Last Update: 09/01/2023 - Originally written for Memorial weekend, this list of tips is good for any first-timer who's visiting Devil's Lake State Park during a holiday or busy summer weekend. (I might have added more than 10!) When You…
Entering the 9,150-acre Sandhill Wildlife Area, located just north of Necedah National Wildlife Refuge, feels something like entering Jurassic Park. Sandhill, with its imposing 17 miles of 9 ft tall fence and gated entry give you the impression that anything could happen when…
Do you enjoy seeing wildlife? Even a little bit? Well, get to the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge. In fact, now is a good time as the fall bird migrations are under way! The Necedah National Wildlife Refuge is only about an…
Page Creek Marsh State Natural Area is less than an hour drive from Devil’s Lake State Park and is certainly one of the most “wild” state natural areas we’ve been to for our Backyard Explorer series. Page Creek is 643…
Quincy Bluff and Wetlands State Natural Area is south-west of Adams-Friendship in the Central Sand Plain of Wisconsin and is just a 50 minute drive north of Devil’s Lake State Park. Quincy offers sweeping landscapes with sandstone mesas and buttes rising…
Updated 04/25 - When the ice finally comes off Devil’s Lake each spring, folks get excited to hit the water. But hold up there, cowboy—the water’s still cold. Waaay cold. Cold enough to kill you. No exaggeration. If you fall…
How do you relax after the holidays? We’ll around here relaxation includes working off some of those gingerbread calories on the trails of Devil’s Lake State Park! The recent snowfalls have created a perfect winter wonderland out on Steinke Basin…