A state forest, a private campground and two RV parks, with recent camper notes and distances to the harbor.
Two Rivers Wisconsin camping comes down to the dunes, the river or the road, and the campgrounds in Two Rivers split into a state forest campground with no lake views and a short walk to the beach, a private campground wedged against that forest, and two RV parks that sit close to town. This guide walks through all four, using the owners' own pages and recent guest reviews, with straight-line distances so you can judge how far each sits from the harbor.
The distances run from each camp to Rogers Street, the old fishing harbor on the East Twin River. Season dates, site counts and rates change, and this is early November, so call before you drive.
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Where the campgrounds sit
In straight lines, Scheffel's Hideaway is 2.1 miles from Rogers Street, Point Beach State Forest 2.7, Scenic River Stop-N-Dock 0.9 and the Village Inn 2.4. So Scenic River sits nearest town, while Scheffel's and the forest are bunched together on County Road O to the north, 0.6 miles apart.
Point Beach State Forest, for woods and surf
Every site is within walking distance of the lake, but the DNR says the high dunes mean no site has a lake view. The shower buildings, with flush toilets, stand across from sites 31 and 120, and registered campers can use a dump station across from the main entrance. The DNR page lists reservations at wisconsin.goingtocamp.com or by phone at 1-888-947-2757, and says a vehicle admission sticker is required in the forest. The DNR pages show no season dates, so check the reservation site for what is open.
Recent campers split on the details. A June 2026 reviewer has camped here for more than 40 years, since childhood, and still counts the beach, the ice cream and the dog beach as the draws. Another June 2026 family praised the showers, the quiet sites and the lighthouse. An August 2026 two-star review complained of poison ivy through much of the campground, dirt and gravel pads and no playground.
Cell signal is the other warning, because campers on Campendium have reported weak or no service in older reviews. Download your maps and the reservation confirmation before you arrive. For the beach and the Rawley Point Lighthouse, read the Point Beach forest guide; there has been a light here since 1853 and the Coast Guard operates it today.
Scheffel's Hideaway, the private campground beside the forest
The campground's site counts 63 large sites, some of them pull-throughs, with water and electric at every site and sewer at many. Travel Wisconsin lists 50 sites with water and electric and 15 with sewer, so the counts differ; ask when you book. The site says Point Beach State Forest wraps two sides of the property, and a pizza restaurant and pub stands next door. It names the Rawley Point Bicycle Trail, the Ice Age Trail, the forest trails and the Mariners Trail as nearby rides and walks.
The site gives a normal season of April to early November, with stays outside those dates on request, so now is the time to phone (920) 657-1270 rather than assume. The home page shows no rates, so check current rates. A September 2026 camper towing a 40-foot fifth wheel found the sites level and well spaced and the bathrooms clean, and suggested a sign at the driveway, which turns in right after the restaurant if you are heading north. An August 2026 guest said the owners brought firewood quickly and offered to let the dogs out during day trips.
Not every stay went well: a one-star review from August 2026 describes a dispute over which site and price the camper was quoted. That is one camper's account, so confirm the site number, the hookups and the price in writing.
Scenic River Stop-N-Dock, the river park near downtown
Guests can stay for a day, a week, a month or a season, and can bring a boat, jet ski, canoe or kayak to launch at the docks. Google lists the office as open 10 AM to 6 PM Monday through Saturday and 10 AM to 4 PM Sunday, with a 4.4 rating across 38 reviews. The site shows no rates or season, so call (920) 901-9701 first.
Reviews here are sparse, and the latest in the database is from June 2025, when a camper praised a view and an owner who booked a last-minute stay. A 2023 reviewer working a nuclear plant outage called it quiet in the daytime, with full hookups and Wi-Fi. If you came for the water, a charter from Rogers Street is 0.9 miles away, and the charter guide compares the captains.
Village Inn on the Lake, the RV sites across from the lake
Guests report using the hot tub, the inn's site lists a community fire pit, a playground and a basketball court, and the inn's site, modified July 14, 2026, calls the property dog friendly. Travel Wisconsin counts 24 RV sites. The site does not list rates or a season, so phone (920) 794-8818.
Mind the road. A July 2026 camper found the traffic louder than expected, and a June 2026 guest called the road fairly busy, with four lanes between the building and the lake path. For a swim, Neshotah Park is 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the Two Rivers beach guide compares the sand.
Choosing between them
My local call: pick the forest for quiet woods, Scheffel's if you want hookups beside those same woods, Scenic River for the river and town, and the Village Inn for a pool. Scheffel's allows tenting on its sites; ask the forest about tent sites in the family campground. Rigs that need sewer should ask about it at each place, since Scheffel's gives sewer at many sites rather than all and the DNR page mentions electricity only.
The Mariners Trail runs about six paved miles along the lake between Manitowoc and Two Rivers, with its north end at Neshotah Beach, and a bike can link several of these camps to the lakefront. Neshotah Park is 1.9 miles from Scheffel's and 1.3 miles from Scenic River in straight lines.
Firewood deserves a plan. The DNR sells it in season at the forest office and asks campers not to move firewood from elsewhere, because of tree pests and disease. Scheffel's keeps firewood on the premises, so buy it where you camp. Once the fire is lit and the tent is up, what else is in town fills the daylight hours.
So pick the camp for the night you want, with the dunes and the surf at the forest or the river and the harbor close by, and leave the lake for the morning.
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Published October 19, 2026
