Bagley Rapids Campground

Overview

If you enjoy listening to the soothing sound of flowing water, you will appreciate this campground. About one-third of the 30 campsites are located adjacent to the Oconto River. Weekends bring the most campers, with only moderate use occurring during the week. So come and relax among the pines and enjoy the sound and beauty of Bagley Rapids.

Recreation

Trout fishing, berry picking, rafting, canoeing, swimming, and sightseeing can all be done in or near this campground.

Facilities

The campground has 30 sites along with accessible vault toilets, drinking water, and garbage service.

Natural Features

Campground is located among towering pines adjacent to the flowing rapids of the Oconto River.

Contact Info

For facility specific information, please call (715) 276-6333.

Nearby Attractions

Nearby is the Mountain Fire Lookout Tower, a popular local tourist destination. This is one of the last fire towers standing on its original location in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. It was built in 1935 and was one of a series of 20 towers built in the Forest during the 1930s. If you’re brave enough, you can climb the tower and enjoy a panoramic view of the surrounding countryside.

Also nearby is Cathedral Pines, an area that survived Wisconsin’s logging era where the majestic pines and hemlocks have been preserved in their natural state.

Camp site features

Across 30 camp sites:

Fire pit: 15 of 30 sites
Pets allowed: all 30 sites
Longest RV: 45 ft
Largest party: 8 people

Fees

Individual campsite fee is $15/night, payable through recreation.gov at the time of reservation or as first come-first serve at the self-serve fee station. Nightly fees are half of price shown with use of Interagency Senior or Access Pass. Interagency Pass discounts apply only to the fee for the campsite physically occupied by the pass holder.

Directions

From Mountain, drive south 2.2 miles on Highway 32 to Bagley Rapids Road (FR 2111). Turn right (west) on Bagley Rapids Road and drive 0.6 miles to the campground.

Stay Limit

Check in from 2 PM, check out by 12 PM.

Reviews

5 reviews

5 stars

4 stars

Anny P

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Reviewed 2 months ago

Amazing place! Very quiet and very close to the river! Campsites are spaced between each other and very woodsy and private. We will definetly come back!

Diana M

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Reviewed 3 months ago

Such a beautiful spot! Everything was great, peaceful, and we had an amazing time relaxing in nature. Highly recommend this campsite!

Heather H

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Reviewed 4 months ago

This is a beautiful campground next to a river with ruffles of rapids! You can hear the water at almost every campsite. So relaxing!! The sites are spacious even though they are close together but there are also more private sites there, just not on the river side. There are also paths to the river though they are steep. The only reason for the 4 stars instead of 5 is that the pit toilet was extra smelly in the morning. It was as though the sewer gas just hung in the air, literally taking your breath away. I have been to some very smelly pit toilets but this was by far the worst, and only in the morning. It was an otherwise fairly clean pit toilet. That's my only complaint. We do plan to return here in the future as it was otherwise quite enjoyable.

Chee V

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Reviewed 4 months ago

Nice small campground with the river stream nearby. You can definitely hear the water at night. Super relaxing!!

Gretel A

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Reviewed 4 months ago

We had a great two-night stay at site #16. We loved hearing the relaxing sound of the river rapids from our site. The site next to us had wood stairs that descended down to the river. We had fun exploring and even swam in the river. There was an inner trail loop at the back of our site and it did feel a little close when people would walk by while we were sitting by the fire. Overall, it was a lovely time!

Availability

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