Pine View Recreation Area

WAY to expensive, Civilians with no connection to the military are allowed to use up all the equipment. The staff is great but how can they justify the price? Go to Great Lakes it is much better and much cheaper, you just need to move to get water in and out.

This is a nice campground but I will never stay here because of the cost and the preference to civilians. I travel more of the country now and a lot of people talk about this campground and these issues. You might as well just put a KOA sign up and leave it. I was just on the coast of CA on the ocean. $21.00 a day. Apples to oranges.

Were do I begin, 1st we reserve our reservation a year ago for 10 days and had to pay for it up front, (expensive). We arrive on the day only to be told they had us schedule for 3 days and some one else had the site on the water. After I protest and show them the receipt did they allow us to set up. Okay, then the civilian's move in and took over the place. They had us sign a paper agreeing to follow the rules, yet everyone was loud after 10pm, kids riding bikes all over and into people plus fireworks at all hours. Drunks everywhere, Vehicles flying through the campground not obeying the speed. Bathrooms were only clean once in the week we were there. They were filthy and ran out of toilet paper. When my wife went to tell them,they made a face like we were bothering them. We been coming to Ft. McCoy for over 25 years but this will be our last. The breaking point, units were having there unit parties before leaving. Four soldiers stop by when they saw my license plate to talk. They inform me that they could not rent equipment because the civilians had everything rented. I guess making money is more important to Pine View then the welfare of our TROOPS. MWR get your act together. We won't be back!! A 1SG

The staff at Pine View were very helpful. The commissary and PX were limited on the overall different types of items, because they are not very big. The base seemed very well maintained and clean. The only real negative comments are, 1. If you are not used to getting wakened up by the base loudspeaker system with horn blowing I would suggest that you try circle 3 since that is away from the loud speakers., 2. They have no WIFI on the post at all. I had to go to Sparta and use it in one of the restaurants.

We visited in the off season. The daily rate was $14 and since we were here over the weekend we got a free day, total cost for 5 nights was $56. Staff was very friendly and helpful and provided information about the area. They have a lot of sites, very large and asphalt pads with fire rings. You can request a site in the trees or in the open area. They have a swimming beach with slides, paddle boats, canoes and miniature golf at the office. I know people are upset with Civilians using this facility but where they are located there are not of military around other than Ft McCoy so without some other way to raise revenue the facility might not stay open. Maybe out timing was good but we found this campground outstanding and would definitely come back again.

G.R. left this review using the Directory Software: We liked the RV Park. We don't use the shuffleboard courts, but the mini-golf was nice. There are paddle boats and canoes available also but we didn't use them. There was a fairly good population of mosquitoes in the area we were which was near the pond.

i made a reservation for 2 days(friday and saturday),it was 78.00 and that was including golden age pass.i starting to think about that price and decided to cancel.i was told i could have a rain date but not a refund to my credit card.i was quite upset and express so to several people.i finally got my refund,taking a hill was easier.a campground in sparta was 33.00 and the county campground in la crosse is 23.00.my point to this story is all military personnel should boycott this base.i sent 2 e-mail to the base commander.lets flood the commander with our complaints.

The BEST military campground that we have stayed at so far! The only thing missing was WIFI, 82 cable channels though. The staff sponsored daily events for the campers. There is miniature golf, shuffle board, plenty of biking trails and a swimming hole. This camp ground is open to the public and not on the main installation. We are all for this...more revenue for improvements! Commissary was small but well stocked. The REC Center appears brand new and has pool tables, video and a daily buffet. The local area is just "wholesome America"! People are very friendly and helpful. PRO-MILITARY. We will be back!!!

