Journey in June: Adventure in Wisconsin Dells

One thing we've learned on this trip, is that there is an entirely different type of camping out there than we even knew existed. I guess you'd label it resort camping. Maybe some of our readers are familiar with it but had we known to look for it as we were making reservations, I think we would have avoided it.

Jellystone Park is an example of this type of camping. Just like Basswood Resort that we blogged about earlier, Jellystone Park was bustling with activity. Unfortunately, we pulled in after dark which I think influenced how we felt about the place. When we arrived at 10:00 p.m., there was a campground sponsored street party going on with free champaign. The music could be heard throughout the entire park. We arrived at our site to find that it was a challenging site to back into (very little room for error and very little room to manuever our vehicle on the one way road). As previously mentioned, we are not experienced at backing up our trailer and this spot would have been difficult for a veteran. We were thankful yet somewhat humbled when the family across the way helped direct us into our space.
The stress of arriving after dark, trying to get into our space, along with the loud music playing caused our children to not want to stay. Of course, we went ahead and set up camp, and thankfully by morning everyone had a little bit of a better perspective.
We were staying in Wisconsin Dells which happens to be the "Waterpark Capital of the World." It was fun to see all the various parks as we drove around town. The older girls would have loved to go to one, but with all the little ones it wouldn't have worked very well. Instead we played at the small waterpark at our campground and then rode the Wisconsin Ducks for a tour of the area in the afternoon. These WWII amphibious vehicles took us through the woods and into the Wisconsin River where we were able to really enjoy the scenery of the area. After our tour, we then attended the Tommy Bartlett Show on the lake. This evening show consisted of waterskiing stunts and a variety show. It was fun for everyone.
Our time in Wisconsin Dells ended up being a pretty good one. From here we were off to Walnut Grove, Minnesota!