The autopay or "iron ranger" machine at the South Shore entrance of Devil's Lake State Park is now dispensing your Wisconsin resident annual park stickers immediately. Up until now, you could purchase daily passes at the machine when the office…
The warming weather and blue skies are calling you to get outside! Awesome! BUT... It's going to be slippery! Let's talk about ice cleats. Treacherous Trails For the next week or so, even the trails we think of as "easy"…
For folks following along with the progression of plans for a new "educational" center proposed for Devil's Lake State Park, I'd like to point you to a fresh article in the local newspaper that's worth a read... Feasibility of potential…
We've received a lot of questions about the status of Parfrey's Glen & Pewit's Nest State Natural Areas which were closed due to COVID early in 2020. Now that Gibraltar Rock & the Dells of the Wisconsin River SNAs have…
It's a winter wonderland at Devil's Lake State Park! And it's a good time to remind you that the park does not maintain hiking trails in the wintertime. Be careful! All of the park's trails are snow-covered and slippery. The…
2021 Wisconsin State Park admission stickers are now available! In less than 30 days you'll be required to have a 2021 Wisconsin State Park sticker on your car when you visit Wisconsin State Parks. For a lot of folks, purchasing…
Wisconsin's Gun Deer season has ended as of November 29th, so hikers who are concerned about hunting can feel free to get back out on Wisconsin's State Park trails... Well, sorta... Muzzleloader So, while the major gun deer season has…
We caught up with Charlie Luthin, former Executive Director of The Sauk Prairie Conservation Alliance, while he was out with volunteers working on land restoration near the Great Sauk State Trail. The popular biking & hiking trail runs through the…
Hunting? Really? Wisconsin has a deeply ingrained hunting culture, but the truth is, more and more people simply don't hunt. In fact, the majority of park users don't hunt. They don't know when the seasons are (Which is hard enough…
Have you had a chance to walk or bike on Wisconsin's Great Sauk State Trail? The paved trail follows a former railway from Sauk City through the Sauk Prairie Recreation Area, and will eventually run through Devil's Lake State Park…