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Water Recreation
Swimming The 1.5-mile beach is a great place to bask in the sun. The Lake Superior reputation for cold water is challenged every summer by the delighted waders and swimmers using the beautiful mile-and-a-half long sand beach at Big Bay. A beach…
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Picnic Areas
The day use area is equipped with picnic tables, grills, drinking water and restrooms.
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Hiking
There are seven miles of hiking trails at Big Bay State Park that wind through varied habitat, some of which are detailed through interpretive signage. Bikes are not allowed on any of the trails or boardwalks. Dog sleds are allowed only with a…
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Camping
Big Bay State Park has a total of 60 campsites. Reservations Reserve a campsite online.
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Conditions
Weather Weather forecast Construction Projects 2025-2026 The campground and beach parking lot at Big Bay State Park will be closed from Sept. 2, 2025, through approximately May 23, 2026. The park will remain open. Limited parking will be…
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Recreation
The 2,350-acre park has a 1.5-mile beach, campground, picnic areas and more than seven miles of hiking and nature trails. Bayfield and Madeline Island also offer bus tours, golfing, art galleries, marinas and the old La Pointe Indian Burial Grounds…
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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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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,…