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Lsawtell · 01-20-2010, 02:53 PM

I am usually able to do one trip a year for DMB and that ends up being the Gorge....but due to an addition to my family around that time (I already tried convincing the wife that a two-week old is just fine on a plane), I am doing Alpine this year. Any suggestions on where to camp? I want to get this set as soon as the dates come out, since I have heard it is tough to get good camping spots without having to drive for days after the show. Thanks for the help guys!

ComNDanceWithMe · 01-20-2010, 06:13 PM

Good post, I too am looking for the same info. I went in 2008 and camped in Lake Geneva, but for the life of me cannot remember the name of the site we camped at.

kmac666 · 01-20-2010, 06:42 PM

I am also looking for campsites, below are some of the quotes I found while searching....These seem to be the best three.

"There is a beautiful state park campground, Ottowa Lake, in the Kettle Moraine Southern unit. This is located in Eagle, WI. Alot of concert goers camp there. That would be the only campground near East Troy other than in Mukwonago. It is a small lake."

"There is a campground in Delavan, WI called Snug Harbor. They have a lot to do and they also have a shuttle bus to and from the Alpine Valley for $40 a person, but they never leave the concert area and do a head count to make sure everyone is on before they leave. You also get to bring your own beer, camping chairs and little grill for tailgating."

"There is camping at Big Foot Beach State Park in Lake Geneva, which would be south of Alpine Valley on Hwy. 120 and then to County Road H."

dancingnancie05 · 01-20-2010, 06:42 PM

I've camped here:

http://www.snugharborwi.com/

usually all dave fans. pretty good time.

dmb_41_sd · 01-20-2010, 09:16 PM

skip big foot, no alcohol at all, they search- no noise at all after you get back from the show, good family campground, not good for concert goers.

Lsawtell · 01-21-2010, 07:36 AM

Excellent, thanks for the help!

jason41 · 01-21-2010, 07:48 AM

I'm partial to Snug Harbor, but I know a lot of people on ants like Bong.

goblue8426 · 01-21-2010, 07:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jason41

I'm partial to Snug Harbor, but I know a lot of people on ants like Bong.

i agree, Bong is a big Ants campground. i also didn't see anyone mention Rome Riverside, but that is also an option.

MDPrompter · 01-22-2010, 05:13 AM

In all seriousness, if your goal is to camp and see some kick ass Dave shows, go to Deer Creek. You will not be disappointed. At alpine you have to drive 20+ minutes to get to a campground...and that doesn't count the time it takes to get out of the freakin parking lot. At Deer Creek, you walk anywhere from 2 minutes if you stay at the venue campground to 15 min if you stay at dead creek and you're back to your campsite. I have been to both venues as well, and just don't understand how anyone that likes to camp would choose Alpine over Deer Creek.

Lsawtell · 01-22-2010, 06:18 AM

Unfortunately, camping is just the "extra" for me, I work about 70 hrs a week and Alpine is 4 hrs closer the Deer Creek, so the possibility of not having to take the extra day off of work. So it's more of a give and take for me, more about the shows, less about the camping....not like the Gorge where it's a good mix of both. Thanks for the help everyone!

Point202 · 01-22-2010, 09:25 AM

We've done Bong the past few years... which is nice, but the bugs there are awful and the showers often get cold after 8am. IF I make a return to Alpine this year I'm thinking about Snug Harbor.

zmanzbo · 01-22-2010, 10:24 AM

Why not save everyone some time and just keep a stick of Alpine camping links?

01-20-2010, 02:53 PM	#1
Lsawtell Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 414 Shows Seen: 37 DMB Hub Stubs: 16 My Tour Central Stats	Alpine camping suggestions I am usually able to do one trip a year for DMB and that ends up being the Gorge....but due to an addition to my family around that time (I already tried convincing the wife that a two-week old is just fine on a plane), I am doing Alpine this year. Any suggestions on where to camp? I want to get this set as soon as the dates come out, since I have heard it is tough to get good camping spots without having to drive for days after the show. Thanks for the help guys!

01-20-2010, 06:13 PM	#2
ComNDanceWithMe make kindness your king Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Decatur, Il Posts: 335 Shows Seen: 42 DMB Hub Stubs: 15 My Tour Central Stats	Re: Alpine camping suggestions Good post, I too am looking for the same info. I went in 2008 and camped in Lake Geneva, but for the life of me cannot remember the name of the site we camped at. __________________ Slide my way and keep me swingin... 8/10/08, 9/26/09, 6/16/10, 7/3/10, 7/4/10, 7/25/10, 7/8/11, 7/9/11, 7/10/11, 6/22/12, 6/23/12, 7/6/12, 7/7/12, 7/11/12, 12/5/12, 7/10/13, 7/19/13, 7/20/13, 7/4/14, 7/5/14, 6/30/15, 7/15/15, 7/17/15, 7/18/15, 5/29/26, 6/28/16, 6/10/17, 6/11/17

