On August 21, 2017, we’ll experience the first total solar eclipse in the continental United States since 1979! Every camping enthusiast in North America will be able to experience this historic event as the moon’s shadow blocks our view of the sun. 1. Book now! Don’t just witness the eclipse on your patio, watch it in the woods. One of the oddities of an eclipse is that in the woods, as light streams through many small openings in the canopy of leaves, it projects a thousand

Elkhorn Campgrounds is well into another season of outdoor fun for the hundreds who call a tent or camper ‘home’ for part of the Wisconsin summer. Two things that are undeniably Wisconsin are cooking outdoors and managing the bugs around us. We’d like to think Wisconsin mastered the art of cooking out, and Minnesotans sent us the bugs out of jealousy. Here are four hacks for making the best of both. 1.Mosquitoes hate sage. One way to keep bugs away from your campsite is to ad

The Elkhorn Campgrounds is at the epicenter of some of Wisconsin’s best sky shows during the summer months. Fireworks are not allowed in the campgrounds, of course. Tents and burning magnesium are a bad mix. However, there are so many early summer displays in neighboring communities, you won’t have to go far for the booms. June 30 is Elkhorn’s Star Spangled Celebration at Sunset park, with fireworks at dusk, just a few minutes from Elkhorn Campgrounds. But there are a few oth