Parks
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Hiking
While all of the trails in the park are open to hiking, there are three trails designated as hiking-only in spring, summer and fall: the Indian Marker Tree Trail, the self-guided Flintrock Nature Trail and the Pleasure Valley Hiking Trail. …
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Swimming Pool and Splash Pad
Property Notice: The Blue Mound State Park pool and splash pad is closed for the season and will reopen Memorial Day weekend 2025. One of the most popular attractions at Blue Mound State Park between Memorial Day and Labor Day is the 1,950-square…
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Geology
Over millions of years, the forces of nature changed this place from mountains to a sea bottom to the hill it is today. An undersea sediment sandwich Deep down under the Blue Mounds is granite bedrock, the "roots" of mountains that stood here more…
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Nature
Southern Wisconsin's Blue Mound State Park is a great place for observing nature, both close up and at a distance from the two observation towers. Learn about and experience the birds and other wildlife, trees, wildflowers and geological formations…
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Conditions
The Blue Mound State Park pool and splash pad is open daily through Labor Day weekend. See the pool and splash pad webpage for all 2024 operating dates and hours. Weather Weather forecast [exit DNR]
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Maps
Blue Mound State Park Map [PDF] Cross-country Ski And Winter Trail Map [PDF] Campground Map [PDF] Hunting And Trapping Map [PDF]
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Recreation
Over 20 miles of scenic hiking, off-road biking and cross-country ski trails, as well as a family campground, access to the Military Ridge State Trail with bike-in campsites and a rustic cabin for people with disabilities make Blue Mound a popular…
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Recreation
The 40-mile Military Ridge State Trail, in Iowa and Dane counties, connects Dodgeville and Madison by way of an 1855 military route between Verona and Dodgeville. The trail runs along the southern borders of Governor Dodge and Blue Mound state parks…
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Basic Information
Trail facts Rail trail: Yes Length: 40 miles Surface: Asphalt - 2.5 miles; Crushed stone - 37.5 miles Counties: Dane, Iowa Communities: Dodgeville, Ridgeway, Barneveld, Blue Mounds, Mount Horeb, Klevenville, Riley, Verona, Fitchburg Hours…