CAMPGROUND REVIEW - Morgan Park in Marinette County Wisconsin

I'm trying to get more campground reviews posted here on the blog.

I know I haven't blogged for a while.  We've been really, really busy catching up with spending time with our grandchildren. It's been very difficult being separated for them from them for so long with this coronavirus problem. We finally made the decision to open up and just be with family, our children and grandchildren. That is the extent of our socialization, and we are still not going out and about, or letting up our restrictions or precautions that we are taking in our own lives.

We decided to go camping for a couple days at the end of June and before the 4th of July holiday warriors descended upon the campgrounds.... We were able to secure a campsite in the newer loop at a campground that we've enjoyed in the past. We were lucky enough to reserve an extra site across the road for our daughter and son-in-law and the grandkids to come with their motor home as well.

We were able to make all of our reservations online using a credit card. It is $25 a night and one time $10 fee for the registration. We had absolutely no contact with anybody else within the park, not even for a registration or check in or anything. Our printed reservation sheet was set in the window of our motorhome and nobody even questioned us. I am sure it's because our license plate numbers matched their database that was also listed on the reservation sheet, and they did not need to make any contact person-to-person once we were settled into our sites.  We did see park workers drive past, but nobody approached us in person.

So here is our overall impression of Morgan Park, which is a Marinette County Park in northeastern Wisconsin.  Located just off Hwy 141 between Pembine and Niagara.

Campground review-

Beautiful quiet level pull through sites at Morgan Campground, a Marinette County park, on Timm's Lake. This is the newer loop that was added in the last few years. Sites 35-45 are pull through, and spaced far apart from each other.  The older sites 1-34 are back in, but also very ample, level and nice.  A group site is also available for multiple RV's and larger gatherings of people. On the new loop we were on, it had 50-30-20 amp service on each pole, potable water available at dump station, nice new shower building, even with laundry facilities. Very quiet and peaceful. $25 a night. 

https://www.marinettecounty.com/parks/camping/morgan_park_campground/

This new loop is made up entirely of BIG pull through sites and they are absolutely well-planned and beautiful. You sure can tell somebody knew what they were doing and they were familiar with camping when they designed this new loop of sites.

All of the sites are well graded, level, and the power posts are located easily within an acceptable range for most any RV parked there. No need for extra extension cords.

The picnic table/fire ring spaces are nice and level... with the fire ring located a sensible distance away from the rv area. Timbers around the edges of the picnic table / ring space are very nice because it retains the gravel and doesn't let it roll off into the woods. It definitely defines the space and keeps it level without erosion or impending tree roots.

picnic table / ring space on site 44

our kid's picnic table / ring space on site 43

The sites in this loop are spaced so far apart that you don't even see any neighboring campers around due to the nice lush vegetation and tree coverage. Each pull through site has a long loop of a private drive, that your vehicles are not left anywhere near the road.  Very private and distant.

Although there is a beautiful new shower building with laundry facilities and separate private shower rooms, there are also multiple pit toilets spaced around the park that are available as well.

We didn't use any of the public facilities because we are self-contained. But I did pop in with a pair of gloves and took some photos of the amenities, in case anyone is interested.

Separate private shower rooms, 

with a locking door and bench/changing area

These are private showers, not in an open restroom area. 

 Nice clean little laundry facility on site

with change machine and vending laundry supplies

There are a few hiking trails and a nearby waterfalls that are pleasant to explore. If you google this link below, there are a large amount of remote waterfalls in the area to discover as well. You would need a vehicle to get to these:

https://www.marinettecounty.com/departments/parks/outdoor-recreation/waterfalls-tour-information-and-map/

Also the kids took the grandchildren down to the lake which was clear, clean, with an ample swimming beach and playground area. The wake is a no-wake lake with no power motors so it's very quiet and serene.

We didn't do any fishing so no reports on what is in the lake...

We really enjoyed our getaway time even as the temperature soared up and the humidity crept into a very uncomfortable range. I don't do well with humidity on my lungs.

We were happy to have 50 amp service which adequately handled both of our roof air conditioners at the same time, as well as our refrigerator and microwave or coffee maker whenever we wanted to run anything. It was nice to have adequate power supply without tripping breakers!

Sometimes it was pleasant to just sit inside and relax and enjoy the 360 degree view of lush green woods around our campsite.

The temperatures cooled off enough in the evening to have some comfortable time around the campfire with family. The kids had a great time collecting fireflies that were flickering in and out around the edges of the meadow right next to our campsite.  (then they let them all go)

Making Summer Memories

Grandson Clayton found a wonderful huge moth called a Sphinx Moth. The kids examined it for a while and here is a photo of it before letting it go free out into the woods.

I'm so proud that our grandchildren have learned to appreciate nature and carefully treat things with caution and then let them go again. So much better than destroying and ruining our environment; they are being taught to be careful and to respect nature.

After four peaceful wonderful delightful days of camping, it was time to head on home on Thursday July 2nd. Our campsites were reserved by other people for the upcoming holiday weekend and we needed to vacate by 3 pm. I like a later checkout time! It gives you a chance to enjoy the final morning rather than having to rush around, pack up and get out at 11 or noon like some campgrounds.

Keeping an eye on the weather, there was a big rain storm coming this way so we needed to get packed up and head out around 1 pm. Using the wonderful nice new dump station we were able to dump our tanks. With nobody waiting behind us, we could give our black tank a good full rinse before heading on down the road.  The grandkids got in one last swim with their mom while our son-in-law took care of their motorhome's dump station duties, recycling the trash and heading on over to the beach to pick them up. (It sure is nice to have a motorhome to change them out of their wet swimsuits and into dry clothes for the trip home!)

We were home in one hour, and parked back into the yard --- safe and sound before the storms hit. We were glad we avoided the bad weather and we had a wonderful time to enjoy at Morgan Campground.  The dogs had enjoyed themselves too.

We stay home during the Fourth of July holiday time. It protects our dogs from the crazy fireworks and revelries of nearby campers. Some people like that. It's not that much fun to be in a campground if your dogs are shivering and shaking and scared to death of all the fireworks and noises going off. I guess we're getting old and we would rather be home, and be able to care for our furry family members in their own familiar environment.

Next I will work on some blogs 

about our most recent 

National Folk Farmhouse Projects----