WISCONSIN STATE PARKS, FORESTS, TRAILS, AND RECREATION AREAS


                             Location and                               
                                                   Number of visitors'
Name                     Highway Connection'                    Dominant
Features             Acres       1970        1980         1985        1986
        1987


State Parks
Amnicon Falls............ 10 mi. SE of Superior USH2              Scenic
water falls, covered bridge        825       58,147      57,850       52,240
     56,467       80,079
Aztalan ................. 4 mi. E of Lake Mills CTH Q             Ancient
Indian village                    172       60,173      77,302       64,092
     70,312*      73,395
Big Bay ................. On Madeline Island in Lake Superior     Sand beach,
natural history              2,358       4,336      47,191       53,487 
    49,884       60,903
Big Foot Beach........... 1 mi. S of Lake Geneva STH 12 & 120     A beach
park                              272      288,954     130,074      154,525
     169,730     171,912
Blue Mound.............. 1 mi. NW of Blue Mounds STH 151 & 18 Highest
point in southern part of state  1,124  86,063   126,869     153,112    
173,634    181,051
Brunet Island............. 1 mi. N of Cornell STH 27              River island
park                        1,032     131,071     119,114      161,792  
  170,958      225,128
Buckhornm............... 13 mi. N of Mauston on CTH Q & G         River
scenery                            2,507          -       30,000       45,762
     43,758       58,209
Copper Falls ............. 4 mi. N of Mellen STH 13 & 169         River
gorge, waterfalls                  2,402     145,887     100,458       95,007
     98,549      130,025
Council Grounds.......... 1 mi. NW of Merrill STH 107             River scenery
                            427       67,589     154,919      122,778   
 174,504      212,196
Devils Lake.............. 3 mi. S of Baraboo STH 123              Bluffs,
mountain scenery                 8,359   1,459,560    1,107,259   1,335,407
   1,121,728   1,211,526
First Capitol ............. 3 mi. N of Belmont CTH G              First territorial
capitol                 256       18,221       2,579        2,430       3,066
       3,626
Governor Dodge ..........53 mi. N of Dodgeville STH 23            Rocky promontories
                      5,029     444,882     408,054      418,741     459,143
     441,941   2
Governor Nelson..........5 mi. E of Middleton on CTH M            Wooded
lakeshore, Indian effigy mounds    422                                  
                      -
Harrington Beach.          10 mi. N of Port Washington STH 32     Lake Michigan
shoreline                   636           -       56,321       57,528   
  40,165       65,687
Hartman Creek........... 6 mi. W of Waupaca STH 54                Lake scenery,
pine plantation            1,323     109,418     148,816      218,611   
 224,848      237,190   0
Heritage Hill............. STH 57 in S Green Bay                  Restored
early American buildings          50           -       45,673       35,140
     62,306       61,942
High Cliff................ 9 mi. E of Menasha STH 114             Wooded
bluffs, Lake Winnebago            1,145     567,425     510,235      587,065
    608,608      607,418
Interstate...............St. Croix Falls USH 8                    River gorge,
rocky bluffs                1,368     290,980     339,700      274,923  
  307,256      357,341
Kinnickinnic ............. 6 mi. W of River Falls CTH F           River scenery
                           1,153         --                    95,850   
  76,700      111,750
Kohler-Andrae............ 4 mi. S of Sheboygan STH 141            Lake Michigan
sand dunes                  760      274,027     220,861      302,192   
 279,680      278,166
Lake Kegonsa ............ 3 mi. N of Stoughton CTH N              Prairie
park                              343       97,066     175,298      203,540
    186,889      183,069
Lake Wissota............. E of Chippewa Falls 5 mi. STH 29 N      Lake scenery
                            1,062      19,282     205,968      164,157  
  188,138      193,636
                             on K
Merrick ................. 1 mi. N of Fountain City STH 35         A river
