Whitewater Lake Campground - Whitewater, Wisconsin

Greg H.

Really quite with large campsite for tents. Close to town yet far enough away. Wood is available from 4-6pm at the camp host. Kwik Trip is 3 miles away and has wood for $1 cheaper. There is also wood at Stacy Lane.

Tenshii

Photos are of campsite and nearest hiking trail (ice age trail).

The maps are very confusing as to location your campsite and then referencing the nearest trails. (whitewater for reference).

No showers or flush stalls on site which we knew of. However the nearest showers are 12 miles away or so, which through country roads translates to 25min drive one way.
To top that off, the water was lukewarm at best and absolutely reeked of sulfur (horse rider campground) not about to drive an hour to another camp site.

Pit toilets smelled pretty bad and laden with flies and mosquitoes.

People here don't really respect the rules regarding noise. Nor does dnr enforce them. Lot of people driving down the wrong way down one ways.

Very little wildlife to be seen?

Nearest trail was marked very poorly (only one that connects this camping area). With no mileage or good maps close together. Ironically enough the trail was very demanding but with beautiful views and great photo ops. (went about 5 miles up on ice age trail).

DNR website very misleading with photos too. It showed a mountain side which isn't even in the southern section lol.

What really bothered us is the directions they give you on the confirmation letter are to reach the headquarters and not your camp site. (Why the heck would anyone want to go there? Took us away from our site with another 25 min wasted driving after it already got dark....)

There is a BP where you can get some supplies about 10 min away, and a Walmart about 20-25 min away.

Weather for this location is very poor. 0% chance of rain and it pours randomly. Cellular reception is 3 bars on Verizon LTE but connection doesn't reflect that.

Not a terrible camp by any means, but most definitely take everything into consideration before you come here. Governor dodge state park isn't far away, and it is a much better experience overall.

Also be wary of the posted speed limits. Lots of cops in the area, waiting to increase their revenue with speeds as low as 15mph, and no RR crossing gates only stop signs.

Mark P.

I stayed three nights in an RV I wanted to fish but didn't know where the lake was I don't believe they have sufficient signage. They had a map but it wasn't two parts one part was the main campground the other part was the area by the two lakes. The problem for me was I couldn't figure out which way or what streets took me to the lake is we only had our bicycles. This campground everything is spread far apart and there are many many hills so if you're up in age as I am it's difficult to get around with just a bicycle.

Erica P.

Nice campground with roomy sites. Lake was clean and you could rent kayaks on site.

Sherry V. C.

Love this beach! The kids love it. Not too deep for quite a way out. Area to float.

Al E.

Nice quite campground. All the site are spread out witth plenty of room around them. Stayed in site 771 which is a walk in. The walk was farther back then expected (Over 1/4 mile) but we'll worth it.

Robert P.

Recommend site 757, nice open area, wind breeze.
Restrooms, pit (in and out:) ) but fairly clean.
No showers, the only downside. Definitely hike Ice Age Trail.

climb4

My reserved campsite was occupied when I arrived. No one would really help. Camp host isn't a cop(they failed to post the reservation on the site post), the ranger didn't want to confront the trespassers and the game warden had nothing to do with this but all fingers were pointed to them? This lack of assistance knocked a star off.
The sites here were on the muddy side, they need some attention. The sites are nicely spaced with vegetation between them giving you a nice sense of privacy. The pit toilet seats are about 10" off the ground so you'll really be squatting. 🙂
There is very little signage about needing a daily permit as well as the campsite fees and the host offered no recommendations on where to get one, so I didn't.

Greg H.

Really quite with large campsite for tents. Close to town yet far enough away. Wood is available from 4-6pm at the camp host. Kwik Trip is 3 miles away and has wood for $1 cheaper. There is also wood at Stacy Lane.

Tenshii

Photos are of campsite and nearest hiking trail (ice age trail).

The maps are very confusing as to location your campsite and then referencing the nearest trails. (whitewater for reference).

No showers or flush stalls on site which we knew of. However the nearest showers are 12 miles away or so, which through country roads translates to 25min drive one way.
To top that off, the water was lukewarm at best and absolutely reeked of sulfur (horse rider campground) not about to drive an hour to another camp site.

Pit toilets smelled pretty bad and laden with flies and mosquitoes.

People here don't really respect the rules regarding noise. Nor does dnr enforce them. Lot of people driving down the wrong way down one ways.

Very little wildlife to be seen?

Nearest trail was marked very poorly (only one that connects this camping area). With no mileage or good maps close together. Ironically enough the trail was very demanding but with beautiful views and great photo ops. (went about 5 miles up on ice age trail).

DNR website very misleading with photos too. It showed a mountain side which isn't even in the southern section lol.

What really bothered us is the directions they give you on the confirmation letter are to reach the headquarters and not your camp site. (Why the heck would anyone want to go there? Took us away from our site with another 25 min wasted driving after it already got dark....)

There is a BP where you can get some supplies about 10 min away, and a Walmart about 20-25 min away.

Weather for this location is very poor. 0% chance of rain and it pours randomly. Cellular reception is 3 bars on Verizon LTE but connection doesn't reflect that.

Not a terrible camp by any means, but most definitely take everything into consideration before you come here. Governor dodge state park isn't far away, and it is a much better experience overall.

Also be wary of the posted speed limits. Lots of cops in the area, waiting to increase their revenue with speeds as low as 15mph, and no RR crossing gates only stop signs.

Erica P.

Nice campground with roomy sites. Lake was clean and you could rent kayaks on site.

Mark P.

I stayed three nights in an RV I wanted to fish but didn't know where the lake was I don't believe they have sufficient signage. They had a map but it wasn't two parts one part was the main campground the other part was the area by the two lakes. The problem for me was I couldn't figure out which way or what streets took me to the lake is we only had our bicycles. This campground everything is spread far apart and there are many many hills so if you're up in age as I am it's difficult to get around with just a bicycle.

Al E.

Nice quite campground. All the site are spread out witth plenty of room around them. Stayed in site 771 which is a walk in. The walk was farther back then expected (Over 1/4 mile) but we'll worth it.