Parks
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OutWiGo To Wisconsin State Parks
Celebrate the new year by stepping into nature with a First Day Hike. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will join the adventure sponsored by America’s State Parks on New Year's Day for the 10th year in a row.
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Phone Orders Of 2020 State Park Passes Suspended Starting Oct. 26
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will suspend phone ordering of 2020 annual vehicle admission stickers starting Monday, Oct. 26. Online and property-based sales of 2020 annual stickers continue to be available.
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Pattison State Park Trails Reopen
Starting this week, visitors to Pattison State Park in Douglas County will find all trails reopened, with seven new and improved boardwalks.
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Daily Admission Passes Available Friday, Sept. 4
Daily trail and park admission passes will again be sold at all state park system properties beginning on Friday, September 4, 2020.
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Grants for Friends Groups
Several grant programs are available to Friends Groups projects that support the mission and activities at Wisconsin State Park System properties.Knowles Nelson Stewardship GrantThe Knowles Nelson Stewardship Program provides grants for Friends…
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State Park and Forest Heritage Trust Fund
The Wisconsin Legislature created the State Park and Forest Heritage Trust Fund to provide grants to Friends Groups for the maintenance and operations of state parks, southern state forests, state trails or state recreation areas. A Friends Group…
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Seth Peterson Cottage
The Seth Peterson Cottage [exit DNR] was the first Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house in the world available for rental occupancy. Designed in 1958, it was one of Wright's last commissions.
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Camping
Camping is available at Straight Lake State Park. There are 10 hike-in campsites at the park, with the distance to the sites ranging from a few hundred feet to 0.3 miles. Carts to transport supplies are available for use from May 1 to Oct. 31 at the…
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Picnic Areas and Shelters
There are three picnic areas in the park; near the office, near the mound stairway and by the Chickadee Rock trailhead. A reservable picnic shelter is near the mound stairway. The main picnic shelter area has a paved picnic pad with an accessible…