Keep Your Social Distance
It's great to see so many folks getting outside as we navigate this pandemic together! Still, at a busy park like Devil's Lake State Park here in Baraboo, we need to remember that being "outside" isn't going to protect the…
Master Planning Crib Notes
Update (Feb 13th, 2020) - About 15-20 folks attended last evening's Friends of Devil’s Lake State Park meeting to discuss Master Planning for Devil's Lake State Park. There are many details to discuss and many more meetings and public comment opportunities to…
Twilight Snowshoe Saturday
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…
Snowstorm!
There's about 10 inches of fresh snow in the park this week! Who’s planning to get out and break trail? Yesterday's snowstorm roared into the Baraboo Hills early in the morning (The video above was taken about 9 am.) and…
Feb. 8 Candlelight Hike/Snowshoe Details
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…
Snowshoes!
With the recent snow on January 12th, Devil's Lake State Park will now be loaning out snowshoes whenever the Nature Center is open! So what's it like out there right now? Well, here is a bit of video we captured…
Multi-Use at Steinke Basin
With a major snowstorm rolling into our area as I type, it's a good time to talk about the Steinke Basin Trail and its fairly recent change to Multi-Use status and what that means. Background The Baraboo area has so…
Can You Keep Up With The Naturalist?
January is a great time to get up and get moving! At the Devil's Lake State Park Nature Center, they are starting a new year-long challenge to motivate you to get out and get moving called Keeping up with the Naturalist!…
Trashed. Is it time for Security Cameras?
We spent Friday evening after our hike cleaning up a bus-load of garbage in the Devil's Lake State Park's Steinke Basin Parking lot. We're just a few of the many park visitors who carry garbage bags when we visit the…
Where Can I Hike During Hunting?
Updated: Nov 12, 2021 - Deer Gun Season opens on Nov. 20th, 2021 in Wisconsin and runs through November 28th (2021). There is also a "holiday hunt" in Sauk County and extended Archery and Crossbowthrough Jan. 31, 2021! It is…