Pike Lake Backpacking Campsites

7 reviews

3532 Powder Hill Rd, Slinger, WI 53086, USA

Pike Lake Backpacking Campsites Introduce

Nestled in the serene surroundings of Slinger, Wisconsin, Pike Lake Backpacking Campsites offer a tranquil escape for nature lovers and outdoor enthusiasts. Located at 3532 Powder Hill Rd, this campground provides a perfect blend of natural beauty and convenient amenities, making it an ideal spot for both beginners and experienced backpackers.

The campsites are accessible via the Ice Age National Scenic Trail and the Nature Trail Parking Lot, ensuring easy access for all visitors. With three distinct sites—B1, B2, and B3—each offering a unique experience, you can choose between a grassy open area or a more secluded wooded setting. A porta potty is conveniently located near the sites, adding to the comfort of your stay.

One of the standout features of Pike Lake Backpacking Campsites is its beautiful walking areas, perfect for a leisurely saunter or a more vigorous hike. The campsites are well-spaced, providing privacy and a sense of solitude. Despite the occasional mosquito activity, visitors have found that a simple campfire can keep these pesky insects at bay.

Customer feedback highlights the positive experiences of many visitors:

"Beautiful foliage and birds out. The sites are well-spaced, and the porta potty is a great convenience."
"We are beginner backpackers, and these sites are perfect for us. Very short hike to get here, and the open grassy area was lovely."
"The wooded sites offer a peaceful retreat, and the walking trails are simply stunning."

Whether you're planning a day trip or an overnight stay, Pike Lake Backpacking Campsites provide a wonderful opportunity to connect with nature and enjoy the great outdoors. Pack your gear and head to Slinger, WI, for an unforgettable camping experience.

Location

Wisconsin Washington County Slinger Powder Hill Road

Customer Reviews

4.0

7 reviews

Holly Lebeck

May 11, 2024

Beautiful foliage and birds out. Access is available via sauntering the Ice Age National Scenic Trail and driving on Powder HIll Road to the Nature Trail Parking Lot. 3/10 mile to the first B1 site and they're spaced out. There is a porta potty located right there. B2 is a big open grassy area, site B1 is first, it's closer to the path. B3 is wooded and sits a bit back from the path. Beautiful walking areas. If you haven't tried backpacking before, you can search this site out easily as a day trip and saunter along the trails. As of May, after a couple days of rain, there still were not mosquitos between 12-2p. people from before me left some wood and a walking stick, cleaned up the site good.

Cassie Cosgrove

Sep 10, 2022

We are beginner backpackers and these sites are perfect for us. Very short hike to get here and there is a porta potty. We had site B2 which was a big open grassy area. Sites B1 & B3 were wooded. The mosquitos were very bad in the afternoon and morning. Once we made a fire they went away. We could hear road noise but no trains as others had mentioned.

Kevin Anderson

Apr 18, 2021

Nice and close to parking area so it's nice for a first time backpacking. Sites have a fire circle and picnic table and there was a portapotty nearby. From site B3 we could hear road noise, see someone's house, and had many many trains go by in the night waking us up. Go here because it's convenient and we'll appointed, not to get a feeling of being deep in the wilderness.

Brian Pritzl

Jul 18, 2021

Beautiful sites -- especially site 3 -- and a very short hike from the trailhead (quarter mile). But beware these are a quarter mile from Hwy 60 and Powder Hill Rd so there is a ton of traffic noise (all nite) and trains run all nite (11p to 6a one or more an hour) -- so bring your ear plugs.

The FallingWhale

Apr 17, 2022

Site was nice and park is good just wish it was farther away from the road so I couldn't hear cars driving by kinda ruins the camping atmosphere