Camping at Devil's Lake

Devil's Lake State Park is one of the busiest Wisconsin state parks for camping. The park has:

• Three regular campgrounds, see the campground map (PDF, 315KB), with a total of 407 sites that each accommodate a family or one to six individuals. Of the sites, 353 are reservable and the rest are first-come, first-served.
• Nine group campsites can accommodate a total of 240 campers. See the group camp map (PDF, 156KB). Three of the sites, accommodating 20 campers each, are very rustic and have not been cleared of trees or shrubs.

The family campgrounds offer sites for a variety of camping styles:

Accessible Sites - Six wheelchair-accessible electric campsites (sites 701-706) are scattered through Devil's Lake's three campgrounds. Each accessible site has a paved driveway and a paved pathway leading to a running water rest room building. Five of the six sites have private accessible rest room and shower in a nearby building. Three sites are wooded and three are in mostly open grassy areas.

Double Campsites in all three campgrounds, are regular size, but are located next to another campsite. These pairs of campsites are designed so campers traveling together can camp together if the want to do so without being forced to share the site. Each individual site still has the basic facilities like other non-double sites. There are 42 pairs of double campsites.

Electricity - Each of the 121 electrical campsites has a vertical electrical box with two regular outlets, one 30-amp RV hookup, and one 20-amp RV hookup.

Tent Camping - Tenters may use any of the park's campsites, with or without electricity. Each campsite has enough room for at least one family camping tent. Most wooded sites have room for one to two tents, although a few might be cramped with two. Grassy campsites usually have room for several tents. The number of tents per campsite is not limited, but the number of occupants and vehicles is limited.

Vehicle Camping - Recreational vehicle campers may use any of the campsites in the park, with or without electricity. Small pop-up camper trailers will fit on almost any campsite. Drivers of larger motor homes and large trailers sometimes find it awkward to fit on smaller wooded campsites, and congregate in the more open camping areas. If you have a large rig, it is best if you personally know the campsites before selecting or reserving a site. Driveway length information is available when you reserve a site, but that may not tell you how much maneuvering space you have at a given site.

Off-Season Camping - Camping is available all year at Devil's Lake State Park. During the winter, 12 campsites in Quartzite Campground are kept plowed open. Another 20 sites in Quartzite Campground may be available for tent campers wanting to experience winter snow camping. The running water rest rooms, water taps, and showers are closed during the winter. One winterized water tap and pit toilets are available to winter campers. Running water restrooms are open and available 24 hours/day in the Visitor Center and Headquarters buildings.

Northern Lights and Ice Age campgrounds close in October and re-open in about April.