Sherwood Forest Campground
Wisconsin Dells
My husband and I camped at Sherwood Forest in the Wisconsin Dells back in 1998. This was the very first time I had ever been camping. My husband had camped a lot as a child, but I had never had the experience before. We borrowed a tent from a friend and selected Sherwood Forest as an easy and comfortable campground, where we didn't have to "rough it." On our first night camping, there was a thunderstorm with tornado watches. I don't take storms and tornado watches and warnings very well, due to the fact that my home had been destroyed in a tornado in 1990, right before my senior year of high school. Our first night camping didn't go that well, and we spent most of the night in our car parked by the restroom building, so we could take cover if we had to. My husband thought for sure that this experience would turn me off to camping forever, but I saw the potential for fun and we have camped a couple times a year since.
Sherwood Forest is a decent campground in the Wisconsin Dells. It seemed clean and the campsites were OK. I liked the campground and campsites better at Sherwood Forest than the KOA in the Wisconsin Dells. The sites are a little close together, but the property has enough trees to create a woodsy feel. The tudor-style buildings on the property go with the Sherwood Forest theme. You can tent or have an RV and each site has a fire ring and picnic table. There are also some rustic camping cottages available. The roads are paved and the campground does allow pets. There is a basic heated pool and a kiddie pool. The pool is OK, but doesn't compare to the neighboring water parks in the Wisconsin Dells. There is a playground, game room, camp store, coin-operated laundry, and restrooms and showers that were pretty clean. The campground advertises that it is in walking distance from downtown Dells, the water parks, mini-golf, boat and duck rides, and shopping and dining. Yes, I guess it is considered within walking distance, but I wouldn't want to walk it. It is kind of far and on busy roads. I recommend driving. Lastly, Sherwood Forest does have a two night minimum on weekends in July and August. This is common throughout the Wisconsin Dells in the busy summer months.
If you are looking for a place to camp in Wisconsin Dells, I recommend Sherwood Forest.
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