Grand Valley Campground

The Great Outdoors

When you’re camping at Grand Valley Campground, you’ll find that there are multiple natural areas and state parks within an hour’s drive. You can begin your vacation with a visit to Mirror Lake State Park. The 2,200-acre park is made up of beautiful pine and oak forests, prairie, and agricultural lands. Naturally, hiking and biking are popular activities, and the park offers up to 19 miles of trails. As well as searching for wildflowers in the forest, you can also get active with swimming, canoeing, or kayaking on the lake. During the winter season, the park remains open, so remember to pack your cross-country skis and snowshoes. Throughout the rest of the year, Mirror Lake State Park is the perfect spot for a lakeside picnic or BBQ.One of the most visited state parks in Wisconsin is Devils Lake State Park, located near Baraboo. The park receives around three million visitors each year and offers a good selection of recreational activities and useful facilities. Within the park, you can swim from two sandy beaches and freshen up in the bathhouses, or launch a non-motorized boat from either of the two boat launch sites. The lake is a popular place for scuba diving, and there are canoe and kayak rentals available from spring to fall. As well as water sports, the park is set up for rock climbing, hiking, and biking with over 25 miles of trails. During the wintertime, you can pick up a pair of snowshoes from the park’s nature center.Want to delve into Wisconsin’s Native American roots? Roche-a-Cri State Park is home to the only Native American rock art site in the state. Here you can walk, snowshoe, or cross-country ski on five miles of trails and discover the interpretive exhibition of Native American pictographs and petroglyphs. The ancient artworks depict various motifs, including local gods and birds. You can also see more recent carvings which date back to the 19th and 20th centuries. The park is an excellent spot for birdwatching too; snowy owl, northern shoveler, and bobolink are just some of the species that you can see when you take a campervan rental to Roche-a-Cri State Park.

Explore the Area

During your RV rental vacation, you can also schedule a day or two to visit the local attractions. Green Lake County is home to Amish communities in the Dalton/Kingston area. If you take a drive along rural backroads, then you’re sure to come across a number of stores stocked with Amish-made goods. You can pick up some handmade wooden souvenirs, shop for spices and canned foods, or head to one of the Amish bakeries for breakfast.Also nearby, when you book an RV in Green Lake County, is the city of Green Lake. Here you can find a wide range for restaurants and cafes, from fine dining to fast foods. Within the city, you can also see the influence of Amish communities in the woodwork, jewelry, and farm stores. From spring till fall, the Town Square hosts a weekly farmers' market with a variety of local products on sale, from organic vegetables to canned foods and homemade bread to sweets. Here you can also shop for handmade arts and crafts.Green Lake comes alive during the summertime. From June through August, outside concerts are held each Wednesday in Deacon Mills Park, and people of all ages take to the lake in canoes, kayaks, and jet skis. There are full-day celebrations for the 4th of July and an annual county fair hosted by Green Lake in August. During the multi-day event, there are plenty of family-friendly activities to enjoy, including tractor pulls, puppet shows, and karaoke events. You’ll also find plenty of food and drink vendors speckled around the fair. The Green Lake County Fair will certainly be a memorable experience when you’re RV camping at Grand Valley Campground, Wisconsin.