A Quiet Place With Lots of Space
We are truly a campground that centers on a peaceful environment for our campers.
Family Owned and Operated
The Playful Goose Campground is located on the Rock River and offers 156 acres of fun and relaxation. The Playful Goose Campground is nearby the Horicon Marsh. Here you can observe its famous population of hundreds of thousands of Canadian geese in the spring and the fall. The Rock River is also a great place to see rare herons and egrets. With a new family of eagles growing up here, you have a unique opportunity to see these majestic birds as they glide through the beautiful landscape.
This varied congregation of birds began thousands of years ago with geese, egrets, and herons. The pelicans were introduced just recently as the last birds to arrive. The combination of these amazing birds and the vast, unobstructed natural areas of the Rock River and Horicon Marsh feels like a step back in time – a time before urbanization and man-made busyness, the way things used to be. The Horicon Marsh, Rock River, and their inhabitants are must-sees when you visit the Playful Goose Campground.
We are a pet-friendly campground!
Water Features
Indoor Pool
OPEN DAILY Friday, May 23 @5pm to Sept. 1 @6pm & WEEKENDS ONLY Sept. 2-Oct. 1 Pool, gameroom, & boat rentals are available during Office hours. Extended hours on holiday weekends.
Rock River
Pond
Why we're different than your typical campground.
We don’t try to entertain our guests with waterpark rides, planned activities, or other outlandish ways to entertain the children while the parents have time alone. We offer activities for the whole family to share in. The Swimming pool, game-room, shuffleboard, horseshoes, 2 playgrounds, fishing along the shore, and taking a canoe ride are the activities a family can do together. But the most rewarding experience here is the vast amount of wildlife that abound. This property is a wildlife sanctuary and all the deer and turkey know this. We have over 60 deer and 40 turkey, and thousands of different birds from humming birds to egrets and blue herons. Many campers are amazed to see these animals up close. Often, it is the first hand exposure to nature and wildlife in it’s natural state they experience that brings them back.
Campers are first attracted to our spacious sites… like having their own yard to stretch-out, hang a hammock, play Frisbee with the dog, or cook-out on the grill… all without bumping into their neighbor. Our plan was to give plenty of space on a site and never “sardine” campers close together.
Campground Amenities
Just some of the fun things to do at The Playful Goose Campground
What do our customers think?
I have stayed here for a week now. The campground is well maintained. The staff is not only professional, but they are a very hardworking team. I would recommend this place to anyone camping in the area. Well, as long as you are adult enough to abide by the few rules that they are strict about, but for obvious reasons. They work hard to keep the place nice, so they have expectations of their campers as well. Good people. I’m thankful for my time here.
My family and I have been coming here for many years. There are a lot of us! It is such a great family friendly place and I love the improvements being made each year. We went camping over this last Memorial Day weekend (which was terrible weather) but we stuck it out. We had a great time in the pool and arcade to get away from the rain for a while. We love the food truck and boba tea addition that weekend as well. Thanks for making this a great place for people to get away for a while and all the hard work going into improvements. Would love to see more added to the arcade!
Great spot and friendly staff! Had no idea about this place, but glad we found it. Our family and friends had a blast. We look forward to our next visit later this year. Highly recommended for those looking to cut back, relax, and unwind. The playgrounds are a blast from the past with ones that we grew up with as kids. Loved sharing them with our kids. Everything nowadays seems so boring and plastic. It was really cool to see the fun stuff. Restrooms- Helpful having a backup, even better that they had pump service for the camper. Dog-friendliness- We are socializing our dogs and training them. It was important that we could bring them to a campground that allowed them. All went well.
We stayed during the Halloween weekend and what a blast we had!! My kids enjoyed the fabulous Halloween decorations and of course the campground trick or treat!! Everyone was extremely friendly! The hard work put into making this weekend fun did not go unnoticed! Indoor pool on a rainy day was a bonus!! My kids are already asking when can we go back!?