Wheeler’s Campground

My review is years late but I was reminiscing with family about a camping trip and our stay at Wheeler campground. It’s funny because the experiences I’m seeing about the owner and his temper and yelling at you like you are a child are all so true. Had I written a review about my experience maybe I could have spared some of the other people the bad experience. Yes the owner’s are psycho. My sister in-​law was telling me a personal story and the owner pops up out of nowhere telling her that he could hear her story and that it was stupid and that we needed to go to bed lol. It was not late and we weren’t being loud. He stood there until we all went to bed like he was our parent… Crazy. Only reason we stayed was because Devils Lake was full and had no other option or I would have given him a piece of my mind and left. We were in our mid twenties back then, definitely old enough to know when we were feeling sleepy and it was our bedtime. Very crazy people avoid at all costs. He was nice when we arrived then flipped. He may be bipolar idk.

We went camping here this month. The main bathroom is clean and the grounds are well kept. That is where the good experience ends. The owner Mark is horrendous! You are playing Russian roulette if you decide to stay here after reading the previous reviews. The owner will hide in the woods at night and watch you. He has an extremely short temper. I would not be surprised if he ends up on the news one day for harming someone. It is frightening that someone like him owns a campground. They should start performing background checks on campground owners.

We stayed here this past weekend! Thought the grounds were very nice, spacious and clean… I will give them that.
But all I really want to say is the owner is a complete Ahole. When we checked in we were told the «quite time» was 11pm. At 1045 he comes walking through on his high horse stating that our group was being too loud. We were literally sitting around the campfire playing catch phrase… Laughing, maybe a little loud but not to the point where he could hear us from inside his house! He told us that we need to be quiet and we said ok, sorry. And he continued to scold us like we were little children. We were told we needed to shut off our music immediately, which we did even though music has to be turned off by 11… And he just would not stop yelling at us. It was unbelievable, I felt like I was 10 years old again being scolded by my parents for something I ACTUALLY did wrong! Will not be back, I do not recommend this place or ever having to be in the same town as the owner! He is a very scary man.

First let me start by saying one thing clean yes quiet sure and lollie is very kind BUT Mark… Mark is a complete Asshole!
Any man who runs any business with this attitude should have no business.
Secondly if you are people with any color to your skin this man will not even put his hand out and is confrontational for just about anything. He is very unstable and quite frankly a litte on the crazy side of things .
From the minute we entered the grounds he seems to have had a problem and let it be known we had no idea he was the owner. It all went bad when I tried to inflate an air mattress that needed to be plugged in to inflate it, although our site had no electricity my car had an outlet and I an extention cord but even with that the cord would not reach.
I moved a rock so that I could pull the car closer and get the 7 extra feet I needed.
Just as I finished filling the mattress I was headed back to move the car and rock back and it was just then I was confronted by a man whom I now know to be mark wheeler from wheeler camp grounds in wisconsin.
Mark wheeler wasted no time over reacting and disrespecting with his move your f… ing car and who moved this rock? while he was repremanding my family member like a child I walked up and calmly tried to explain the situation to him but he wasn’t having it.
Mark Wheeler from Wheeler camping barrabo Wisconsin attacked me with who the fuck do you think you are and went on in a fit of rage saying the rock is there for a reason. Even with all his B.s. I apologized and said I did think it was Going to be an issue as I was just filling the air mattress and putting everything back as I found it.
Mark Wheeler then said well its not. I then apologized again and put my hand out only to be told by Mark Wheeler I don’t see you in your car Asshole and You need to get in you car and move it now Asshole.
I then replied I don’t feel the same about him and thought he was taking things way to far but my opinion might change if he kept acting that way. That’s when he said he had a list of people that were waiting for our spot and we could leave.
Long story short now we know why his campground is vacant on 4^th of July weekend so if anybody wants to support a racist mark wheeler do not say that I did not warn you. The man is on a power trip from hell full of rage hate disrespect and should not be allowed to work with people.
After reading this it seems I’m not the only one who feels the same way I guess I should have read the reviews first.
Overheard him talking to somebody saying he wanted to sell next year … well he she should.
And the only reason I gave it a star is because I had to to leave a comment and location is close to Devils Lake other than that mark wheelers wheelers campground in Baraboo Wisconsin feels like a concentration camp with Hitler running the show

The grounds are nice and clean, but the owner is rude and does not care for customers. It’s unfortunate that the service is so poor given the location and grounds. The owner appears to be looking for things to get upset about and confrontation rather than objectively having a discussion about questions regarding the camp ground. Really bad experience.

Clean, well-​kept, quiet and spacious tent sites — we loved our stay at Wheeler’s Campground. The bathrooms are very nice and very clean. Lots of hot water in the showers — not the buttons you push and then try to find again with shampoo in your eyes. Plenty of room to get dressed, lots of mirrors and electrical outlets. Our tent site was huge — we loved it. Plenty of room for our tent and not so close to our neighbors. We bought a wheelbarrow of firewood — very reasonable price and great wood. We loved everything about our stay!

