“605 acres of beauty”
Roche-A-Cri State Park, established in 1948, includes a 605-acre park area. Roche-A-Cri comes from French words meaning "crevice in the rock." The park has a 300-foot-high rock outcropping with Native American petroglyphs and pictographs. The park has 41 rustic campsites within a forest of large oaks and pines. Carter Creek in the park offers fishing opportunities.The stairway to the top of the bluff is currently closed due to deteriorating lumber. A $354,600 project for replacing the stairs has been approved to complete the work in 2011.
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Verizon 4G
Confirmed by 1 users | Last reported on July 17, 2022AT&T 4G
Confirmed by 1 users | Last reported on September 17, 2020The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources website for this park is http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/parks/name/rocheacri/
When we pulled in to the one-way the campsite gate was open. Driving through there was only a handful of campers which was nice. Then we got to the locked gate at the other end. We had to carefully back around until we found a spot we could turn around in. Then go down back down hoping we didn’t run into anyone coming in. Luckily we did and found a level spot. Because the office was closed we tried making a reservation online since the site said they could be made for the same day. The website is a mess. Every time I tried to make a reservation it kept telling me that something went wrong and try again. After about ten minutes I said screw it and resolved myself to paying any extra charges for not paying online if I had to.
Haven’t been to the restrooms yet and after all the hassle I’ve been through already, I think I’ll just use the camper tonight.
Nightly Rate: $15.00
Days Stayed: 1
Site Number: 2
Cell Coverage Rating
AT&T 4G
Highway gets very noisy with trucks.
Nightly Rate: $15.00
Days Stayed: 1
Site Number: 2
This is an unusual state park in that it was formed around a single point of interest: a geological formation called the Mound. And it's very interesting because of its history. And take 303 well designed steps to the top, and you're rewarded with a terrific view of 20 miles just about all the way around.
You will like this park if:
- You like a small campground with only 4 electrical sites. Great for rustic and tent campers. Some sites still had rigs that were boondocking.
- You want to visit the Dells but still want peace and quiet. Wisconsin Dells is less than 30 minutes to the south. This is a cheap place to stay but still close enough to spend your action filled days at the waterparks.
- You like easy to walk trails. There's a well marked nature trail. You can walk all of the trails within the park in just a few hours.
- You're a geologist or paleontologist. This is your place.
- You're a weekend warrior just getting away for a couple of days of campfires and s'mores.
You will not like this park if:
- You like amenities, like a concession building, or a lake with a dock (though Castle Rock Lake is a short distance away).
- You like showers. There's no shower building. Or flush toilets.
- You're a workamper. You'll need a signal booster.
- You have kids. Unless you're here to visit the Dells.
- You want to stay for more than a couple of nights.
This is an old park begging for redevelopment. The sanitary dump, aside from having a tank far too small to hold much waste (we had to drive down to Rocky Arbor SP to dump), was a very tight 180 degree turn to get into on the way out. What buildings that are there are very old. The park office is basically a shack.
Nightly Rate: $28.00
Days Stayed: 2
Site Number: 16
Cell Coverage Rating
Verizon 4G
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Pets Allowed
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Restrooms
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Wifi
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Wheelchair Accessible
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Credit Cards Accepted
- Affiliation
- State park or forest
- Back In RV Sites Count
- 18
- Last Nightly Rate
- 28.0
- Longest Vehicle Length Reported
- 32.0
- Lowest Nightly Rate
- 15.0
- Max Length
- 40 ft
- Max Stay
- 14
- Season End
- Year Round
- Season Start
- Year Round
- Sites Count
- 41
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Paved Sites
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Fifty Amp
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Full Hookup
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Pull Through
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Tent Sites
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Dump Station
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Big Rigs
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Open Seasonally
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Age Restricted
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Back In RV Sites
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Boondock
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Cabin Sites
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Dispersed Sites
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Firewood
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Fulltime Residents
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Group Tent Sites
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Laundry
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Mobile Homes
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Permit Required
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Propane
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Public Water
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Pull Through RV Sites
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Reservations
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Sewer Hookup
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Showers
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Sites
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Standard Tent Sites
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Vehicle Wash Permitted
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Water Hookup
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