01-20-2010, 06:42 PM	#3
kmac666 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Fayetteville, AR Posts: 835 Shows Seen: 46 DMB Hub Stubs: 15 My Tour Central Stats	Re: Alpine camping suggestions I am also looking for campsites, below are some of the quotes I found while searching....These seem to be the best three. "There is a beautiful state park campground, Ottowa Lake, in the Kettle Moraine Southern unit. This is located in Eagle, WI. Alot of concert goers camp there. That would be the only campground near East Troy other than in Mukwonago. It is a small lake." "There is a campground in Delavan, WI called Snug Harbor. They have a lot to do and they also have a shuttle bus to and from the Alpine Valley for $40 a person, but they never leave the concert area and do a head count to make sure everyone is on before they leave. You also get to bring your own beer, camping chairs and little grill for tailgating." "There is camping at Big Foot Beach State Park in Lake Geneva, which would be south of Alpine Valley on Hwy. 120 and then to County Road H."

01-20-2010, 06:42 PM	#4
dancingnancie05 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Stevens Point,WI Posts: 15 Shows Seen: 30 DMB Hub Stubs: 15 My Tour Central Stats	Re: Alpine camping suggestions I've camped here: http://www.snugharborwi.com/ usually all dave fans. pretty good time.

01-20-2010, 09:16 PM	#5
dmb_41_sd AbsolutelyPositively Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Rapid City, SD Posts: 1,806 Shows Seen: 28 DMB Hub Stubs: 14 My Tour Central Stats	Re: Alpine camping suggestions skip big foot, no alcohol at all, they search- no noise at all after you get back from the show, good family campground, not good for concert goers. __________________ "So, while I am certainly grateful for the many things RCA has given us, I also like to take the lion's share of the credit for our popularity in America. And that's because we don't follow: In the career of this band, we've never followed the models of anyone else. And that's made it difficult for RCA to get us across to people. But it's been easy for us to get ourselves across, because we don't have to fit into a can."-DJM

01-21-2010, 07:36 AM	#6
Lsawtell Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 414 Shows Seen: 37 DMB Hub Stubs: 16 My Tour Central Stats	Re: Alpine camping suggestions Excellent, thanks for the help!

01-21-2010, 07:48 AM	#7
jason41 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: the Derby City Posts: 12,309 Shows Seen: 88 DMB Hub Stubs: 25 My Tour Central Stats	Re: Alpine camping suggestions I'm partial to Snug Harbor, but I know a lot of people on ants like Bong. __________________ untappd

01-22-2010, 05:13 AM	#9
MDPrompter Prmpter Chief Economist Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cincy Posts: 30,954 Shows Seen: 46 DMB Hub Stubs: 16 My Tour Central Stats	Re: Alpine camping suggestions In all seriousness, if your goal is to camp and see some kick ass Dave shows, go to Deer Creek. You will not be disappointed. At alpine you have to drive 20+ minutes to get to a campground...and that doesn't count the time it takes to get out of the freakin parking lot. At Deer Creek, you walk anywhere from 2 minutes if you stay at the venue campground to 15 min if you stay at dead creek and you're back to your campsite. I have been to both venues as well, and just don't understand how anyone that likes to camp would choose Alpine over Deer Creek. __________________ “If you run into an asshole in the morning, you ran into an asshole. If you run into assholes all day, you're the asshole.”

01-22-2010, 06:18 AM	#10
Lsawtell Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 414 Shows Seen: 37 DMB Hub Stubs: 16 My Tour Central Stats	Re: Alpine camping suggestions Unfortunately, camping is just the "extra" for me, I work about 70 hrs a week and Alpine is 4 hrs closer the Deer Creek, so the possibility of not having to take the extra day off of work. So it's more of a give and take for me, more about the shows, less about the camping....not like the Gorge where it's a good mix of both. Thanks for the help everyone!

01-22-2010, 09:25 AM	#11
Point202 Frankly my dear... Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 5,668 Shows Seen: 63 DMB Hub Stubs: 22 My Tour Central Stats	Re: Alpine camping suggestions We've done Bong the past few years... which is nice, but the bugs there are awful and the showers often get cold after 8am. IF I make a return to Alpine this year I'm thinking about Snug Harbor. __________________ ~ Amy S... ~ Summer 2018: Starlake, Blossom, Toronto, Ottawa

01-22-2010, 10:24 AM	#12
zmanzbo Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Surprise Valley Posts: 238 Shows Seen: 40 DMB Hub Stubs: 17 My Tour Central Stats	Re: Alpine camping suggestions Why not save everyone some time and just keep a stick of Alpine camping links?

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