Comlara Park, IL to Pine View CG, WI


Fort McCoy, WI, Sept 2024

The total drive is about 293 miles

Note: Need EZ Toll Pass

Driving Directions

  1. (0.0 miles) Head toward exit on Campground Lane
  2. (0.1 miles) Left on Recreation Area Drive
  3. (0.2 miles) Left on Comlara Park Road / County Road 33
  4. (0.7 miles) Right onto E 2500 North Road
  5. (1.9 miles) Left onto I-39 North
  6. (115.0 miles) I-39 & I-90 meet up at Rockford IL. Go North in the Left Lane. NEED TOLL PASS just after Rockford
  7. (I82.0 miles) I-90 & I-94 join up on the north side of Madison WI. Stay on I-90 / I-94.
  8. (212.0 miles) I-90 / I-94 split from I-39. Do NOT take exit 108 A
  9. (275.0 miles) I-94 split from I-90 just before Tomah. Stay on I-94 in the Right Lane
  10. (280.0 miles) Take exit 143, on right, onto WI-21 towards Tomah / Necedah / Ft McCoy
  11. (280.0 miles) Left turn at lights onto WI-21 West towards Fort McCoy.
  12. (290.0 miles) Note: Two sets of multiple train tracks in front of the fort. Go slow, these are rough.
  13. (291.0 miles) Right onto Buckley Ct. Buckley Ct. is after all Fort McCoy Entrances. Look for the tall green Pine View Recreation Sign with the display in the middle.
  14. (291.0 miles) Right on 13th Ave.
  15. (292.0 miles) Right onto W F Street
  16. (293.0 miles) Left Into Campground

Rest Stops

  • 20.3 miles, Exit 27, Road Ranger (some pull-thru, dirt back lot, Subway)
  • 46.5 miles, Exit 54, Loves Travel Stop (Hardees), (near: McDonalds)
  • 76.9 miles, Rest Area on I-39
  • 91.3 miles, Exit 99, Pilot Travel Center, (near: Culvers)
  • 103 miles, Exit 111, Loves Travel Stop
  • 129 miles, Exit 3, Toll Plaza, Loves Travel Stop (few pull-thru), Camping World (few pull-thru), (near: Wendys)
  • 132.0 miles, Exit 1, Toll Plaza, Flying J Travel Center (pull-thru, Dennys), Kwik Star (pull-thru), (near: McDonalds)
  • 133 miles, Rest Area on I-39
  • 160 miles, Exit 160, Edgerton Travel Plaza
  • 172 miles, Exit 147, Road Ranger (Not great), Pleasant Springs Travel Center (Avoid)
  • 193 miles, Exit 39, Kwik Trip (Enter past, small), (near: McDonalds, Culvers, Subway)
  • 205 miles, Exit 115, Loves Travel Stop (Hardees), (near: McDonalds)
  • 207 miles, Rest Area on I-90 / I-94
  • 245 miles, Rest Area on I-90 / I-94
  • 251 miles, Exit 69, Pilot Travel Center (few pull-thru, Wendys), Kwik Trip (pull-thru) (near: McDonalds, Pizza Hut). Has round-a-bouts.
  • 272 miles, Exit 48, Road Ranger (Subway), Loves Travel Stop (few pull-thru, Hardees)
  • 280 miles, Exit 143, Kwik Trip (few pull-thru), (near: McDonalds, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, Culvers). This is the turn to go to Fort McCoy

General Notes

  • Highway 21 was terrible, but they have done some repaving.
  • Road in front of the fort was a disaster in 2025
  • Two sets of train tracks in front of the fort are pretty rough.


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