Welcome to Hickory Oaks!
NEWS FOR CAMPING SEASON 2026
Update 03/01/26: 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 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
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) All reservations, office purchases, etc., will be completed with ONLY credit or debit cards; no more cash or checks will be accepted. Multiple reasons are what led to this decision including security/safety, ease in record-keeping, ease in use of cards vs. cash register, etc. Reservations will need to be paid in full and in advance by card in order to secure a site.
2) There will be specific customer check-in and check-out times. Those time frames will be posted at a later date.
3) 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. As a result of limited phone responses, all general inquiries (not including reservation requests) will need to be sent via email at hickoryoaks@gmail.com. All reservation requests are to be completed via our website reservation page.
02/21/26: We are working towards completion of new WiFi and credit card systems and pricing changes for 2026. As a result, our office phone is down, as well as email confirmations which provide a link to make payments. Our goal is to have all in place and begin reviewing reservation requests on March 1st. We have appreciated your patience throughout this transition and others that are to come.
01/20/26: The Gallinger family is navigating through the unexpected passing of our beloved patriarch, co-owner and manager Bob Gallinger. Hickory Oaks is temporarily placing a hold in conducting business while family takes time to mourn and adapt to this tremendous loss. Link to Bob’s obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/oshkoshherald/name/robert-gallinger-obituary?id=60572837
Please be sure to watch our website for updates as to when we will resume reservations for the 2026 season. We want to assure those who completed reservations for this 2026 season prior to the end of the 2025 camping season, will be honored. Thanks for your patience during this fragile time. In the meantime, the Gallinger Family would cherish your prayers.
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!