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House on the Rock – white and brown house near green grass field and mountain during daytime📷 Photo by Aswathy N on Unsplash

Road trips in Wisconsin

7 road trips and 18 hand-picked places in Wisconsin, with routes, stops and practical tips for driving and camping.

Trip guides
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Places
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Campsites in Wisconsin 175

Trip guides

Road trips through Wisconsin

Door County peninsula – Milwaukee, United States (Unsplash)© Eric Didier dids · CC0
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RV & family trips

Door County peninsula

198 mi4 stops2 days
Wisconsin’s Driftless Area – white and brown house near green grass field and mountain during daytimePhoto by Aswathy N on Unsplash
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Things to do in…

Wisconsin’s Driftless Area

161 mi8 stops3 days
Baraboo Hills and Wisconsin Dells – Winter At Parfey S Glen Wisconsin (142601317)© Yinan Chen · CC BY 3.0
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Things to do in…

Baraboo Hills and Wisconsin Dells

56 mi7 stops2 days
Cherry blossom, fish boils and sea caves – by camper through Door County and the Apostle Islands – people walking on beach near bridge during daytimePhoto by Gary Meulemans on Unsplash
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In-depth road trip guides

Cherry blossom, fish boils and sea caves – by camper through Door County and the Apostle Islands

380 mi9 stops5 days
Lake Superior’s north and south shores – body of water near island with trees and lighthousePhoto by Luke Tanis on Unsplash
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Scenic byways

Lake Superior’s north and south shores

495 mi7 stops4 days
Giant baskets and infinity rooms: a Midwest oddities run – Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Unsplash)© Lance Anderson lanceanderson · CC0
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Themed road trips

Giant baskets and infinity rooms: a Midwest oddities run

815 mi7 stops4 days
From headwater stream to mighty river: by camper along the upper Great River Road from Minnesota to Iowa – aerial photography of green trees beside body of waterPhoto by Runde Imaging on Unsplash
Great River Road
In-depth road trip guides

From headwater stream to mighty river: by camper along the upper Great River Road from Minnesota to Iowa

616 mi14 stops7 days
RouteSuggested daysDistanceDrivingStops
Door County peninsula2198 mi3 h 32 min4
Wisconsin’s Driftless Area3161 mi2 h 52 min8
Baraboo Hills and Wisconsin Dells256 mi0 h 60 min7
Cherry blossom, fish boils and sea caves – by camper through Door County and the Apostle Islands5380 mi6 h 47 min9
Lake Superior’s north and south shores4495 mi8 h 51 min7
Giant baskets and infinity rooms: a Midwest oddities run4815 mi14 h 33 min7
From headwater stream to mighty river: by camper along the upper Great River Road from Minnesota to Iowa7616 mi10 h 60 min14
Editor's picks

Places worth the detour in Wisconsin

House on the Rock – white and brown house near green grass field and mountain during daytimePhoto by Aswathy N on Unsplash
Editor's pick
Oddities

House on the Rock

Spring Green, WI
Taliesin 02© Raggedkompany · CC BY-SA 3.0
Editor's pick
History

Taliesin

Spring Green, WI
Devil’s Lake State Park – Autumn in Devil's Lake State Park - panoramio (1)© Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0
Editor's pick
Nature

Devil’s Lake State Park

Baraboo, WI
Apostle Islands sea caves – Big waves on Devils Island shoreline (e99f5cd1-548c-439d-962d-0c03204c2bf8)© NPS Photo · Public domain
Nature

Apostle Islands sea caves

Bayfield, WI
Views

Wildcat Mountain State Park

Ontario, WI
Grandad Bluff – Grandad's bluff La Crosse 02© Wikideas1 · CC0
Views

Grandad Bluff

La Crosse, WI
Parfrey’s Glen State Natural Area – Winter At Parfey S Glen Wisconsin (142601317)© Yinan Chen · CC BY 3.0
Nature

Parfrey’s Glen State Natural Area

Baraboo, WI
Circus World – Bacon Block - panoramio© Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0
History

Circus World

Baraboo, WI
Nature

Mirror Lake State Park

Lake Delton, WI
Peninsula State Park – Adventure Island and Little Strawberry Island (53918703633)© Chris Rycroft from Madison, Wisconsin, United States · CC BY 2.0
Nature

Peninsula State Park

Fish Creek, WI
Nature

Cave of the Mounds

Blue Mounds, WI
Bayfield Carnegie Library - panoramio© Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0
History

Bayfield

Bayfield, WI
Community Church of Fish Creek© Chris Rycroft · CC BY 2.0
History

Fish Creek

Fish Creek, WI
Cedarburg 2018 07 06 (38)© Aaron Volkening · CC BY 2.0
History

Cedarburg

Cedarburg, WI
Bank of New Glarus Building - panoramio© Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0
History

New Glarus

New Glarus, WI
Milwaukee Art Museum April 2023 09 (20th- and 21st-Century Design--Architecture, Materials, and Modernity)© Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0
History

Milwaukee Art Museum

Milwaukee, WI
Interstate State Park, Taylors Falls, United States (Unsplash)© Nathan Michielson nate_craig · CC0
Nature

Interstate State Park

St. Croix Falls, WI
Lambeau Field – Lambeau South End Zone Expansion© Krugdm · CC BY-SA 3.0
Oddities

Lambeau Field

Green Bay, WI

FAQs

What are the best road trips in Wisconsin?

Popular routes include Door County peninsula, Wisconsin’s Driftless Area, Baraboo Hills and Wisconsin Dells and Cherry blossom, fish boils and sea caves – by camper through Door County and the Apostle Islands. CampingSpirit has 7 trip guides that pass through Wisconsin, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary and a route map.

Which places in Wisconsin are worth a detour?

Our editors recommend House on the Rock, Taliesin and Devil’s Lake State Park.

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