Photo Essay: Airstream travel trailer group visits Fort McCoy

Photo By Scott Sturkol | People with an Airstream recreational travel trailer group meet up at a camp site Sept. 28, 2018, at Pine View Campground at Fort McCoy, Wis. They were among more than 40 people who brought 21 Airstream trailers to the campground in late September. The group is made up of Airstream owners in Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Open year-round, Pine View Campground is part of Pine View Recreation Area. This area also includes Whitetail Ridge and Sportsman’s Range. The campground is nestled in a wooded area about a quarter mile west of Fort McCoy’s cantonment area and is bounded by Suukjak Sep Lake on the east and the La Crosse River on the west and south. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)  

FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES

10.03.2018

Story by Scott Sturkol                                                                                               

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

People with an Airstream recreational travel trailer group met up at Pine View Campground at Fort McCoy in late September.

They were more than 40 people who brought 21 Airstream trailers to the campground.

The group is made up of Airstream owners in Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. They attended a local festival and participated in a tour of Fort McCoy coordinated by the Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office.

Open year-round, Pine View Campground is part of Pine View Recreation Area.

This area also includes Whitetail Ridge and Sportsman’s Range.

The campground is nestled in a wooded area about a quarter mile west of Fort McCoy’s cantonment area and is bounded by Suukjak Sep Lake on the east and the La Crosse River on the west and south.

Approximately 65,000 people make use of the campground annually. The campground features 160-plus campsites that are nonelectric tent sites and recreational vehicle/trailer pads with electrical hookups. Of these, 121 sites have full hookups for water, sewer, electricity, and cable TV.

The campground’s campsites are arranged in camping circles. Each site is equipped with a fire pit and a picnic table; each camping circle features a shower/restroom complex.

For complete details, including hours, costs, and restrictions, visit mccoy.armymwr.com/us/mccoy/programs/pine-view-campground.

• Date Taken: 10.03.2018
• Date Posted: 10.03.2018 11:43
• Story ID: 295275
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US