Tower Hill State Park provides a variety of recreation opportunities. Camping Camping at Tower Hill State Park Canoeing and kayaking Tower Hill State Park does not have a boat launch. The park borders the Wisconsin River and backwaters and is a…
The rock forming Rocky Arbor's gorge is sandstone that geologists have aged at about 500 million years. The rock's sand grains are thought to have been deposited by rivers draining into shallow seas. The seas receded and the sand compacted into…
Camping Camping at Rocky Arbor State Park Hiking The park has a 1-mile, self-guided nature trail. Walk quietly, stop often, listen and watch for wildlife. You may see deer, raccoons, squirrels, bats and chipmunks.
WeatherWeather forecast [exit DNR]TrailsThe Nature Trail provides an excellent chance to see the great variety of plants and animals native to the area, and also offers some close-up views of the park's rock formations.
The Pottawatomie Lighthouse, on a high bluff at the northern tip of Rock Island, dates from 1836, before Wisconsin became a state. Many of Wisconsin's settlers from Europe came by Great Lakes steamships in those days before railroads and highways…