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Devil's Lake State Park

Devil's Lake State Park

Description

Founded in 1911, Devil's Lake is the third oldest state park in Wisconsin, the largest, and the most visited. Devil's Lake offers magnificent views from 500-foot quartzite bluffs overlooking a 360-acre lake. Enjoy lakeshore picnic areas, sandy swimming beaches, 29 miles of hiking trails, or ease into the backcountry solitude. Devil's Lake is a beautiful year-round park with an intriguing natural history along the 1,000-mile Ice Age National Scenic Trail.

Location

 Directions

  43.4284, -89.7322

County: Sauk

  • Event

    Friends Halloween Hike – Ssspectacular Sssnakes

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    Join us for lots of Halloween fun! There’s a lot to do at this annual event sponsored by the Friends of Devil’s Lake State Park.

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    North Shore Mound Tour

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    Join archaeologist, Seth Taft, on a tour of the park's Indigenous mounds located on the north shore, and learn about the pre-contact period of Wisconsin human history through an archaeological perspective.

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    Exploration Station - Fur, Scat, and Tracks

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    Play a mammal ID game.

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    The Great Nature Race

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    What better way than spending the day outside on the Great Nature Race!

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    The Great Nature Race

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    What better way than spending the day outside on the Great Nature Race!

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    Ask A Naturalist

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    Find the naturalist to ask your nature questions about Devil’s Lake.

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    Monarch Tagging

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    The monarch butterflies are starting to migrate south for the winter and it’s a perfect time for us to capture and tag them.

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    Projects – Naturally!

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    Join the naturalist for fun, hands-on projects inspired by nature.

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    Monarch Tagging

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    The monarch butterflies are starting to migrate south for the winter and it’s a perfect time for us to capture and tag them.

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    Exploration Station – Night Sky

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    Enjoy the night sky during the day!

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