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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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    Camping

    Perrot State Park offers several family campsites and four walk-in group campsites. Reservations Reserve a campsite online. Family campground There are 102 campsites. The campground has flush toilets, showers and a dump station in season. In…

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    Concessions and Rentals

    Ice and firewood sales are provided in the park. Merchandise is sold by the Friends of Perrot State Park to help support the park’s interpretive program. T-shirts, hats, postcards, bug boxes and nature guides can be purchased at the park…

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    Hiking

    The park has 12.5 miles of hiking trails. Many of the trails take you up to the top of the bluffs and give you a unique opportunity to enjoy scenic views of the Mississippi River valley. The bluff trails have steep climbs and some have steps or…

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    Conditions

    Weather Weather forecast Road Construction The main road (south entrance) to Perrot State Park will be closed for road construction from Monday, March 18 to approximately May 24, 2024. The park will remain open. During construction, visitors…

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    Maps

    Perrot State Park summer map Perrot winter map Campground map Hunting and trapping map

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    Perrot State Park

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    History

    When the glaciers retreated from Wisconsin more than 10,000 years ago, the hills and valleys of southwestern Wisconsin were not left with any sizable, natural lakes. There had been talk for many years in the region of the possibility of building a…

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    Nature

    The park is host to many different species of wildlife. These include the commonly seen white-tailed deer, wild turkey, groundhog, fox and grey squirrel and cottontail rabbit. There have been over 170 species of birds observed in and around the park…

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