Recreation
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Water Recreation
Swimming The state forest offers a swimming beach. Lifeguards are not provided. A beach wheelchair is available for rental. Please contact the park office for more information. Boating, canoeing and kayaking Pike Lake provides a…
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Picnic Areas and Shelters
The Pike Lake Unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest offers a large picnic area adjacent to Pike Lake. Several picnic tables and grills are available throughout the picnic area. A swimming beach, pet swim area and hiking trails can all be accessed…
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Hiking
Nine different hiking trails provide a variety of topography and scenery. Summer is a great time to view wildflowers while walking the forest trails. Pets must be on a leash 8 feet or shorter at all times. View the Trail Map. A manual all…
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Camping
Camping is available at Pike Lake from early April through the third weekend in October. Pike Lake has a family campground and three backpack campsites. Reservations Reserve a campsite online. Sunrise campground There are 32 campsites —…
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Maps
Kettle Moraine State Forest - Pike Lake Unit map [PDF] Pike Lake winter map [PDF] Pike Lake campgroun
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Nature
The sheltered and scenic Kickapoo River Valley supports fish, deer, beaver and many other kinds of animals, birds and plants. Wildcat Mountain is an official Wisconsin Watchable Wildlife site. Mammals Red squirrels chatter from treetops. If you…
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Picnic Areas and Shelters
Wildcat Mountain State Park has an upper picnic area with a reservable shelter and playground, a lower picnic area along the Kickapoo River with a shelter (non-reservable) and a picnic area at the Ice Cave trail parking lot. Shelters and…
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Horseback Riding
Wildcat Mountain State Park has several horse trail loops totaling 15 miles and offers 24 campsites for equestrians available northeast of the park office off Taylor Valley Road. The park does not have horses to rent. Experienced riders can rent…
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Hiking
The park has more than 20 miles of trails that can be hiked, a nature building and many scenic vistas. The park has two compass orienteering courses developed by an Eagle Scout. The long course is 1.33 miles and the short course is 1.05 miles.…
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Maps
Wildcat Mountain state park map [PDF] (hiking and horse trails) Cross-country ski trails map [PDF] Family campground map [PDF]