Goose Island Campground, La Crosse, Wisconsin

Five miles south of La Crosse just off Hwy. 35, on a wooded island in the Mississippi River, La Crosse County has developed a park and campground that is unsurpassed in Wisconsin. The island offers camping, fishing, nature trails, swimming, canoeing, bird watching and waterfowl hunting. The size and abundance of fish in the backwaters around Goose Island are unequaled in the Midwest and the waterfowl season draws hunters from a three-state area.

This 710 acre park features five park shelters, more than 400 campsites, a 200-acre picnic area, excellent restrooms with ceramic tile showers, electrical hookups, sanitary stations, group camping, swimming beach, store, boat and canoe rentals, bait sales, and boat ramps. A spectacular treat for Goose Island visitors is the view of the sun setting over the Mississippi River with the impressive Minnesota Bluffs rising as a backdrop on the western shore.

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