North Campground
Merrick State Park
Write a Review S2965 State Rd. 35 Fountain City, WI 54629 608-687-4936 Reservations: 888-947-2757 Official WebsiteGPS: 44.1578, -91.7587
Overview of North Campground
Two night minimum reservation mid May - Oct.
A Wisconsin State Park System vehicle admission sticker is required on all motor vehicles stopping in state parks, forests, recreation areas, trails, and campgrounds.
Admission stickers and can be purchased online or at individual properties via drive-up window service, electronic sales kiosks, self-registration stations or telephone. Learn more: Wisconsin Vehicle Admission Stickers.
Last Price Paid: $30
Reported by richmanwisco on 6/25/2023
Longest RV Reported: 32 feet (Travel Trailer)
Reported by richmanwisco on 6/25/2023
Number of Sites 25
Pad Type gravel
Reservations yes
Open Seasonally Apr. - Nov.
Elevation 656 ft / 199 m
Max Stay 14
Tent Camping Yes
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Last reported 6/25/2023
“Tough to Rate”
Reviewed 6/25/2023
| Nightly rate: | $30 |
|---|---|
| Days stayed: | 3 |
| Site Number: | 10 |
| RV Length: | 32' (Travel Trailer) |
Overall Rating
Merrick State Park has two distinct campgrounds. This review is for the North Campground. Due to flooding, the South Campground (all non-electric, but terrific for tent camping) was closed, although it seemed to us it was just about ready to reopen.
This is a tough park to rate, so we'll go with Pros and Cons.
Pros:
- Great access to the Mississippi River from the boat launch.
- The outer sites in the loop were more private than inner loop sites, which were fairly open.
- Lots of wildlife. Deer, birds, and turtles. Lots of turtles.
- A strong park friends group with solid programs. If not for them, I'm not sure there'd be a park.
- Small park and campground, not a lot of traffic.
- Cheap and good quality firewood.
Cons:
- Noise. A racetrack about a half mile away runs on Friday nights. A two-track mainline freight train passes within 200 yards about every other hour. Horns blow. The camper shakes. We could cope with that. The killer was some kind of rock crushing operation just north of the park that ran well into the night.
- Due to flooding, kayak rentals were difficult.
- This park, being very old, had an small, old contact station that, interestingly, was staffed by the camp hosts. In general, they had the camp hosts do too many things. Only saw a Park Ranger once, and didn't see any other park employees (i.e. shower building cleaners).
- The hose at the fill station hadn't been change in years, and the thread was stripped. We had to fill from cans. That should never happen. No excuse.
- Not good for work camping.
There are a string of state parks in Wisconsin along the Mississippi River. All are better than one. Shame that our politicians in Madison care more about tax cuts than taking care of their state parks. This one could be so much better.
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Amenities
Hookups
- 30 Amp
- 20 Amp
- dry camping
- Partial Hookups
Recreation
- boat ramp
- fishing
- picnic area
- recreation trail
- water access
Site Amenities
- fire ring
- picnic table
Facilities
- dump station
- firewood
- group sites
- ADA Accessible
- recycle
- restrooms: flush
- showers
- trash
- water available
Pets
- pets
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