How Cold Is It?
40F. Right now the surface water temperature of Devil's Lake is around 40 degrees. That's about the average temp of the surface water of Lake Superior in early June. According to Minnesota Sea Grant, "In water that is 32-40 degrees…
Deer Gun Hunting Begins This Saturday, Nov. 19th.
The Wisconsin 9-day Gun Deer Hunting season begins, Saturday, November 19th. When combined with other deer hunts (December 4-Day Antlerless Hunt, Antlerless-Only Holiday Hunt), gun hunting will essentially continue through the end of the year. Hunting is allowed in a large…
Video View of Autumn
Here's a chill little video captured around Devil's Lake State Park over the last few days. Watch on Youtube at: https://youtu.be/uJckn2wcfgE Need more info about colors and locations this weekend? Here's our most recent fall color report.
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,…
Fun & Fall Colors for Oct 6 to the 13th!
This will be a great weekend to come to the Devil's Lake State Park region to take in some color and some colorful events nearby. Let's dive in! At A Glance Devil's Lake North Shore Parking Lots Standing on the…
Farm/Art DTour Oct 1-10, 2022
It's nearly time again for the bi-annual Farm / Art Detour here in Sauk County. The Farm/ Art DeTour is a self-guided driving tour through 50 miles of scenic farmland and emerging fall colors. Along the way, you'll see artwork…
Fall Colors?
Well, it's a little early to start chasing fall colors here in the Devil's Lake State Park region, but it won't be too long. Here are a couple of photos taken this week along the Merrimac Preserve hiking trails on…
Ho-Chunk Neesh La Powwow Returns
The Ho-Chunk Neesh La Pow Wow returns to Baraboo this weekend, Aug 26, 27, 28, 2022. The weekend-long event is located at E10739 N. Reedsburg Rd. across from the casino just north of Baraboo. (About 10 minutes north of Devil's…
Chief Nąąga Keramąnį Trails
The local biking community is excited to invite riders to check out Baraboo's new Chief Nąąga Keramąnį trails now being built by Baraboo Parks & Recreation along with area volunteers. Eventually, there will be 2-3 miles of single-track bike trails,…
The Short History of Ragweed & Pine Trees at Devil’s Lake State Park
It's August and we're heading into ragweed allergy season! Ragweed season usually peaks here in Wisconsin in the late summer and early fall, but ragweed can produce pollen until the first frost. Often folks will confuse ragweed with goldenrod. Both are found…