This weekend, June 5 & 6, 2021, there is no charge for admission to Wisconsin state parks, forests, recreation areas, and trails. This of course includes Devil's Lake & Mirror Lake State Parks here in the Baraboo Hills area. It's…
Join us on a Virtual Halloween Torchlight Hike at Devil's Lake State Park! We know it's sad that we can't have a real Halloween hike this year, so we put together this Virtual Devil's Lake State Park Halloween Hike Just…
Yesterday was Indigenous Peoples' Day of course and many of us know of the importance of Devil's Lake to local indigenous culture and we may even know a bit about the effigy mounds within the park. What we often don't…
There have been a lot of questions about the Baraboo "Festival Foods" fireworks show this year as it relates to COVID19. Well, let me start by sharing with you some information posted by the Baraboo Police Department. Baraboo Police Department…
Admission to Devil's Lake and all Wisconsin State Parks is FREE THIS WEEKEND. Fees are also waived on Wisconsin State Trails and fishing licences as well. From the DNR: During Free Fun Weekend June 6-7: No state park admission stickers…
The big comment from nature lovers recently about the coronavirus is that getting out in nature is the perfect alternative to your canceled events. And yes, for the most part, that's true. Get outside! But modern "nature", especially public parks…
From the DNR - This event has been canceled. In light of COVID-19, we are closely following guidelines from the Department of Health Services (DHS), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization (WHO). We continue to receive the…
Join the naturalist this Saturday, February 15th from 4 pm to 5:30 pm for a guided winter hike along the Steinke Basin Trail at Devil's Lake! We'll discover what's starting to wake up when day transitions into night. The hike…
The Devil's Lake State Park Annual Candlelight Hike & Snowshoe is coming up on Saturday, February 8th, from 6 pm to 8:30 pm. The hike is based out of the Rock Elm Shelter on the park's north shore, which is just…
Join the Friends & Staff of Mirror Lake State Park this Saturday, February 1st from 6 pm to 8 pm a Candlelight hike/ski/snowshoe. There will be two self-guided 1-mile torchlit trails, one for hiking/snowshoeing and one for skiing. They will…