State Parks in Wisconsin (50)

Amnicon Falls State Park
South Range, WI
Amnicon Falls State Park features a series of delightful waterfalls and rapids along the Amnicon River. You can view them from a covered foot bridge or 2 miles of trails along the river. The park is a
Aztalan State Park
Jefferson, WI
Aztalan State Park is a National Historic Landmark and contains one of Wisconsin's most important archaeological sites, showcasing an ancient Middle-Mississippian village that thrived between A.D. 100
Belmont Mound State Park
Platteville, WI
Belmont, from the French belle monte, means "beautiful mountain." The top of Belmont Mound is 1,400 feet above sea level, providing some fantastic views of the area. Wisconsin's First Capitol historic
Big Bay State Park
La Pointe, WI
On the eastern side of Madeline Island, the largest of the Apostle Islands archipelago, Big Bay State Park features picturesque sandstone bluffs along 4 miles of Lake Superior shoreline. The park also
Big Foot Beach State Park
Lake Geneva, WI
Located on the shores of Lake Geneva, Big Foot Beach State Park offers 5 miles of hiking trails, a family campground, swimming beach and picnic and playground areas. Snowshoeing and cross-country skii
Blue Mound State Park
Blue Mounds, WI
Perched atop the highest point in southern Wisconsin, Blue Mound State Park offers spectacular views and unique geological features. A swimming pool is available during summer. Over 20 miles of scenic
Brunet Island State Park
Cornell, WI
Brunet Island State Park, on the Chippewa and Fisher rivers, offers more than 1,300 acres of scenic beauty and recreational opportunities. Quiet lagoons and channels are excellent for canoeing and wil
Buckhorn State Park
Necedah, WI
Buckhorn State Park is a paradise for water enthusiasts, hunters, hikers, campers and nature lovers. The park and two adjacent state wildlife areas cover more than 8,000 acres on a peninsula in the Ca
Capital Springs State Recreation Area
Madison, WI
Just minutes from downtown Madison, Capital Springs State Recreation Area and Dane County's Lake Farm Park, offer many recreation opportunities, including camping, hiking and skiing trails, picnicking
Copper Culture State Park
Oconto, WI
Copper Culture State Park was the site of a prehistoric cemetery of the Old Copper Complex people who occupied the northern Midwest from ca. 4000 – 2000 BC. Visitors can walk throughout the park and
Copper Falls State Park
Mellen, WI
Ancient lava flows, deep gorges and spectacular waterfalls make Copper Falls State Park one of Wisconsin's most scenic parks. Log buildings built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s add to
Council Grounds State Park
Merrill, WI
Located along the beautiful Wisconsin River near the site of Native American encampments, Council Grounds State Park is a favorite for water enthusiasts. The park offers many recreational opportunitie
Cross Plains State Park
Cross Plains, WI
The Ice Age Complex at Cross Plains is part of the National Ice Age Scientific Reserve. Located just west of Madison near the village of Cross Plains, this area contains an outstanding collection of g
Devil's Lake State Park
Baraboo, WI
Situated along the Ice Age National Scenic Trail, Devil's Lake State Park offers magnificent views from 500-foot quartzite bluffs overlooking a 360-acre lake. Visitors enjoy nearly 30 miles of hiking
Governor Dodge State Park
Dodgeville, WI
Governor Dodge State Park is one of the state's largest parks, with over 5,000 acres of steep hills, bluffs and deep valleys plus two lakes and a waterfall. Located in Wisconsin's scenic driftless are
Governor Nelson State Park
Waunakee, WI
Located on 10,000-acre Lake Mendota, recreation and nature mingle within sight of the State Capitol. Governor Nelson is a day use park offering a sand beach, boat launch, fish cleaning facility, picni
Governor Thompson State Park
Crivitz, WI
With more than 2,800 acres of woods, a family campground, picnic and beach area on Woods Lake, hiking and skiing trails, and 6 miles of shoreline on Caldron Falls Flowage, visitors will find an atmosp
