  • stus__family's avatar
    stus__family
    Explorer
    Apr 03, 2014
    Thanks so much to everyone for the replies they seem to go along with most of the opinions that came to after talking to people at the campgrounds and reading any of the reviews that I could find. The one park that sounded good was the KOA at Fond du Lac the lady that I spoke to at the KOA was very helpful to the point of going on map quest to try to help me out. I really just did not want to stay that far from Cedarburg.
    I’m spoiled by our Ohio State Parks since most have at least some full hookups and some have several to choose from.

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