This is a very nice facility with lots of things to do, lots of fun toys to rent, and a great and very helpful staff. We had a minor power issue while there and within 20 minutes staff was knocking at our door just to make sure it was resolved. Overall, it's a great facility but some of the loops are not big-rig friendly. Our vehicle is a 40-foot Class-A diesel pusher. We managed to get into our spot in the Ash Loop, but it was extremely tight not only parking but also winding through the narrow one-way roads with many overhanging trees to get to it. I would tend to agree with the reviews indicating the facility could benefit from some trimming of trees, etc. If you have a big rig, whether it's a coach or a fifth wheel, maybe even a very long travel trailer, I would be sure to call and ask for advice on sites that are more appropriate for a vehicle your size. An important note is that this facility is open to the public and you don't need to go to the base visitor's center to register unless you want to go on base to use the commissary, etc. An additional note is that Route 21 heading to the facility was kind of a washboard at the time of this review and even with air-ride suspension, we thought it might rattle us to pieces before we got there. Also, be careful of using GPS as ours was going to lead us past the public entrance to the facility, probably to the main gate for the base, but there was ample signage including a large (like half a billboard) sign at the entrance, so we got it right anyway. Take a look at the photos above where you'll see the large public entrance sign to watch for.

There are lots of activities planned by the park and lots to do there. We did not stay long enough to participate. Weekday rates are fine but weekends are very expensive. Lots of gnats, mosquitoes, and ticks. The area it beautiful and quiet. The facilities are clean. We would stay there again during the week if we were passing through but would not go out of our way to go there.

When we were making plans for a trip I tried to make reservations and when I asked about the Golden Age pass I was told that it is honored, but, they only give $1.00 off. We decided to stay at a Army Corp of Engineer campground not to far away that gives 50%. So much for supporting the senior citizens that gave years of service to the USA.

This is a large recreation area with lots of recreation activities. When we arrived, our site was still occupied, even though they were to check-out 2 hours earlier. After waiting for over an hour and they hadn't packed up yet, I insisted we be assigned a different RV site. The office staff was friendly, but not excited about me wanting a different site. I asked about the current rates, as I thought I was over-charged. I was. Even though they had me as being retired military, I was charged the public rate. They gave me a refund for the difference. Our stay here was nice. I can see this recreation area being very busy, with the water activities and being open to the public. Prices are way too high for weekends here. The public should pay more than just a $5 a night higher than military. Most of the roads in the camping loops need to be trimmed. Tree branches extended far into the road and are low (10' clearance). Scratched up the paint on my motor home. Once we got setup, we had a quiet and relaxing time.

This campground was OK. The good: office staff very friendly and helpful, many sites in the front are HUGE, you can fit 3 RVs on one site, nice clean fishing lake stocked with lots of bass and trout, large 4 person paddle boats for $4/hour, many activities on weekends for kids and gun shooting range, very nice 18 hole mini putt course for $4, and small store stocked with basic items. The bad: this camp is way far off the beaten path, the campground is next to the base so open to public but it's a long drive to get to the main gate with small exchange and commissary. The camp ground has a lot of plants that have a small burr with spikes that's everywhere and very painful to step on, we had these tiny spiky burrs all over our outdoor carpet and there very hard to get out and kids couldn't play much outside. To fish the lake you need WI fishing license and base license you can buy at campground. This place was fun for a family weekend getaway and very peaceful during the week but again, it's in the middle of nowhere, closest town with food, Walmart is 30 min drive.

This is the most expensive Military campground we've run across. The campground is OK but way too expensive, and you have to pay to use their amenities. Lots of better deals in the area. It's a little out of the way to be a convenient stop over park and too expensive too boot..We won't go back!

Although this is a nice campground there were some things that needed to be addressed. The store hrs started at 9:00 a.m. too late for RVers leaving early and wanting supplies like ice. The public is allowed use of this park so getting into it is hard. The public also pays only $2 more than the active duty. NG etc which is not good (they should pay more like $25 a night not $20). The public address system plays music 7 times a day starting about 6:30 a.m. and going to 11:00 p.m. not conducive to a good night's sleep for those who retire early or have children. There is no internet available here for use unlike other military parks we were at. Getting to the commissary and PX was not easy as you had to drive completely around Ft McCoy to the front gate (15 min drive). I have to say that the staff was very helpful when asked for something and the park is very clean.