Pettibone Resort

If you're looking for a nice place to camp close to downtown LA Crosse, this place is great. We stayed here as an alternative to getting a hotel room for the weekend and it was a great choice. The office has everything you need for a great stay, including Bloody Mary's. However, if your looking for an out of the way and wilderness filled camping experience, you should look somewhere else. The resort might be situated right on the Mississippi but it is also right next to the highway and a busy boating area.
8 years ago (25-06-2017)

We had been traveling a crossed the USA and this is by far our least favorite experience we have had yet. We have a 27' travel trailer and found the path thru the park to be very narrow. The staff member presents the night we arrived told us to go to a certain spot only to get to said spot and there were folks in it still from the night before. We then were told to go to a new spot number, only to see that it was for fifth wheels. Finally, he said just pick the next spot we see which was at the near end of the park. Thankfully we found one as there is no where to turn around. Electric was up at least 10' on the poll on the opposite side of what was needed to back into. Leaving the site we were trying to navigate the narrow path and as we were trying to dodge a tree on one side, there was a large truck sticking out past his site as well we were trying to miss. We ended up scraping at least 3' of our roof to the wood. I spoke to the gentleman in the office/bar and he quickly was defensive and did not offer any apology or concern for the matter. I went in to the office asking for a referral for a shop to take it to locally and he repeated that this isn't the parks fault. I never pointed blame, I just needed to know where to get a quick fix. Not impressed at all by the staff nor the campgrounds. The only good experience we had was with a perm who was so kind to help us try and park in a spot that we tried hard to make work, but was not made for travel trailers. We went to the Pettibone Shop down the road for our fix and he was extremely kind and helpful. As for the park, the worst we have seen so far in the USA, and we've been in some pieces of work. The staff was not knowledgable nor helpful. I know it was the day after Oktoberfest and we hear the young man say he was feeling a little rough the night we checked-in. But at the end of the day, we live in our trailer and travel so it is our home so we hope to stay in places that appreciate and understand that, this place missed the mark for us.
8 years ago (10-10-2017)

Nice...quiet place. Site numbering is slightly confusing and somewhat crowded, but it is beautiful with all of the old oak trees, and the Mighty Mississippi around you. Our third time staying there, and we will probably be back.
8 years ago (20-08-2017)

It is a beautiful campground to stay at! They provide you with concrete pads for your wheels and a concrete padio to line up your awning over! They maintain the roads and lawn. There are plenty of shade trees at all of the lots. The Mississippi and it's backwaters really add to the ambiance of the park
8 years ago (18-06-2017)

Had a great camp site overlooking the water wonderful showers and bathrooms very very clean I'd recommend it to anyone
8 years ago (18-09-2017)