I'll be passing through Milwaukee on my way west this July. I'm thinking about slowing down a bit and attending the "Wild Ones Weekend" at the HD Museum . Can anyone recommend a biker- friendly campground that's relatively close to the museum ? I'll be tenting .

 

If you have an iPhone check out the app from ALL STAYS camp and tent. It shows all the campgrounds in all areas of the us. I plan on using it during my 3 week camping trip out west.

 

What do you consider close? I live near a nice camp ground in kettle Morraine southern unit but it must be 35 miles from Milwaukee.

 

Closer the better but being able to tent 35 miles out from a big city sounds good to me .

 

Take a look at the pinewoods camp ground.

http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/parks/name/kms/camping.html

It is nice and google maps shows at 34 miles from HD

 

where is this campground?

 

This looks like it would work . Thanks kokemill.

 

Sorry about the terse ness , I'm on a roadtrip In houston and I had a list of todos that my sister gave me. Along with a 3 hole oil change

The pinewood campground is at the northeast end of the kettle Morraine state forest southern unit. I have never stayed there but we walk through it on the ice age trail and I rode through it about a year ago scouting it out for something I don't remember. The closet intersection that is easy to find in google maps is highway 67 and ZZ. Go east to the next road north, go north , it's on left. I'll get better directions.

The campground is nice, lots of trees except in the group camp sites. Gentle rolling hills and it seemed clean. Each campground loop had bathrooms with showers. I seem to remember electricity in the campsites. The web site mention checkin was at Ottawa lake campsite, I'll try and scope that out for you over the 4th.

There is also a state park adjacent to the city of lake geneva, big foot beach. I think it ends up being 10-20 miles further from Milwaukee. Whitewater lake also has a camp ground, I think part of the kettle Morraine state forest , I think it is similar to the pinewoods but 10 miles further and more heavily used. I should mention that kettle has great riding roads, just don't over bake the corners.

The is a bar, I think knuckleheads, in eagle. The parking lot is always full of bikes. In southeast wi there is a bar in every country corner with a harley in front all summer. Night life is in lake geneva

There are a few places near by for wasting time looking at history, I'll get info if anyone is interested. My favorite near the pinewoods area is the southwestern edge of the Niagara escarpment, ya like Niagara Falls, other end.

FWIW anyone passing by, get my number ( pm or message me - I have never figured that out) if you need help I'll help
Dean

 

This the kettle map
http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/parks/name/k...sforestmap.pdf
Pinewoods is at the top right

I was wrong no electricity at pinewoods only at Ottawa lake
http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/parks/name/kms/camping.html

Directions
http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/parks/name/k...ectionskms.pdf