Pine View Recreation Area

I'm kind of hesitant to post a 5-star review of this campground as I don't want anyone else to know about this hidden gem. It's a public campground outside Ft. McCoy, run by MWR. The sites are spacious and clean, the campground has a ton of activities and items for rent, the folks working the park are constantly out doing maintenance, and everyone I interacted with was friendly and professional. I'm not sure how often we'll get to visit Wisconsin, but we'll be staying here when we do.

This is a very nice facility with lots of things to do, lots of fun toys to rent, and a great and very helpful staff. We had a minor power issue while there and within 20 minutes staff was knocking at our door just to make sure it was resolved. Overall, it's a great facility but some of the loops are not big-rig friendly. Our vehicle is a 40-foot Class-A diesel pusher. We managed to get into our spot in the Ash Loop, but it was extremely tight not only parking but also winding through the narrow one-way roads with many overhanging trees to get to it. I would tend to agree with the reviews indicating the facility could benefit from some trimming of trees, etc. If you have a big rig, whether it's a coach or a fifth wheel, maybe even a very long travel trailer, I would be sure to call and ask for advice on sites that are more appropriate for a vehicle your size. An important note is that this facility is open to the public and you don't need to go to the base visitor's center to register unless you want to go on base to use the commissary, etc. An additional note is that Route 21 heading to the facility was kind of a washboard at the time of this review and even with air-ride suspension, we thought it might rattle us to pieces before we got there. Also, be careful of using GPS as ours was going to lead us past the public entrance to the facility, probably to the main gate for the base, but there was ample signage including a large (like half a billboard) sign at the entrance, so we got it right anyway. Take a look at the photos above where you'll see the large public entrance sign to watch for.

This is a large recreation area with lots of recreation activities. When we arrived, our site was still occupied, even though they were to check-out 2 hours earlier. After waiting for over an hour and they hadn't packed up yet, I insisted we be assigned a different RV site. The office staff was friendly, but not excited about me wanting a different site. I asked about the current rates, as I thought I was over-charged. I was. Even though they had me as being retired military, I was charged the public rate. They gave me a refund for the difference. Our stay here was nice. I can see this recreation area being very busy, with the water activities and being open to the public. Prices are way too high for weekends here. The public should pay more than just a $5 a night higher than military. Most of the roads in the camping loops need to be trimmed. Tree branches extended far into the road and are low (10' clearance). Scratched up the paint on my motor home. Once we got setup, we had a quiet and relaxing time.

This campground was OK. The good: office staff very friendly and helpful, many sites in the front are HUGE, you can fit 3 RVs on one site, nice clean fishing lake stocked with lots of bass and trout, large 4 person paddle boats for $4/hour, many activities on weekends for kids and gun shooting range, very nice 18 hole mini putt course for $4, and small store stocked with basic items. The bad: this camp is way far off the beaten path, the campground is next to the base so open to public but it's a long drive to get to the main gate with small exchange and commissary. The camp ground has a lot of plants that have a small burr with spikes that's everywhere and very painful to step on, we had these tiny spiky burrs all over our outdoor carpet and there very hard to get out and kids couldn't play much outside. To fish the lake you need WI fishing license and base license you can buy at campground. This place was fun for a family weekend getaway and very peaceful during the week but again, it's in the middle of nowhere, closest town with food, Walmart is 30 min drive.

We stayed at site 90. I finished AT and stayed up while my wife and daughter came up to camp as a family. My daughter is 23 so we really didn't use the local kids geared activities. Our site was very secluded and quiet for most of our time. It didn't have water or sewer but it had a power hookup. All we really wanted to do was have a fire, drink beer, see Wisconsin, and be in the woods. Our site was perfect for that. I'm glad we got the site we did because a lot of the other sites were right on top of each other and there was were a ton of children doing loud kid stuff. If you want quiet you need to look at the map and pick something off to the side. Also, because of the 4th of July holiday the place filled up by the 3rd and was extremely noisy. We actually took off on the 4th because it got so crowded and loud. I can't ding them for that though. It's a campground during a major camping celebration during prime camping time. They're all loud. I really liked their wood delivery service. Very civilized. They had a small camp store where you could get some of the basics like ice, bait, candy bars and a few varieties of beer. They were very busy but nice, polite and efficient. It looked like there's about a million things for kids to do. Again, we didn't actually use those resources but it looked like smaller kids would have a good time. My only gripe was the showers had the push buttons. I wish they were set to 2 minutes instead of 30 seconds. We all had to get into a rhythm for hitting the button that was akin to juggling while soaped up. Also, the showers were getting a little dirty once the place filled up. All in all I'd go back but I'd skip a major holiday and I'd be very careful to pick a secluded spot.

There are lots of activities planned by the park and lots to do there. We did not stay long enough to participate. Weekday rates are fine but weekends are very expensive. Lots of gnats, mosquitoes, and ticks. The area it beautiful and quiet. The facilities are clean. We would stay there again during the week if we were passing through but would not go out of our way to go there.

R.L. left this review using the Directory software: - We were just passing through and wanted to check it out. Maybe if you want to make a vacation out of it and use the facilities it would be a better deal. Our site was adequate, decent access, but weeds and brush really need to be cut. Would not stay again.

When we were making plans for a trip I tried to make reservations and when I asked about the Golden Age pass I was told that it is honored, but, they only give $1.00 off. We decided to stay at a Army Corp of Engineer campground not to far away that gives 50%. So much for supporting the senior citizens that gave years of service to the USA.

We stayed on a Saturday and paid $40 for 1 night on our trip west. They did not mention or try to charge us a 2 night minimum as stated above. TV service is Cable only so bring a long coax cable. We received over 75 channels, reception was better with a booster connected. There was NO local TV reception. Virgin MiFi 2200 internet worked well at this site. The site is sort of out in the middle of no where so bring a lot of supplies. Limited beer and a few snacks are available at the site. The site seemed to have alot of non military, I stood at attention for revile and it seemed like I was the only one. We did not use any of the recreation mentioned above.

The BEST military campground that we have stayed at so far! The only thing missing was WIFI, 82 cable channels though. The staff sponsored daily events for the campers. There is miniature golf, shuffle board, plenty of biking trails and a swimming hole. This camp ground is open to the public and not on the main installation. We are all for this...more revenue for improvements! Commissary was small but well stocked. The REC Center appears brand new and has pool tables, video and a daily buffet. The local area is just "wholesome America"! People are very friendly and helpful. PRO-MILITARY. We will be back!!!

We visited in the off season. The daily rate was $14 and since we were here over the weekend we got a free day, total cost for 5 nights was $56. Staff was very friendly and helpful and provided information about the area. They have a lot of sites, very large and asphalt pads with fire rings. You can request a site in the trees or in the open area. They have a swimming beach with slides, paddle boats, canoes and miniature golf at the office. I know people are upset with Civilians using this facility but where they are located there are not of military around other than Ft McCoy so without some other way to raise revenue the facility might not stay open. Maybe out timing was good but we found this campground outstanding and would definitely come back again.

WAY to expensive, Civilians with no connection to the military are allowed to use up all the equipment. The staff is great but how can they justify the price? Go to Great Lakes it is much better and much cheaper, you just need to move to get water in and out.