If you’re one of those folks who love to see the world out the windshield of your car or from the seat of your Harley (Hey, this is Wisconsin after all!) we’ve got some road trip suggestions that will take you from Baraboo out into the beautiful and winding rural routes and Rustic Roads of the Baraboo Hills region, then bring you right back to the park in time for supper. These are some great top-down summer drives, but come back and do them in the fall as well. They are at their best when fall colors are at their peak!
Explore The Baraboo Hills
The “Baraboo Bluff Drive” takes you over the highest peaks of the Baraboo Hills and offers some spectacular vistas along the way. This loop also gives you a few opportunities to get out a hike if you want to spend some time outside the car. Great choice to see Wisconsin’s Fall colors as well.
Country Roads Classic
This scenic drive is a wonderfully picturesque 40-mile loop through rural Wisconsin that can make for a fun family road trip any time of year. Along the way, you’ll view old country churches, rustic cabins, wildlife, and farmscapes surrounded by rolling hills, stone cliffs & amazing sandstone formations. You’ll also have the opportunity to visit Natural Bridge State Park, have your picture taken on the “Devil’s Chair” and stop by the Mid-Continent Railway Museum.
Driftless Curves & Nature
This tour route is a twisting curving tour of the Driftless region just west of Baraboo. This is a fantastic fall color drive! Along the way, you’ll have the chance to stop at no-less-than 7 Wisconsin State Natural Areas and one State Park! The drive takes 2 hours, but with a few stops to hike and explore you can make a day of it. Just remember, to download the map for offline viewing because your cell service will be sketchy!
Drive Around Sauk County
Drive 155 miles around the scenic borders of Sauk County! This drive can take from 4 hours or more depending on your stops and sidetracks. Enjoy the curvy, country roads of Wisconsin’s Driftless Region! A fun ride year-round!
About Using Google Maps
We use Google Maps for our scenic drives. We recommend that you open our map in your Google Map App, then save the map offline so it will work even when your cell signal is weak. We find cell service goes in and out as you drive around the area.
Here’s how to download an offline map:
- Launch the Google Maps app on your Android phone or iPhone. Make sure you’re signed in to your Google account.
- Search for the city you’d like to download.
- Tap the bar at the bottom of the screen with the name of the place you’ve just searched for.
- Tap the button that says “Download.”
- Google will then show you a map of the area and ask if you’d like to download it. Tap “Download” again to confirm.