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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 state’s Knowles Nelson Stewardship Grant funding expired on June 30…

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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…

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    Picnic Areas and Shelters

    There are three picnic areas within the park; Mound Point, Dewey Heights and Cedar Point. Picnic tables and grills are available in all three areas. Dewey Heights picnic area contains two accessible picnic shelters and accessible restrooms.…

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    Camping

    Camping near the Glacial Drumlin State Trail is available at campgrounds in the Southern Unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest, Lake Kegonsa State Park, Capital Springs State Recreation Area and at the Sandhill Station State Campground about 1…

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    History

    Stewart Tunnel closed until further notice:

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