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Badger Lands App

Explore The Sauk Prairie Recreation Area!

There's a great new way to explore the Sauk Prairie Recreation Area on the southern border of Devil's Lake State Park and it's totally free! Check out the Sauk Prairie Conservation Alliance's new Explore The Badger Lands App! The Sauk…

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crowded swimming beach

Summer Numbers

In the spring of 2021, a variety of counters were put in at Devil's Lake State Park and some surrounding properties, giving us the first clearer look at how many people visit the park. 2022 will be the first year…

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Devil's Lake Shoreline

Is It Warm Enough To Swim?

Would you still want to go swimming in Devil's Lake on a nice October day? Well, for most of us that answer would be, "no!" Swimming in October? In Wisconsin?? There are folks who still swim this time of year…

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Black Walnut

Black Walnut Season

Among the many autumn memories I have, collecting black walnuts is, well, a mixed bag. As kids, we'd be sent across the road from our grandmother's house with much-to-large work gloves and onion bags to collect black walnuts from a…

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Fall Color County DL

Fall Color Report Sept 29 – Oct 6, 2021

Time again to begin our weekly fall color reports for the Baraboo Hills and Devil's Lake State Park! We offer this personal report with photos each season because here in the Baraboo Hills we have so many little microclimates that…

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Devils Lake Development

Proposed $40 Million Dollar Development

A proposed $40 million dollar "Devil's Lake Project" imagines some 26 VBROs & 22 single-family homes, a luxury RV park, and 60 room hotel just outside of Devil's Lake State Park's north shore. This proposal was just brought to our…

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130+ Attend Full Moon Paddle

Over 130 people attended the 2021 Devil's Lake State Park Full Moon Paddle On Saturday. It was certainly a perfect night for it! Check out some pictures and a short video. The annual Full Moon Paddle at Devil's Lake State…

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Full Moon Paddle 2019

Return of the Full Moon Paddle

The popular annual Full Moon Paddle returns to Devil's Lake State Park this Saturday, Aug 21st, from 8 pm to 10 pm. Join us for a unique way to explore the lake – at night! We’ll decorate our boats with…

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Busy Devil's Lake Beach

June Visitor Numbers

Approximately 395,000 visitors came to Devil's Lake State Park in June of this year. 394,956 was the software estimate based on the number of cars that passed through the park's 3 main entrances on the north and south shore. (South…

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