The Wisconsin state park system has more than 5,000 sites for pitching a tent in the great outdoors. But if it’s solitude you seek, you’ll have to grab a backpack and get off the beaten tent pad.

The biggest and most popular state park in Wisconsin is about an hour north of Madison and offers up hundreds of RV and tent ...

I get a lot of questions about what kind of gear I use when I’m backpacking, and what I’d recommend to other people. Below is a look inside my backpack. I'll talk more about this gear and tips for ...

It was about 7 p.m. and the light was dimming as the sun dropped below the tops of the trees. My friend Bob Dohr and I were in Pattison State Park in northwest Wisconsin, and we had hiked between a ...

If you enjoy tent camping but not the close proximity to other campers that is typical of many campgrounds, Wisconsin has a solution. Sixteen of the state’s parks and forests offer walk-in and/or ...

This is the closest backpacking opportunity for people living in southeastern Wisconsin, which makes it a popular spot, especially for beginners. Backcountry camping is not allowed in the forest, but ...