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Cricket Ranch

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· Cascade, Sheboygan, Wisconsin

53 acres hosted by Jay S.

5 tent sites

Off-leash friendly

Pets can be off-leash at this Hipcamp.

Private sites

99% of recent Hipcampers say the sites felt private.

Family-friendly

Recent Hipcampers say this Hipcamp is great for families and kids.

Best in Wisconsin: Finalist

Named one of the best Hipcamps to visit in 2023.

We are honored to again be named one of the Best Hipcamps in Wisconsin for 2024. Thank you to our guests for your wonderful reviews and helpful suggestions! And a special thank you to one of our guests, Brandon "Da Garbage Disposal" Clark, for featuring Cricket Ranch in his YouTube series "Outdoors Unsupervised: Survival Season 6". Learn more about this land: Cricket Ranch is a crazy combo of Nature's past, present, and future. The property was a farm with 75% of it corn fields until 30 years ago. It has been virtually untouched since then and in just a few decades it has reinvented itself as a forest. Chambers Creek runs thru the west side of the property. As a headwater of the Milwaukee River, it is part of the Great Lakes Basin and a source for Lake Michigan. Wisconsin has identified Chambers Creek as an Exceptional Resource Water (ERWs), Less than 10% of Wisconsin waterways carry this designation. What we do (or don't do) now affects the Great Lakes later. And you'll find fossils in the rock walls of some of the earliest examples of complex life on Earth (from 460 mya, Ordovician, Cambrian). No digging required. Seriously. How they got there is a very long story in the making and involves ancient inland seas, plate tectonics, glaciers, German immigrants, and 19th-20th century farming. Off the Beaten Path @ Cricket Ranch provides a true back to nature environment for campers, sometimes called "backcountry camping". Located on 50 acres of private forest, field, and valley, our campsites are very secluded and separated by acres of woodland. Each layout is unique, embracing what nature has provided. Backpacking (or wagoning) to your camp from the parking area is necessary as the 5' wide paths do not accommodate cars/trucks. Hiking distance from parking area: (1) Camp Cricket is 600 Ft. (2) Haen Hollow is 250 ft. (3) Rocky Top is 700 ft. (4) Grapeline is 1000 ft. Feel fee to explore the land! We are located near the Niagara Escarpment so, as previously mentioned, you might even find a 460 million year old fossil on one of the field rock walls. Keep it! So we can keep a count of how many are found, and out of an overabundance of curiosity, please let us know and send some pics of your find. Chambers Creek provides a spot to cool your feet, stone step, or just listen to the relaxing sound of a babbling brook. The creek is overgrown with brush so access is limited but we do have a trail that follows the creek for about 300 yds. We intend to clear some more of the underbrush in the near future to allow for better enjoyment and management of this invaluable natural resource. Near by: Kettle Moraine National Forest is a 10 minute drive, boasting great hiking and the can't-miss-it view from atop Parnell Tower. Lake Ellen has a nice no-fee public boat landing just 2 miles away. The lake has clear water and is stocked periodically with Pike and Walleye. It is surprising how un-busy this lake is so bring your boat, kayak, paddle board, and/or assorted flotation devices and check it out. Our parking area can accommodate boat trailers during your stay.

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229 ratings · 117 reviews

Samantha M.recommends

June 16, 2024

Rocky Top

Sleeping Under the Stars ✨

We had the pleasure of staying at the Rocky Top site at Cricket Ranch. We stayed after a few days of heavy rain which led to a very muddy/soupy walk in to our site. Jay was extremely accommodating and provided a free bundle of wood for the inconvenience, which was appreciated. He also pointed out that there was a sloppy patch a few days prior to our arrival, so we were able to pack appropriate shoes. Our site was big and had a beautiful view of the night sky. There were three different trails connected to our site, which had us exploring. Carts and wagons were provided for you to use and the portable toilet was very clean and well maintained. We would definitely recommend staying, and can’t wait to go back and stay at another site!

Vanessa C.recommends

June 16, 2024

Apple Valley (Site #5)

Camping with the kiddos

I loved camping on Jays land . Directions to the site were easy and had no problem finding our site. The sled on site made it easy for transporting our equipment. The children ages 4,9, and 10 enjoyed the outdoors from camping to starting a fire to roaming the trails . We enjoyed the layout and would be interested in coming back in then future there also food, gas and a lake near by all within 10 mins … we loved it

Amy H.recommends

June 11, 2024

Camp Cricket

The camp site was perfect. The hosts were very easy to get a hold of and in great communication. It was so nice to have the tent and mattress set up before we got there. The site itself is great because it has tree coverage as well an open area. We loved having the two pits, one for fires, one for cooking. We can’t wait to come back. Beautiful.

Wyatt M.recommends

June 4, 2024

Grapeline

Another Great Experience!

We absolutely adore the Cricket Ranch property and sites and Jay is an excellent host. Grapeline, our booked site, was washed out after days of heavy rain so Jay adjusted our stay to one of the other sites on the fly to make our experience better. I cannot recommend any of the sites at Cricket Ranch enough.

Anna P.recommends

June 2, 2024

Rocky Top

Definitely reccomend!

We had a great time tent camping at rocky top! Even with the rain one of the days, we had so much time and the site was amazing, perfectly accessible but felt remote. Hosts were great!

Vannessa Marie V.recommends

May 27, 2024

Haen Hollow

New camping experience

It was Amazing experience found a new way to camp my girls and I enjoyed it a lot definitely will come back.

Location

Cascade, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United StatesTraditional, ancestral territory of Bodwéwadmi (Potawatomi), Myaamia, Očhéthi Šakówiŋ, Oma͞eqnomenew-ahkew (Menominee), and Hoocąk (Ho-Chunk) First Nations according to To respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking

Hosted by Jay S.Joined in July 2021

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