Devil's Lake Campgrounds

• Ice Age Campground  
• Northern Lights Campground
• Quartzite Campground
• Group Camp

Campground maps [PDF 315KB]

Each campsite has a picnic table, gravel or paved area for parking, room for at least one family tent, and a metal fire ring. Campsites are not within sight of the lake. This table summarizes differences among the three campgrounds:

*Accessible sites and host sites have electricity and are not included in numbers above.

Quartzite Campground

Quartzite Campground (sites 1-100) is mostly open and grassy, with medium/large trees scattered throughout the grounds. Many campsites have a nearby tree for some limited shade, or are on the perimeter near (but not in) the surrounding woods.

There are both electric and non-electric campsites. Many of the largest recreational vehicles end up in Quartzite Campground because the sites are more open and spacious.

Access is from the entrance road near the Nature Center, or directly from County road DL. The campground is about 1/3 mile from the lakeshore, separated by a wooded hill, the park entrance road, and the main picnic area. This campground was established in 1969. It had previously been a 9-hole golf course.

Northern Lights Campground

Northern Lights Campground (sites 104-246) has a variety of campsites and vegetation, with both electric and non electric sites, and open/grassy sites and wooded sites.

An aerial view of some of the open, grassy sites in Northen Lights Campground.
Photo from radio-controlled model plane by Kyle Goetzelmann

This is the only campground where you will find wooded electric campsites. The campground is about 1/3 mile from the lakeshore.

This campground is the oldest campground at Devil's Lake State Park, opened in 1939. Three of the five shower/restroom buildings were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s.

Ice Age Campground

Ice Age Campground has only non-electric campsites. It has two sections, both north of County Road DL.

Lower Ice Age (sites 301-390), about 3/4 mile from the lake, is partly wooded and partly open and grassy. The concession-operated campground store is here.

Upper Ice Age (sites 401-535), a mile from the lake and up on a hill, is completely wooded.

Most campers in this campground use tents or pop-up campers, although recreational vehicles also are allowed. There are two running water rest room and shower buildings and seven pit toilet buildings in Ice Age Campground.

Group Campground

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 rustic and have not been cleared of trees or shrubs.

For campsite availability, call (888) WI PARKS ((888) 947-2757) or check the Web. For other information, ask Devil's Lake State Park, (608) 356-8301.