park, fall color                  322       94,595     119,151       18,343
     80,571       79,959
Mill Bluff................ 4 mi. W of Camp Douglas USH 12 & 16    Rocky
bluffs                             1,258      88,270      66,549      51,500
      50,396       51,754   0
Mirror Lake.............. 1 mi. SE of Lake Delton                 Lake scenery
                           2,057      178,760     220,774     257,801   
  251,038     266,414   0
Natural Bridge ........... 15 mi. NW of Sauk City CTH C           Natural
rock bridge                       530          -        30,545      34,867
      28,556       42,186   7
Nelson Dewey............ 1 mi. N of Cassville CTH VV              Home of
first governor                    756      116,153      45,169      39,679
      46,900      41,751    -
New Glarus Woods ....... 1 mi. S of New Glarus STH 69             Wooded
valleys, natural oakwoods          360       31,734      16,196      25,919
      28,594       17,413   
Newport ................ 2 mi. SE of Gill's Rock, tip of Door     Lake scenery
                           2,226       50,718     119,108      164,268  
  153,234      154,026   00
                             County
Ojibwa .................. 1 mi. E of Ojibwa STH 70                River scenery
                            366       15,952      13,570         350    
        *       7,519"
Old Wade House.......... 6 mi. W of Plymouth STH 23               Restored
early American inn               254       35,453      20,168      21,777
      18,268"      16,123*  
Pattison................. 10 mi. S of Superior STH 35             Highest
waterfall in state               1,374     172,165     124,183      144,103
    137,000      138,027
Peninsula................ Fish Creek STH 42                       Green Bay,
limestone bluffs             3,763      851,637   1,239,543    1,021,156
  1,048,857      857,494
Perrot .................. 1 mi. N of Trempealeau STH 35           River scenery,
wooded bluffs             1,435     170,915     262,609     200,180     
192,497     223,758
Pike Lake ............... 2 mi. E of Hartford STH 60              Glacial
lake                              678          -       196,253      151,976
    134,507      170,432
Potawatomi.............. 2 mi. NW of Sturgeon Bay STH 42          Limestone
bluffs                        1,127      202,139     215,333      170,872
    169,028      194,889
Rib Mountain ............4 mi. SW of Wausau CTHiN & NN            A high
point in the state                 901      221,149     199,224     206,440
     172,234     134,961
Roche A Cri.............. 2 mi N of Friendship STH 13             Woodlands,
rocky bluffs                   411       37,789      35,145      45,043 
     48,888      47,597
Rock Island3............. 50 mi. SE of Sturgeon Bay               Island
scenery                            912       15,125      29,489       6,953
      10,780       13,596
Rocky Arbor ............. 1 mi. NW of Wisconsin Dells USH 12      Rocky ledges,
wooded valleys              225       68,906      73,648      78,633    
  90,321      93,634
Tower Hill............... 3 mi. S of Spring Green STH 23          Historic
shot tower, river                 77       76,957      31,202      47,219
      67,381      58,471
Whitefish Dunes .......... 10 mi. NE of Sturgeon Bay STH 57       Lake Michigan,
sand dunes                 863          -        49,988      71,577     
 96,936     133,948
Wildcat Mountain ........ 3 mi. S of Ontario STH 33               Bluff lands
                            3,511       71,854     129,414     138,140  
   138,160     139,100
Willow River............. NE of Hudson along Willow River         River scenery,
3 dams                   2,843       57,607     214,145     251,640     
285,648     311,841
Wyalusing ............... 12 mi. S of Prairie du Chien USH 18  Junction Wis.
& Miss. Rivers       2,646     131,042    148,571     178,231     167,633
   198,071
Yellowstone Lake ......... 7 mi. NW of Argyle CTH N               Lake scenery,
wooded valleys              771       80,604     344,563     288,260    
 269,885     271,588
    TOTAL   ............................................................................................
  6,998,568   8,056,939  8,213,306   8,253,635   8,613,742


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