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    Maps

    Big Bay State Park Map [PDF] Big Bay State Park Campground Map [PDF] Hunting and trapping map [PDF]

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    Big Bay State Park

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    History

    Geologic Landscape Situated near the confluence of the Trempealeau and Mississippi Rivers, Perrot State Park is in the unglaciated Driftless Area, an ancient landscape characterized by deeply carved valleys. The park’s majestic bluffs are made of…

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    Geology

    What's now Perrot State Park was shaped by millions of years of natural forces. Seas In the Cambrian period, beginning about 600 million years ago, Wisconsin slowly sank beneath a shallow inland sea. Eventually, it rose and the sea drained. Then,…

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    Fishing

    Shoreline fishing is an option. Note that the Trempealeau River is shallow as it passes by the park and water levels change throughout the year. Fishing in Trempealeau Bay varies depending upon the time of year and changing water levels.…

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    Hunting

    Hunting and trapping are allowed in the open areas of the park during the Wisconsin state parks hunting and trapping time frame. Trapping is not permitted in closed areas as noted on the park hunting map or within 100 yards of any designated use…

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    Nature

    Perrot State Park's rivers, wetlands, upland fields, steep wooded slopes, deep valleys and bluff tops are home to hundreds of kinds of plants and animals. Both Brady's Bluff Prairie and Trempealeau Mountain are designated as state natural areas.…

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    Winter Recreation

    When snow conditions permit, nine miles of trail are groomed and tracked for cross-country skiing. Skate skiing is allowed only on a one-mile section of trail in the campground. Each skier age 16 and older must have a state trail pass when the…

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    Water Recreation

    Boating, canoeing and kayaking There is a boat landing on the Trempealeau River, which gives access to Trempealeau Bay and the Mississippi River under a railroad bridge. There is an adaptive kayak and launching chariot available through the rental…

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    Picnic Areas and Shelters

    Perrot State Park has six picnic areas at the trailheads and around the nature center. Take a break after hiking up the bluffs, enjoy wildlife watching or sit below the nature center and watch a beautiful sunset over Trempealeau Bay. Grills are…

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