Dorchester Park and Campground

The campground is part of a 40-acre municipal park. Most GPS and map apps will direct you to the north entrance, which is the safer entrance for taller RVs.

The older section of the campground has a total of 26 water and electric and electric-only campsites divided into two loops. There are a few randomly placed pull-through sites that are meant for overnighters; the rest are back-in and tent sites. They all have grass lawns with gravel pads (except for the wheelchair accessible site which has a paved pad) and most of these sites are at least partially shaded.

The newer section of the campground (where we stayed) has 14 long, spacious pull-through sites with full hookups arranged in a branch layout, with an equal number of sites on each side of the gravel road that cuts through the middle. Despite what the map posted by the entrance to this section currently shows, the road does not form a loop: visitors with large RVs should park nearby and check to make sure a spot is available rather than run the risk of needing to back up and turn around at the end of the road. These sites also have gravel pads and grass lawns, as well as a picnic table and in-ground fire pit. The newly planted trees between the sites are too small to provide any shade, but the sites on the left get a bit of late afternoon shade from the trees bordering the older campground section. Our site (D34) was fairly level but we put a board under our driver side wheels.

There is no campground office: once you pick your site, head over to the bathhouse/shelter across the road from the older campsites, find the podium below the bulletin board, open the lid and fill out a payment envelope (tearing off the vehicle dashboard receipt) and insert it into the nearby mail slot. This is a first-come, first-served campground, and you can stay as long as you'd like: there were 3 or 4 over RVs who were there the entire length of our 42-day stay.

The municipal park has a lot of outdoor amenities. The fishing lake is the dominant feature of the park, home to ducks and geese and encirced by a walking trail with benches. The park also has a baseball field, a disc golf course, two sand volleyball courts, two tennis/pickleball courts, basketball hoops, and multiple picnic area and recreational shelters. Campground-specific amenities are limited to the aforementioned bathhouse with showers, the dump station in front of the bathhouse, and the sheltered stack of firewood available for free (donations encouraged). Trash cans for recyclable items can be found near the dumpster. There are plenty of open spaces to walk dogs, but no enclosed dog park.

In terms of cell service, the best speed I got on my Verizon Jetpack with MIMO antenna was 36 Mbps down and 7 up, and we had no trouble working remotely or streaming video.  The best speed test I ran on my 5G AT&T smartphone showed 54Mbps down and 6 up.  There is no WiFi at the campground.

The main downside to this campground is that it's not located near anything particularly interesting, and the closest decent-sized city is Wausau 40 minutes to the east. That said, groceries and gas can be obtained in nearby Abbotsford (<10 minute drive), and there's a Walmart and a Tractor Supply that does propane refills in Medford (just over 15 minutes to the north). And suprisingly, both UPS and FedEx will deliver packages right to your site.

We would stay here again if we were in the area.

Lovely quiet stop for the night. Seemed like mostly locals but all friendly. Great price!

I almost hate to review this place, but wow, what a gem. Dorchester should be very proud of their city park, it's wonderful! They don't take reservations but have several sites. We went on a Thursday, and there were plenty of sites available of all style. Pickle ball courts, disc golf, horseshoes, bathrooms, showers, etc. If you are in the area, you need to stop here. But don't stay long, I might be on my way. 😉

Very few Mosquitoes! Older 2 loops are shaded! Large campsites! It's nice and quit too. Mostly locals for Jul. 4. People are nice and friendly.

We stayed here in a 5th wheel for almost 4 months. Absolutely loved our stay. Had lots of fun in the park, fishing and watching our little boy go nuts on the playground. Very quiet at night and I was able to get a bit of stargazing is as well since the light pollution is so low in that area. Great cafes within 10 minutes, lots of little events going on in the towns surrounding the park. If I ever get the opportunity to go back I am definitely staying at this campground again.

Beautiful campground! Nice showers, water and electric hook up. They are adding 14 more sites. The story behind this campground is unique for sure, and the gentleman who volunteers his time is amazing. Only a mile or so down the road is a HI WAY RV, they can fill your on board LP and have just about everything you can imagine. Plus are straight up with you about your RV problem. Love this town!! Thank you for your amazing hospitalities!

Tree filled quiet park.Some drive through sites. All levels of camping
Has building to rent for larger gathering

Beautiful park. Plenty of areas to sit and enjoy nature. Walking trail. Areas for kids to play. And shelters if it rains or Sun is too strong

Nice little park you can camp has to play grounds some tennis courts has a disk golf course and a small mile long walking trail arou d the pond good plave to relax and go on a walk

This was a lovely park and great for children and dog walking! Ron is a peach, very welcoming and helpful. We enjoyed our stay.

Very nice park and great campground..if u got nowhere to go an need a place to camp down to get back on ur feet this is the place .it's got showers there an nice bathrooms

Great place at a great price, added pull thru sites with 50amp full hookup $21 per night.
Fishing, park area.

Very nice place, Trail to walk on, places to eat and camp. Plenty of playing area for the kids. You should come , and visit . : )

Very nice buildings to rent and the park area was great for my kids to play at. Will be going back

Well maintained, cheap campground with very friendly owners. We will be back!

It's been a few years since we've been here,,, love the place,,+++ a whole new section with FHU

Quiet park and nice camping facility. Take a walk or drop a line in the pond.

Very clean, kept up campground! Family stays a few times a year!

Hidden gem, excellent little campground in a city park.

Great campgrounds. Grandkids had a ball on the play grounds.