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Snowshoes at Devil's Lake State Park

Go Snowshoeing!

Devil's Lake State Park has snowshoes visitors can borrow for FREE. They can be borrowed anytime the Nature Center is open. (See below for Nature Center hours). The snowshoes have to be used in the park's boundaries and cannot be taken off the…

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Devil's Lake Frozen Jan 2, 2022

Frozen

Devil's Lake has frozen over. We're logging the date as Jan 2nd, 2022, just one day later than last year. It's important to note that this doesn't mean that the lake is "safe" to walk or drive on, only that…

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Winter 2021 at Devil's Lake State Park.

Winter Has Arrived At Devil’s Lake!

Winter has finally arrived at Devil's Lake State Park! We received about 3-4 inches of snow on Sunday night and are expecting another 2-5 inches of snow today. So what can winter visitors expect? Park Stickers Your 2021 park sticker…

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SSM Health Logo

Baraboo Urgent Care Temporarily Closed.

Park visitors might want to keep in mind that Baraboo's SSM Health has temporarily closed their Urgent Care Center due to “extremely” high patient volumes". This closure will be re-evaluated at the end of December. Patients with non-urgent medical needs…

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Geese on South Shore

Where Do the Geese Go in the Wind?

That was quite a wind storm we had overnight! Other than a lot of branches down, the park seems to have survived pretty well. Still, we might wonder what all of the ducks and geese that are on the lake…

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Trumpeter Swans at Devil's Lake State Park

Trumpeter Swans Visit Devil’s Lake

As much as we enjoy our summer visitors, it's something special to see Devil's Lake returned to the wildlife who called the lake home long, long before we were here. It's rare to see Trumpeter Swans on the lake, but…

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‘Defenders of Devil’s Lake’?

According to an article in the Baraboo News Republic, "A Baraboo woman is leading an effort to oppose potential construction of a new lakefront building at Wisconsin’s most popular (Devil's Lake) state park." You can read the article here. I…

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Deer Hunter

Gun Hunting Begins Tomorrow

The Wisconsin 9-day Gun Deer Hunting season begins tomorrow, Saturday, November 20th. 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…

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Lunar Eclipse

Lunar Eclipse Thursday!

This Thursday & Friday, Nov. 18 & 19, skywatchers (who are not under a cloudy sky) will get to enjoy a partial lunar eclipse which will be visible across America in the southern night sky. Thursday's "Beaver Moon" eclipse will…

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New Sign at Devil's Lake State Park

Bright New Sign On North Shore

Devil's Lake State Park has a bright new informational sign on the north shore in front of the visitor information office. The sign hopefully will make it easier to let visitors know what's going on along with any other important…

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