Richard Bong State Recreation Area camping: reservations & availability

Everything you need to land a site at Richard Bong State Recreation Area — when booking opens, what's available now, and how to catch a cancellation when it's full.

Get first dibs on cancellations

Popular Richard Bong State Recreation Area sites book out ~11 months ahead and sell out fast — but cancellations open up daily. Set a free alert and we'll catch the next one for you.

How far is it?

  • ~30 mi from Milwaukee
  • ~59 mi from Chicago
  • ~70 mi from Madison

Straight-line distance.

Site features

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How Richard Bong State Recreation Area reservations work

Booking window: Wisconsin State Park sites open 11 months in advance at 9:00 AM Central Time on a rolling daily basis through wisconsin.goingtocamp.com. Popular Richard Bong State Recreation Area weekends can sell out within minutes of opening.

The 9 AM scramble: have your account logged in, your dates and party size ready, and refresh exactly at 9:00:00. Seconds matter for marquee parks.

Sold out? Cancellations are constant. Plans change and sites free up daily — especially around the 2-days-before refund cutoff. The trick is being first to know. That's what CampScoutWI does: we watch Richard Bong State Recreation Area continuously and text you the instant a matching site opens.

Never miss a site at Richard Bong State Recreation Area again.

Free alerts the moment a cancellation opens up. You book it in your own account.

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