Bear Lake Campground (Chequamegon-Nicolet NF, WI)

We had a good weekend at Bear Lake campground. It was very buggy when we arrived but we sprayed the campsite and it got much better the next day! We were in site 17 on the lake and it was beautiful. My kids enjoyed fishing from the shore. Caught six big rock bass. We had the whole area to ourselves, no other campers were around us. It was so peaceful and just what we needed. We took the path to Li... We had a good weekend at Bear Lake campground. It was very buggy when we arrived but we sprayed the campsite and it got much better the next day! We were in site 17 on the lake and it was beautiful. My kids enjoyed fishing from the shore. Caught six big rock bass. We had the whole area to ourselves, no other campers were around us. It was so peaceful and just what we needed. We took the path to Little cub Lake and only caught a little perch. But the mosquitos were horrible there. My husband also took some kids on the Rat River Trail on their bikes. Our trip was May 29-June 1st.

Great campground for a relaxing weekend! Stayed over the 4th and didn't feel crowded or busy like a state park. Pumps for water worked well - some of the best drinking water we've had at a camp ground! Lots of bugs to contend with - biting flies worse than mosquitoes. We had plenty of room at our site for a tent, screen tent and 2 hammocks (although the trees for hammocks were hard to come by... Great campground for a relaxing weekend! Stayed over the 4th and didn't feel crowded or busy like a state park. Pumps for water worked well - some of the best drinking water we've had at a camp ground! Lots of bugs to contend with - biting flies worse than mosquitoes. We had plenty of room at our site for a tent, screen tent and 2 hammocks (although the trees for hammocks were hard to come by at site #14). Walk in site #15 had it's own steps to the lake and we were able to launch our kayak there rather than drive to the boat launch. Lake is only 60 acres, so a paddle around the lake didn't take long. We caught a few small northern and a few bass. The swim beach has a lot of sand and good shade, too! We brought floaties and spent most afternoons just relaxing in the water. I booked online in advance. The sites are marked with red tags if reserved, green if open or just the site number if walk in site. Quiet hours do run from 10 pm - 6 am, so please if you have an RV, do not run your generator all night (like our site neighbors did). Seriously, if you need AC that bad, maybe camping isn't for you.