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Cricket Ranch

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· Cascade, Sheboygan, Wisconsin

53 acres hosted by Jay S.

5 tent sites

Private sites

99% of recent Hipcampers say the sites felt private.

Best in Wisconsin: 3rd place

Named one of the best Hipcamps to visit in 2024.

Off-leash friendly

Pets can be off-leash at this Hipcamp.

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.

Activities

Biking

Boating

Fishing

Hiking

Natural features

Forest

River, stream, or creek

Field

Farm

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253 ratings · 128 reviews

Madyson H.recommends

August 21, 2024

Grapeline

Great experience!

Very cute and private camping experience had a lot of fun with my friends and all other campers we ran into were super friendly!

Jessica B.recommends

August 21, 2024

Rocky Top

Very secluded spot to spread out with friends and enjoy being outdoors. Rocky top is a 3/4 minute walk from the loading area/porta potty. The provided sled and wagons helped us bring all our gear. Overall easy to get to, was pretty nervous about the parking situation but once we got there it was easy peasy.

Kari R.recommends

August 3, 2024

Rocky Top

This place is beautiful! We had a perfect campsite and fire with an amazing view of the stars. The directions are clear and we had no problem finding the location or the site in the dark. The wagons are such a helpful amenity. Everything is clean and picturesque. We only wish we could have stayed longer!

Ethan S.recommends

July 28, 2024

Rocky Top

Jay was super friendly and the Rocky Top campsite was private, big, and clean.

Alicia D.recommends

July 22, 2024

Haen Hollow

Camping with dogs!

My friends and I tent camped with our pups and had a blast! I highly recommend and definitely plan on coming back again!

Rob R.recommends

July 21, 2024

Haen Hollow

Great place

Really nice site, private clean . Trash cans for garbage . Only thing is that it’s close to the road , so you do hear cars . This site was the closest, so the other ones maybe a little better with vehicle noise. It wasn’t bad just in the morning you really heard it , but I would stay again . We did have time to look for fossils , but will next time . The host was great , very friendly and responsive to any questions or concerns.

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