My girlfriend and I discovered Wheeler’s Campground during a climbing trip summer of 2013. Our first experience went fairly well. They have clean indoor bathrooms, hot showers, and the RV’s are far enough away from the tents that you don’t really realize they are there. That’s about where the amenities stop. Have you ever eaten at a nice restaurant that had terrible service? It’s exactly like that. I recall the owners were upset that our guide didn’t put a reservation in for us despite the fact that the place was almost empty. At that time I didn’t think anything of it, nor did I feel so compelled to write a review.
We took another climbing trip summer of 2014. This time the place was PACKED. We checked in just before 10:30 PM which is the latest you can check in before they will turn you away. We were greeted by the owners with who said this «is your first and final warning» before they even said hello. What a way to treat a returning customer who’s worked all week and driven 3.5 hours!
The third times the charm, right? WRONG. I called Wheeler’s Campground on Tuesday 8÷19÷2014 to set a reservation for the upcoming weekend for 4 people. I had a short discussion with the owner about how I planned to run 14 miles since I’m training for a marathon and planned on climbing a little bit as well. So this guy literally keeps me on the phone for an extra 5 – 10 minutes telling me I better not be planning to party because they will kick everyone at the campsite off the property. Did he not hear what I JUST told him? Anyway I call back on Thursday 8÷21÷2014 to cancel the trip because multiple weather sources predict rain all weekend and we don’t climb when it’s wet for obvious reasons. So, when I called back in, it turns out the guy booked us for 2* campgrounds even though I told him we were all sharing one large tent and then charged me a $ 65 cancellation fee. Not only did he not tell me about the cancellation fee the only way to forego the cancellation fee is to cancel a week early… you get where this is going? He fought me tooth and nail for his precious $ 65 on two campsites that were booked week of on a weekend where it rained all weekend. What a trap!
This place may feel homey at first but this guy is a wolf in sheep’s clothing and I wouldn’t trust him or his mustache. He’s a hot shot in his own head.

The folks who run Wheeler’s really know what they’re doing. The place is as clean as a campground can be, and the sites are set up very well. Realizing I didn’t have good mantles for my lantern, I went to their small camp store and was thrilled to see they had them … as well as the makings for s’mores, marshmallow roasting forks, and just about anything you need for a great camping experience. It’s about as close as you can get to the beautiful Devil’s Lake state park and easy to find. I’d recommend Wheeler’s to anyone wishing to visit Devil’s Lake and will definitely be back.

This place was absolutely beautiful but terrible at the same time. We arrived late at night seeing as we have 2 teenage children who kept needing to stop for breaks on the way and when we arrived the owner (Wheeler? or it was his step-​son) instructed us to come inside and talk details. He said that although we had reservations and it was late at night he did not take too kindly to folks like us (our family is Jewish and of African descent). He said he’s dealt with people like us before and had to call the sheriff because we get ‘too loud and rowdy.’ We ended up finding another campsite, basically the parking lot of a casino, where it was so dark when we were putting up our tent that my wife broke her leg trying to pitch the tent. Thanks Wheeler — you’re the pits

If you can’t get a camp site at Devils Lake, wheelers is a great alternative. There are a few remote camp spots that are great, but the rest are not worth the money, which is per person charge not per camp site! Fortunately we got a great camp site. I rated this 3 stars because we got a good camp site, It would have been 2 stars otherwise.
We rented 4 camp sites between the 6 of us and we had a great time until the grounds owner accused us of sneaking people in and not paying, peeing in the woods instead of in the wretched smelling out house («because kids play in the ponds that we supposedly peed in») which are literally stagnant disgusting creeks that dogs should not even go in and literally has a rotten deer caucus rotting along side of, and being too loud. I can understand them being concerned with noise levels as half of the residents here are full year residents with trailers and decks, but we were so quite!!! Having a good time talking in our inside voices around a camp fire. Meanwhile the full time residents are throwing a party being loud, but the out of towners get the blame.
When we confronted the husband owner about this he continued to make us feel guilty and shameful for all the things we didn’t do. All in all we had a good time, but would never consider camping here again. It’s not worth the money and I can’t get over being treated like ex cons when we are well respectful professionals in our 30s.

Wheelers Campground came recommended to me through a client of mine. Had I not gotten the recommendation, I’d have been n Lake Geneva at Big Foot Beach — which I hear is crap.
Wheelers is owned by a husband/​wife duo who happen to be very nice people, although strict about the noise level and cleanliness of their grounds.
Wheelers Campground is a lovely place to camp and only 5 minutes from Devils Lake. The grounds are well-​maintained, pretty, clean, fresh, green… A great place to call home for a weekend (or two)!
If you are looking for a place to party, this is NOT the place for you! This place is quiet, chill, private, relaxed.
The entire campground is not huge and you will never be more than a 5 – 6 minute walk from the (very clean) flushing toilets and shower house. You can choose between a wooded site, a partially wooded site, or not wooded at all. There is plenty of room for each camp site, offering plenty of privacy.
Husband was once a dedicated rock climber — he’s got plenty of gear in his shop (including: shoes, harness, climbing guides, carabiners, etc…) for sale. He offered plenty of information about the park and where to go for climbing.
If you are looking for a weekend get-​away, Devils Lake is an amazing place to visit. I would recommend you check out Wheelers for camping instead of camping in the park.