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Cricket Ranch

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· Cascade, Sheboygan, Wisconsin

53 acres hosted by Jay S.

5 tent sites

Amazing views

Hipcampers say this spot has amazing views.

Jay is a Star Host

Star Hosts are highly rated, responsive, and committed to providing incredible experiences.

Off-leash friendly

Pets can be off-leash at this Hipcamp.

Private sites

99% of recent Hipcampers say the sites felt private.

We are honored to again be named one of the Best Hipcamps in Wisconsin for 2024. Thank you to our guests for your wonderful reviews and helpful suggestions! And a special thank you to one of our guests, Brandon "Da Garbage Disposal" Clark, for featuring Cricket Ranch in his YouTube series "Outdoors Unsupervised: Survival Season 6". Learn more about this land: Cricket Ranch is a crazy combo of Nature's past, present, and future. The property was a farm with 75% of it corn fields until 30 years ago. It has been virtually untouched since then and in just a few decades it has reinvented itself as a forest. Chambers Creek runs thru the west side of the property. As a headwater of the Milwaukee River, it is part of the Great Lakes Basin and a source for Lake Michigan. Wisconsin has identified Chambers Creek as an Exceptional Resource Water (ERWs), Less than 10% of Wisconsin waterways carry this designation. What we do (or don't do) now affects the Great Lakes later. And you'll find fossils in the rock walls of some of the earliest examples of complex life on Earth (from 460 mya, Ordovician, Cambrian). No digging required. Seriously. How they got there is a very long story in the making and involves ancient inland seas, plate tectonics, glaciers, German immigrants, and 19th-20th century farming. Off the Beaten Path @ Cricket Ranch provides a true back to nature environment for campers, sometimes called "backcountry camping". Located on 50 acres of private forest, field, and valley, our campsites are very secluded and separated by acres of woodland. Each layout is unique, embracing what nature has provided. Backpacking (or wagoning) to your camp from the parking area is necessary as the 5' wide paths do not accommodate cars/trucks. Hiking distance from parking area: (1) Camp Cricket is 600 Ft. (2) Haen Hollow is 250 ft. (3) Rocky Top is 700 ft. (4) Grapeline is 1000 ft. Feel fee to explore the land! We are located near the Niagara Escarpment so, as previously mentioned, you might even find a 460 million year old fossil on one of the field rock walls. Keep it! So we can keep a count of how many are found, and out of an overabundance of curiosity, please let us know and send some pics of your find. Chambers Creek provides a spot to cool your feet, stone step, or just listen to the relaxing sound of a babbling brook. The creek is overgrown with brush so access is limited but we do have a trail that follows the creek for about 300 yds. We intend to clear some more of the underbrush in the near future to allow for better enjoyment and management of this invaluable natural resource. Near by: Kettle Moraine National Forest is a 10 minute drive, boasting great hiking and the can't-miss-it view from atop Parnell Tower. Lake Ellen has a nice no-fee public boat landing just 2 miles away. The lake has clear water and is stocked periodically with Pike and Walleye. It is surprising how un-busy this lake is so bring your boat, kayak, paddle board, and/or assorted flotation devices and check it out. Our parking area can accommodate boat trailers during your stay.

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225 ratings · 114 reviews

Wyatt M.recommends

June 4, 2024

Grapeline

Another Great Experience!

We absolutely adore the Cricket Ranch property and sites and Jay is an excellent host. Grapeline, our booked site, was washed out after days of heavy rain so Jay adjusted our stay to one of the other sites on the fly to make our experience better. I cannot recommend any of the sites at Cricket Ranch enough.

Anna P.recommends

June 2, 2024

Rocky Top

Definitely reccomend!

We had a great time tent camping at rocky top! Even with the rain one of the days, we had so much time and the site was amazing, perfectly accessible but felt remote. Hosts were great!

Vannessa Marie V.recommends

May 27, 2024

Haen Hollow

New camping experience

It was Amazing experience found a new way to camp my girls and I enjoyed it a lot definitely will come back.

Aurelio F.recommends

May 19, 2024

Grapeline

Great getaway

Loved staying at Jay’s land. Great place to get away and spend some time with friends and family. He was super responsive when we reached out and everything was ready when we arrived. Just as described!

Jillian G.recommends

May 13, 2024

Rocky Top

This was one of the better hike in options we’ve had recently. The site is well maintained with nice options to set up. There was a cool stone fire pit for cooking over in addition to the regular fire pit. It is a bit of a track up, but with the wagon it’s really manageable. With all of the rain, our site was still dry. The views were perfect and we got to see the northern lights due to the solar storm. Highly recommend!

Brandon C.recommends

March 2, 2024

Rocky Top

Popped a Squat at Rocky Top

I was shocked when I first arrived because I saw sleds and wagons available to use to get my campin' equipment to my site faster to enjoy the beautiful secluded serene trip I had planned for my Outdoors Unsupervised YouTube channel. I camped at Rocky Top with an amazin' view of the sunset every evenin'. I saw some amazin' skies with bright stars and woke up to birds singin', very very meditational for me to say the least. I cooked some really gr8 meals in the fire ring and a metal grate provided while I enjoyed the peacefulness and place to myself. I walked down to the creek and had got water to wash my dishes but while down there I spotted a deer as I sat listenin' to the creek named Garth Brooks named after the owner's Grandfather Garth. First time usin' the Hipcamp app and I must say I am a big fan, specially with Jay that responded to all my messages in a speedy time. I will definitely be back to visit in the near future. I would recommend any of the 5 campsites he has available. You can even rent out a tent for only $50 for the whole stay (not per night) which was mindblowin'.

Location

Cascade, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United StatesTraditional, ancestral territory of Bodwéwadmi (Potawatomi), Myaamia, Očhéthi Šakówiŋ, Oma͞eqnomenew-ahkew (Menominee), and Hoocąk (Ho-Chunk) First Nations according to To respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking

Hosted by Jay S.Joined in July 2021

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