Campgrounds and RV parks near Soldiers Grove, WI

Soldiers Grove is a small village in Crawford County along the Kickapoo River in southwestern Wisconsin's Driftless Area, a region of steep ridges and spring-fed valleys that escaped the last glaciation. The village sits along US-61 and Wisconsin Highway 131, roughly midway between La Crosse and the Wisconsin River. It is best known as America's First Solar Village, having relocated its business district uphill after repeated Kickapoo River flooding in the 1970s. RV campgrounds within a short drive cover a range of styles. Kickapoo Stump Dodger Campground in nearby Gays Mills offers wooded RV sites with electric hookups along the river, while Sidie Hollow County Park Campground near Viroqua provides a mix of rustic, electric, and full-hookup sites on a lake inside a Vernon County park. West Fork Sportsmans Club in Avalanche is a conservation-club campground on the West Fork of the Kickapoo, and Kickapoo Valley Reserve - OO Steinmetz Camp offers primitive backcountry sites inside the state and tribal reserve between La Farge and Ontario. Eagle Cave Resort LLC, south near Blue River, adds cabin and RV options centered on Wisconsin's largest onyx cave.

Reservation systems vary by property. Kickapoo Valley Reserve requires all campers to register and obtain a permit before setting up camp, available online or at the visitor center the day of arrival or up to 45 days in advance, and sites are primitive with no water or toilet facilities. Sidie Hollow County Park Campground is managed by Vernon County and takes reservations for its hookup sites, with rustic sites often available first-come, first-served. At West Fork Sportsmans Club, camping is first come, first served, with fee envelopes and a collection box near the entrance, and a membership is required in addition to camping fees, payable on-site. Hipcamp bookings include a temporary membership. Kickapoo Stump Dodger Campground and Eagle Cave Resort LLC both take direct reservations through their own websites. Summer weekends and fall color weekends fill first, so book several weeks out.