Harrington Beach State Park
Belgium, WI
Harrington Beach State Park has more than a mile of beach along Lake Michigan. This 715-acre park also features a white cedar and hardwood swamp, old field grasslands with restored wetland ponds and a
Hartman Creek State Park
Waupaca, WI
Located on the beautiful Chain O' Lakes, Hartman Creek State Park is a quiet and friendly, natural gem and a popular destination in central Wisconsin. The park offers camping, boating, swimming, horse
Heritage Hill State Park
Green Bay, WI
Experience "living history" at Heritage Hill State Park, a unique outdoor museum in Green Bay. The park features 24 structures from Wisconsin's past — the fur trade in 1762, Fort Howard in 1836, small
High Cliff State Park
Sherwood, WI
High Cliff State Park is the only state-owned recreational area on Lake Winnebago, Wisconsin's largest lake. The park gets its name from the limestone cliff of the Niagara Escarpment, which parallels
Interstate Park
Taylors Falls, WI
Interstate is Wisconsin's oldest state park, established in 1900. Located along the picturesque St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, the park provides scenic views of the river and the steep-sided gorg
Kinnickinnic State Park
River Falls, WI
Located where the St. Croix and Kinnickinnic rivers meet, Kinnickinnic State Park offers experiences in two types of worlds. Enjoy the quiet and solitude of the Kinnickinnic River Valley and the many
Kohler-Andrae State Park
Sheboygan, WI
Named for John Michael Kohler and Terry Andrae state parks, Kohler-Andrae is the home of majestic sand dunes, miles of golden beach, shimmering blue Lake Michigan water, whispering pines, an abundance
Lake Kegonsa State Park
Stoughton, WI
Lake Kegonsa State Park offers a variety of recreational activities set along a 3,200-acre lake. A swimming beach, picnic areas with reservable shelters, and a boat launch are within 1 mile of the cam
Lake Wissota State Park
Chippewa Falls, WI
Lake Wissota State Park, northeast of Chippewa Falls, offers secluded campsites, hiking, biking and horseback riding trails, picnic and playground areas and a swimming beach on a 6,300-acre man-made l
Lakeshore State Park
Milwaukee, WI
In the heart of downtown Milwaukee, Lakeshore State Park is adjacent to the Henry W. Maier Festival Grounds and Discovery World at Pier Wisconsin. The park is an urban oasis offering a small beach and
Lost Dauphin State Park
Lawrence, WI
Lost Dauphin State Park is a small 19-acre gem along the Fox River just south of the city of De Pere in Brown County. The park offers rolling hiking trails and picnicking opportunities. Lost Dauphin S
Merrick State Park
Fountain City, WI
Merrick State Park is located on the beautiful backwaters of the Mississippi River. All island campground sites and some sites in the south campground have river access for mooring watercraft or fishi
Mill Bluff State Park
Camp Douglas, WI
Part of the Ice Age National Scientific Reserve, Mill Bluff State Park offers a spectacular view of picturesque rock formations. Campsites, picnic areas, a shelter, hiking trails, and a swimming pond
Mirror Lake State Park
Baraboo, WI
Mirror Lake State Park is named for its centerpiece, a lake which often is so calm that not a ripple marks its surface. The lake reflects a wooded shoreline with cliffs up to 50 feet high, a swimming
Natural Bridge State Park
North Freedom, WI
Natural Bridge State Park has a natural sandstone arch created by the eroding effects of wind and water. The bridge opening is 25 feet high by 35 feet wide. This weathered formation was missed by the
Nelson Dewey State Park
Cassville, WI
Nelson Dewey State Park overlooks the Mississippi River from a 500-foot bluff. At this park combine your interest in history with your enjoyment of the outdoors. Camp, hike or picnic high above the Mi
New Glarus Woods State Park
New Glarus, WI
