Wisconsin State Fair RV Park

This is a cramped parking lot offering overnighting sites with full-hook-ups or water/electric hook-ups. Pull through and back-in are available. The site you reserve may not be the site you are placed in upon arrival.

We loved the access this location gave us to a greenway trail that could be used to access downtown (with some offshoot trails/sidewalks) and Brewer's Stadium (~2 miles on the Hank Aaron Greenway Trail). Overnighting here was surprisingly calm/quiet at night, although traffic noise did pick up each morning.

As mentioned in previous reviews, if you have a site with sewer - most of the sewer hook-ups are too high for proper draining from most rigs. We used our sewer ladder and the sewer input was still way too high.

We had to move to a W/E only back-in site when we decided to extend our stay, which was a lot tighter/more cramped than our full-hook-up pull through (E3) - which was also not spacious but was not awning to slide-out. Site 1206 provided not parking area for our tow vehicle (which is obnoxiously large, admittedly) so we ended up parking it in sites that were not reserved for the night.

There are abundant residential load laundry machines ($2/wash, $1.75/60 minute dry), but they were a bit dirty and could have used a good cleaning cycle or three.

The park is patrolled frequently by State Police.

My favorite part of this park were the couple of park cats - one that was collared up and seemed to be an outdoor RV park cat and was friendly if you offered him a pet, and one that constantly escaped from it's owner's RV and provided endless entertainment as the owner's kids chased him from rig to rig.

We would most definitely stay here again for the access to Milwaukee (Milwaukee is a really neat city!)

Verizon was great, and Starlink was good too, as there are very few sites with tree coverage (Sites G-1 through G-8 have trees behind them, which could cause an issue).

The quality of most city parks, especially on the east side, is abhorrent simply because they can be. I always have low expectations when I enter a city that basically has one option for RVs.

That being said, this is one of the best I’ve been to. Granted, it features things you would expect from a city park: cramped spaces, lots of noise, high nightly rates. But we lucked out getting one of the bigger spots.

Pros: LOCATION, Good wifi, great signal, friendly staff, lots of washers and dryers with a change machine, will accept and hold packages for guests.

Cons: The sewage system is strange at this park. We couldn’t reach ours during our stay and a camper had blocked the dump station so we pulled through in a vacant spot to dump. The pipe is highly elevated, making the process more hands-on than one would like. Bathrooms could have been cleaner, but I mostly blame guests for not picking up after themselves. The automated site selection process, which many have mentioned, is frustrating. I received six emails between Mar-Jun indicating they switched my spot. I noticed they placed a lot of large fifth wheels in tiny back in spaces when plenty pull throughs were available. Wonky system.

Great campground for accessing the Milwaukee metro area. Easy access to the freeway system.

Camping is in a paved parking lot with certain sites having a fair amount of slant. We got a full hook up site and were at the outer most corner of the campground, at the corner of 76th and Main.....closest site to "Liquid Johnnies Bar and Grill." There was some traffic noise, but it was hot, so the AC was on, drowning out the noise.

Check-in staff was friendly. There is a cell tower on the east side of the campground.

Location is what it is all about when staying here.

I had my concerns based on prior reviews but overall this was a perfectly nice stay. The primary issue for many (including a fellow camper in the laundry room) was not being able to lock-in your site when making a reservation. The fellow in the laundry had been there for a longer stay and said he was asked to move. There were quite a few open sites, all of which are pull-through and most appeared to be full hookup, so not sure why that would be necessary. Row D was immediately east of the office, numbered from front to back.

As for my experience, I stated in my reservation request that I needed a site where I could reach the utilities. Site D1 was fine for water and electricity. The water riser was purposefully and robustly winterized so getting water was no problem despite it getting down into the teens during my stay. However, the sewer camp was identical to the outlet of RV grey/black tanks (female with a typical Voltera cap) - in other words, there was no way to have a sealed connection. My elbow adapter was able to just fit inside the pipe, albeit loosely, secured by a large brick provided.

As I was on my way to the park I received a call to let me know my packet would be in the mailbox next to the door, which it was. Lots of instructions were provided plus to key cards to get into the laundry and shower areas. They were very clean with lots hot water and modern washers and dryers. The entire place is a parking lot which means it is on a grade, some sites are more level than others. I was able to get perfectly level with 3 inches of risers under my rear wheels. The park seemed secure as there are quite a few big rigs, many fitted out with panels/skirting for a winter stay. Besides the office right across from my site, a fairground agent took periodic drives through the park to check on things. T-Mobile speeds were blazing 480 down and 48 up. AT&T less robust but still passable.

Well…it’s downtown. That’s what it’s got going for it. You don’t get to pick your site, and since you aren’t a monthly, you’ll get a site that is two stalls away from electric. We needed a 50ft extension cable to access the electrical we paid for. It’s a parking lot and you hear the highway all day and night. It’s where you stay when you have work or a stop for the night in Milwaukee and need to be close to the highway and downtown.

As other reviewers have mentioned this is not a destination RV Park. It is a convenient place to stay if you want to visit the Milwaukee area. It is an all-paved campground with a little grass around a couple of edges for pets. We never used the restrooms but the laundry was clean, convenient and $1.75 for each wash and dry. I believe there were 5 washers and 5 dryers. Our site was close to 76th St on the east side and there was road noise. Our site was a pull thru and the park was almost full when we left but we didn't have any problems getting in or out and it was fairly level. The hookups are strange and we had to use all 3 hoses strung together to reach one of our gray tanks so be aware of that. The Hank Aaron Bike/Walk trail is just on the south side of the park and is very convenient if you like to get out and get a little exercise.

This is just a parking lot that is not very well marked, maintained or level, but it is close to the attractions in Milwaukee. You couldn't go into the office because of COVID, so you had to pick up your packet from a mailbox - no communication from the office. Our packet indicating for us to pull into the site the wrong way, however, it didn't matter as the hook-ups were in a strange place no matter which way you pulled in. Plus, the hook-ups are about 5 feet off the ground so if you want to empty your tanks, it takes a lot of extra effort. There are no gates so random people come and go and do not adhere to the speed limit. And to top it off, we left early in the morning on the day of our departure (office wasn't open yet), and about 12pm I received a call from a gentleman that said, "You were supposed to check out today." I reply that we had left early that morning and were already gone. He sharply replied, "Thanks for letting us know," and hung up. If they would patrol the area regularly, they would have seen this.
The bathrooms and laundry were very clean. Laundry was $1.75 a load. The park is right next to the Hank Aaron Bike Trail and it's a 5 mile ride to the Harley Museum and the Historic Third Ward (both must sees).

This is not a destination RV park, but its centrally located and well maintained. When visiting Milwaukee, this is your best choice. It's 20 minutes to the lake side and all that this area has to offer. The RV park itself is a basic asphalt parking lot. Utilities are set up so two units will share a yard area (you can back in if you prefer more privacy, but utilities will be on the wrong side).

The staff was helpful and the little grass they had was well tended. The power was clean. The sewer connection, however, was raised so the hose did not drain without lifting....if you have pin hole leaks, you'll find them here. This park is located right next to the Interstate; you will have highway noise. Also, when they're running races at the speedway, you'll hear that too.