Journeys · Wisconsin state park trip planner

I've camped every Wisconsin state park.

Fifteen years of camping across the state. I know which site to book, which trail is worth the climb, and which one to skip.

Tell me your crew, your season and how rugged you want it. I plan the whole trip: the park, the campsite, the trail, the town for dinner, and the drive there and back.

Upper Falls at Amnicon Falls State Park Amnicon Falls
A dirt hiking trail through a tall green forestThe trail
The covered bridge at Amnicon Falls State ParkThe detour
A park weekend, roughly
  1. FridayOut of town by three. Camp pitched before sundown.
  2. SaturdayThe trail worth the climb, then dinner in the nearest small town.
  3. SundayCoffee by the fire, one last overlook, home by four.

Yours gets real campsites and real trails, picked from what's open when you go.Start a trip

What I planWhat I plan The park · The site · The crew
The park

The right park for the season.

Fall color, spring waterfalls, winter cabins or a summer lake. I match the park to when you're going and what you want to do there.

The site

The campsite worth booking.

Shade, privacy, the walk to the water. I know the campsite where the sun hits and nobody walks by.

The crew

Group camp getaways.

Work retreats, friend trips and the gay ol' getaway, at parks with year-round facilities. One plan everyone can follow.

The good sites go fast. Here's how I help.The good sites go fast. Here's how I help. Booking a campsite

Wisconsin's popular state parks book on a rolling 11-month window, so the best campsites can fill up almost a year ahead.

Plenty of people also hold a site a couple of weeks out and cancel at the last minute, so what's open keeps changing. That's why I'm starting a Monday park pick: want to get away this weekend? Here's a park, and what's open.

I don't book campsites for you. I build the itinerary and tell you which sites to grab, and when, based on what's open. You click reserve.

The price

Count your hours.

One trip request, no phone call. I reply within two business days, and your itinerary lands within a week of paying the planning fee.

Up to 7 nights
$333
Up to 14 nights
$555
Burn Session included
30 min, or 60 min with 14 nights

Fifteen years of campsites, in one itinerary.

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Strike Anywhere

Every state park, A to Z.

One Wisconsin park a week, and the trip I'd plan around it. Follow along or join the Rangers.

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My own walks, written up the way I'd build your trip. Maps, meals, the hotel.

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