Skip to content
Spongy Moth Spray 2023

Spongy Moth Spraying, Thursday, May 18th

Tomorrow, Thursday, May 18th, an airplane is scheduled to spray parts of Devil's Lake State Park with the bacterial insecticide "Foray" to control Spongy Moth caterpillars that threaten to defoliate and kill valuable trees in public use areas such as picnic…

Read more
Blue Green Algae Sign on Devil's Lake's North Shore

Caution, Blue-Green Algae

Blue-green algae, also known as cyanobacteria, has been reported in Devil's Lake and can pose risks to people and pets. Of course, it's not always easy to spot and just this morning I spoke with a park visitor with their…

Read more
Lake Flies

Lake Flies or Rain?

As the weather starts to warm up in Wisconsin, visitors to Devil's Lake State Park always have about 2 weeks to share the shoreline with an unwelcome addition to their outdoor experience - the dreaded lake flies. These small, harmless…

Read more
Wood along south shore road, april 16, 2023

What’s Up With All The Downed Trees?

As we hike and drive through the forests of Devil’s Lake State Park, we’re surrounded by the majesty of towering trees, many of which are now struggling to survive. In many locations, we're also surrounded by dead wood piled up…

Read more
Prescribed Burn, Merrimac Preserve 2023

Prescribed Burn, Merrimac Preserve

Yesterday evening, a prescribed burn was conducted on the Merrimac Preserve which is located just east of Roznos Meadow on the southeast corner of Devil's Lake State Park. Smoke from the fire was visible from Devil's Lake and the city…

Read more
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…

Read more
Fall Color around the firepit on north shore.

Fall Color Report Oct 20 – 27th

This will be the weekend to enjoy the fall colors at Devil's Lake State Park. Is it "peak"? Well, it sort of depends on where you look. Thing is, the weather forecast is calling for sunny days and temps in…

Read more
Fall Color and Cabins

Fall Color Report Oct 13th – 20th

It's not peak, but it's getting nice out there with lots of colors all around Devil's Lake State Park and the Baraboo Hills. At A Glance When you approach the Baraboo Hills from any direction this week you can see…

Read more
Fall Colors, Red Leaves

Seeing Red!

When visitors to Devil's Lake State Park are asking where and when to see "fall colors", sometimes what they are really asking is where to see, "RED" leaves. This is because the red color doesn't happen everywhere and in fact,…

Read more
Phragmites at Devil's Lake State Park

Phragmites – Invasive Species Action Month

June is Invasive Species Action Month which is intended to encourage us all to help prevent the introduction and spread of invasive species that harm our native wildlife & landscapes. So we've been sharing a few invasives around Devil's Lake State…

Read more
Back To Top
Search