Parks_Topic Contact_Interstate
- Email: Interstate Park
- Phone: tel:+1-715-483-3747
Interstate is Wisconsin's oldest state park, established in 1900. Located along the picturesque St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, the park provides scenic views of the river and the steep-sided gorge known as the Dalles of the St. Croix. The Ice Age Interpretive Center features a film, photographs, murals and information.
Website: Interstate State Park
County: Polk
1275 State Hwy 35
St. Croix Falls, WI 54024
United States
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Interstate Park is home to famous rock formations, and you can learn how rocks form by playing our rock cycle game. Drop by the Ice Age Interpretive Center to try it.
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Join fossil finder Arnold Sanford and the naturalist in the Ice Age Interpretive Center to learn about the park’s real mammoth fossils and see the naturalist preserve them.
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Join our Mini BioBlitz, where we attempt to identify as many species as we can in a short time frame. Stop by the naturalist’s table by the Ice Age Interpretive Center anytime from 2 – 5 p.m. to borrow ID books and learn more.
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Hike the Eagle Peak Trail and say hello to the naturalist at the top, where he’ll answer visitor questions and point out some notable features of the park’s highest point.
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Oh say, can you see the red, white and blue bird photos placed along the Skyline Trail? Grab a paper from the naturalist at the Ice Age Interpretive Center and see if you can name them all!
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What’s an emerald ash borer? How can a tiny bug take down a giant tree? And how can we stop it? Drop by the naturalist’s table by the Beach House to find out!
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Go for a nice hike on the Meadow Valley and Ravine Trail. The naturalist will be roaming the trail for questions and conversations about Interstate.
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Swing by the naturalist’s table by the Beach House to see real animal skulls. Can you correctly guess what animals they are from?
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See bugs from near and far and even touch live bugs in an exciting presentation by Bruce the Bug Guy in the Ice Age Interpretive Center. Sponsored by the Friends of Interstate Park.
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Take a stroll on the Horizon Rock Trail. The naturalist will be roaming the trail for questions or conversations about Interstate and its biology and history.