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Ice in Fern Dell, Mirror Lake State Park

Fern Dell Ice is Back!

Beautiful ice formations have returned to Mirror Lake State Park! We expect the ice to improve later in the season, but there are some displays going on right now. Fern Dell Gorge is a Wisconsin State Natural Area located within…

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Snowshoe Roznos Meadow

Snowshoeing Off Trail

It's snowshoe season at Devil's Lake State Park!! With anywhere from 5 to 10 inches of snow on the ground and more to come this week, it's a wonderful time to get out and explore! And while ice cleats are…

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Snowshoes at Devil's Lake State Park

Snow & Snowshoes This Weekend!

It's a Winter Wonderland out there!! As of this morning, the Devil’s Lake State Park region is expecting 3 to 5 inches of snow with a Winter Weather Advisory in effect. It's really coming down as I write this! Winter…

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Trail Reports Continue

During the summer months, we send off our trail reports to TravelWisconsin.com, but this time of year they swap the hiking trail reports for ski trail conditions. Here at Devil's Lake State Park, the trails are mixed-use and while some…

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Closed Tunnel Elroy Sparta State Trail

Bats of the Elroy-Sparta State Trail

Just after Halloween, we took advantage of the late-season warmth to ride the Elroy-Sparta State Trail north from Kendall, Wisconsin up to the first of 3 historic train tunnels which are some of the main attractions on the Elroy-Sparta. Of…

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deer forest

Deer Gun Hunting Continues

You may see news articles or posts today (11/28) telling us that the deer gun season has ended in Wisconsin, but don't put away your bright colors just yet! While the most popular "deer gun" season ended yesterday, muzzleloader season…

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Opossum Devil's Lake State Park

Hey Buddy!

Check out who we met on our Devil’s Lake hike yesterday! It’s a cute little opossum! (Not to be confused with the critter in Australia called a “possum”.) Our opossums got their name from the Algonquian word 'apasum', meaning white…

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Bluffs with Liberty

How Tall Is That?

The Bluffs surrounding the lake rise about 500 feet above the water. This is called "prominence". Prominence is a measure of how tall a hill stands against the surrounding landscape. "Elevation," tells us the distance (or how tall) something is…

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Devil's Lake With Ice

How Cold Is It?

40F. Right now the surface water temperature of Devil's Lake is around 40 degrees. That's about the average temp of the surface water of Lake Superior in early June. According to Minnesota Sea Grant, "In water that is 32-40 degrees…

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Deer Hunter

Deer Gun Hunting Begins This Saturday, Nov. 19th.

The Wisconsin 9-day Gun Deer Hunting season begins, Saturday, November 19th. When combined with other deer hunts (December 4-Day Antlerless Hunt, Antlerless-Only Holiday Hunt), gun hunting will essentially continue through the end of the year. Hunting is allowed in a large…

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