Welcome to Hickory Oaks!
PLEASE NOTE: We are not taking anymore reservations for the month of July as it is booked as much as we can manage. Lifest (all that week of July 6-12), and EAA AirVenture (all that week of July 18-26) time frames are booked solid, as well. We will not respond to any requests now for July and these time periods noted.
Please read the following reservation process steps. We are no longer handling any reservation requests via the phone or email – everything is now set up electronically for your ease, as well as ours.
RESERVATION PROCESS:
- Start by completing and submitting the Reservation Page.
- Your request is received by us and reviewed for availability. If a site is available, we will send a PENDING RESERVATION/PAYMENT DUE email back to you within approximately one week or less. At this point, the site is NOT approved or confirmed – it is only pending until full payment is made via the link provided in this email. (Be aware that your site may be filled at any time by another request that is paid.) Payment needs to be in full 10 days prior to arrival date; the exception is the monthly customers, who can pay monthly.)
- Once payment is received, a confirmation email is sent back to you stating the site is now reserved for you. There is no other confirmation and no need to contact the office via phone or email to “double-check” whether confirmed. This is your secured confirmation with a confirmation number.
- Once you arrive, you can go right to your site without checking into the office. A map is located on our website, as well as on the office door. If a pull-through site is reserved, follow the arrows on the map for entering that site.
2026 RATES
Below are the rates for 2026. Pricing for camping in 2024 and 2025 had remained the same. While we would have preferred to keep rates the same again for 2026, we found we couldn’t manage it, due to costs going up in the current economy.
2026 Daily Camping:
50 amp = $65
30 amp = $55
20 amp = $45
No hook-up = $40
PULL THROUGHS – 50 amp = $75
Island (no hook-up) = $45
Cabins 1 or 2 = $100
Cabin 3 = $150
2026 Monthly Camping:
50 amp = $1,050/month
30 amp = $900/month
2026 Special Events Camping:
50 amp = $75
30 amp = $70
20 amp = $65
No hook-up = $60
PULL THROUGHS – 50 amp = $80
Island (no hook-up) = $65
Cabin 1 or 2 = $120
Cabin 3 = $180
NEWS FOR CAMPING SEASON 2026
Update 05/17/26:
We’re finding it important to add a couple changes to our reservation processes:
- We can no longer take last-minute reservations. We now need at least a week’s notice to be able to confirm a reservation.
- If you did not receive a reservation confirmation email back that includes a link to pay, a site has not been reserved (again – we are now only looking at reservation requests made at least one week in advance).
- We no longer offer tent sites on a regular basis.
Update 05/1/26:
It’s unfortunate to have to share that there will be a reduction in personalized services that we always prided ourselves in providing. As with so many small businesses these days, there are staffing shortages which we have been battling every year since the pandemic. These changes in how we run the office, beginning 2026, are necessary in order to ease office responsibilities and keep the campground open. Be planning on the following:
1) Reservations will need to be paid in full online to secure your site request. No more deposits to hold a site will be accepted.
2) Office staff taking phone calls and returning phone messages will be very limited starting this year, due to limited office hours. Again, we are attempting to ease things for staff who were answering phone calls at all hours of the day and night, seven days per week. This has become impossible to maintain. The best way to contact the office is via email at hickoryoaks@gmail.com. Please note: All reservation requests are to be completed via our website reservation page, only. We will not be taking phone or email reservation requests.
3) We will be trying out “self-check-in” for all our “paid in full” guests this year. This is something most campgrounds now provide to minimize the need for office staff. A site map is located on our website, and we have posted a campground map on the front office door, which will give the site locations, as well as arrows for pulling into those sites that are “pull-throughs.” PLEASE FOLLOW THE ARROWS in driving into a pull-through site.
Hours for self-check-in will begin at 1:00 p.m., and end no later than 7:00 p.m. Cabinette rental check-in is after 3:00 p.m. Self-check-out for all sites is before 12:00 Noon.
The Gallinger family continues to navigate through the unexpected passing of our beloved patriarch, co-owner and manager Bob Gallinger. Please continue to pray for us and be patient as we go through the 2026 season without his leadership. Link to Bob’s obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/oshkoshherald/name/robert-gallinger-obituary?id=60572837
Hickory Oaks is the kind of destination…
…for those looking for a retreat alternative in the Oshkosh area. While staying in the Fox Valley for the numerous music and sporting events, parks, museums, and downtown shopping experiences, Hickory Oaks provides an optional family camping environment. Imagine your family setting up camp nestled within a woods of majestic oak and hickory trees, surrounded on the east side by a spring-fed, 4-acre lake — and all within a few short miles of area entertainment!
We wholeheartedly welcome and value retiree “snowbirds” during the “kinder months” in Wisconsin, too!