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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…

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Snow March 2023 Devil's Lake State Park

Spring?

We received about 2 to 3 inches of fresh snow overnight! It's possible we'll see a few more inches throughout the weekend! It's spring and you never know what the weather will be like in the Devil's Lake region this…

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Valentine's Day Wisconsin

7 Outdoor Valentine’s Ideas

Happy Valentine's Day! If you're still looking for romantic ideas that involve getting outdoors (or almost getting outdoors!) we've got some suggestions for you... 1. Go For A Hike (Parfrey's Glen is a great choice!). It will be slick out…

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Snow Covered Talus at Devil's Lake State Park

Mechanical Weathering, Beautiful!

It’s not uncommon for visitors to Devil’s Lake to think that all of this fallen rock means that the whole park was once a quarry. While there were quarries within the park borders at one time, the fallen rock you…

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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…

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deer forest

Deer Gun Hunting Continues

You may see news articles or posts today (11/28) telling us that the deer gun season has ended in Wisconsin, but don't put away your bright colors just yet! While the most popular "deer gun" season ended yesterday, muzzleloader season…

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Opossum Devil's Lake State Park

Hey Buddy!

Check out who we met on our Devil’s Lake hike yesterday! It’s a cute little opossum! (Not to be confused with the critter in Australia called a “possum”.) Our opossums got their name from the Algonquian word 'apasum', meaning white…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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