City, County & Regional Parks · Wisconsin
Big Bay Town Park Campground
City, County & Regional Parks · Wisconsin, United States
- Sites
- 61
- Hookups
- 22 electric
- Cost
- Electric site $45 per night plus tax; non-electric/tent site $35 plus tax
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- No
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 669 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Lake
- Lake Superior
- Nearest town
- La Pointe
- Address
- 2305 Big Bay Road, La Pointe, WI 54850
- Phone
- 715-747-3031
- Activities
- swimming, hiking, fishing
About
Town of La Pointe campground on Madeline Island, reached by ferry from Bayfield, beside the long sand beach and lagoon of Big Bay. The town describes it as a 61-site campground: sites 34-55 on the northwest side have 20/30/50-amp electric and gravel pads (except non-electric 47A and 47B); sites 1-27, 33, 47A and 47B are non-electric drive-up sites; sites 28-32 are walk-in tent sites just south of the main parking area; and sites 56-61 are hike-in tent sites along the Lagoon Ridge Trail. Every site has a fire ring with grill top and a picnic table. Pay showers, Wi-Fi and water at the office and shower building. No dump station in the park; an RV dump is at the airport entrance on Big Bay Road ($5 donation). Leashed pets welcome. All roads are one-way. Online reservations recommended.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24° | 12° | -11° | 39° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 25° | 15° | -5° | 44° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 34° | 26° | 4° | 48° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 38° | 32° | 20° | 61° | 8 of 11 |
| May | 48° | 40° | 35° | 70° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 61° | 50° | 42° | 77° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 71° | 62° | 49° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 72° | 65° | 56° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 67° | 60° | 51° | 78° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 54° | 47° | 35° | 67° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 39° | 34° | 16° | 57° | 5 of 10 |
| December | 31° | 24° | 4° | 51° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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