New Glarus Woods State Park is a 435-acre state park offering camping, hiking, picnicking and snowshoeing just south of the city of New Glarus. The park has direct access to the Sugar River State Trai
Newport State Park
Ellison Bay, WI
Newport's wilderness experience offers over 2,300 acres of forest on 11 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline, 30 miles of hiking trails, and backpack camping as a quiet alternative to bustling Door County
Pattison State Park
Superior, WI
Pattison State Park features the highest waterfalls in Wisconsin and the fourth highest waterfall east of the Rocky Mountains. Big Manitou Falls is 165 feet high and Twin Little Manitou Falls is 31 fe
Peninsula State Park
Fish Creek, WI
Considered Wisconsin's most complete park, Peninsula State Park offers over 460 campsites, three group camps, a summer theater, an 18-hole golf course, sand beach, bike trails, a lighthouse and eight
Perrot State Park
Trempealeau, WI
Perrot State Park's 1,200 acres are nestled among 500-foot bluffs where the Trempealeau and Mississippi rivers meet. Enjoy breathtaking river views from the hiking trails in this park, known for its n
Potawatomi State Park
Sturgeon Bay, WI
Potawatomi State Park on the shore of Sturgeon Bay in southern Door County, has 1,200 acres of gently rolling upland terrain bordered by steep slopes and rugged limestone cliffs. The park is named in
Rib Mountain State Park
Wausau, WI
This billion-year-old hill is one of the oldest geological formations on earth. Rib Mountain State Park is a premier day-use property with picnicking, hiking trails and reservable facilities that incl
Roche-A-Cri State Park
Friendship, WI
Roche-A-Cri State Park, established in 1948, protects a 300-foot-high rock outcropping and Native American petroglyphs and pictographs. The name "Roche-A-Cri" comes from French words meaning "screamin
Rock Island State Park
Washington, WI
Take the ferry Memorial Day weekend through Columbus Day to this primitive Lake Michigan island where no vehicles are allowed. This unique park features the Pottawatomie Lighthouse as well as stone bu
Rocky Arbor State Park
Wisconsin Dells, WI
Rocky Arbor State Park is just 1.5 miles from Wisconsin Dells, offering seclusion from the busy vacation community with wooded campsites, hiking trails and picnic and playground areas in a setting sur
Straight Lake State Park
Luck, WI
Lake views and glacial features provide great vistas on the trails within this 2,000-acre park. Ten walk-in campsites, carry-in boat launches, and a picnic area with reservable shelter are found on th
Tower Hill State Park
Spring Green, WI
Visitors can see how lead shot was made in the mid-1800s, hike bluff trails and enjoy river views at this park outside Spring Green. A picnic area and shelter, hiking trails, canoe landing on the Wisc
Whitefish Dunes State Park
Sturgeon Bay, WI
Whitefish Dunes State Park protects the fragile dune environment on the eastern Door County Peninsula. At this day-use park, stroll along Lake Michigan or on one of the many trails throughout the huge
Wildcat Mountain State Park
Ontario, WI
Located on a ridge rising steeply above the Kickapoo River, Wildcat Mountain State Park offers camping for families, groups and horseback riders. Twenty-one miles of scenic hiking, nature and equestri
Willow River State Park
Hudson, WI
This park features spectacular views of the historic Willow Falls and the Willow River Gorge. Prairie remnants, hiking trails, campgrounds and a nature center are found within 2,800 acres of rolling c
Wyalusing State Park
Bagley, WI
At Wyalusing State Park, camp 500 feet above the confluence of the Wisconsin and Mississippi rivers. One of Wisconsin's oldest state parks, Wyalusing features family and group campsites, hiking trails
Yellowstone Lake State Park
Blanchardville, WI
One of a few lakes in southwestern Wisconsin, 450-acre Yellowstone Lake State Park is a popular year-round recreation area that offers visitors ample space to enjoy camping, swimming, fishing, boating