Natural Destinations
Locate a natural destination in the Glacial Lake Wisconsin region.
Bike Trail
- Ahdawagam Trails
- Black River State Forest
- Buckhorn State Park
- Clark County Forest
- Columbia County Bicycle Loops
- Devils Lake State Park
- Erickson Natural Area & Koziczkowski Park
- Green Circle Trail
- Iverson Park
- Jordan County Park
- Levis/Trow Mound Recreation Area
- Little Plover River Biking Route: Plover to Amherst
- Marquette County Scenic Bike Routes
- Mill Bluff State Park
- Mirror Lake State Park
- Necedah National Wildlife Refuge
- Nepco Lake County Park
- Old Wausau Road Biking Route
- Omaha Trail
- Petenwell County Park
- Pine Island Wildlife Area
- Polish Heritage Trail
- Powers Bluff County Park
- Roche-A-Cri State Park
- Sandhill Wildlife Area
- Sandhill Wildlife Area – Trumpeter Trail Auto Tour
- Schmeeckle Reserve and Visitor Center
- South Wood County Park
- South Wood County Recreation Trail
- Standing Rocks Park
- Wazee Lake Recreation Area
- West Arbutus County Park
- Wisconsin River Trail
Bird & Wildlife Viewing
- Ahdawagam Trails
- Aldo Leopold Legacy Center (Leopold Center)
- Amey Pond Wildlife Refuge
- Arbutus Oaks State Natural Area
- Baraboo River Floodplain Forest State Natural Area
- Bass Hollow State Natural Area
- Bauer-Brockway Barrens State Natural Area
- Big Roche-A-Cri Creek Fishery Area
- Black River State Forest
- Blackhawk Island State Natural Area
- Brooks Bluff State Natural Area
- Buckhorn Barrens State Natural Area
- Buckhorn State Park
- Buckhorn Wildlife Area
- Buena Vista Prairie Chicken Meadow State Natural Area
- Buena Vista Quarry State Natural Area
- Buena Vista Wildlife Area
- Cady’s Marsh State Natural Area
- Castle Mound Pine Forest State Natural Area
- Catfish Eddy Terraces State Natural Area
- Clark County Forest
- Colburn Wildlife Area
- Cranberry Creek Mound Group State Natural Area
- Deer Island State Natural Area
- Dell Creek Wildlife Area
- Dells of the Wisconsin River State Natural Area
- Devils Lake State Park
- Devil’s Lake Oak Forest State Natural Area
- Dewey Marsh State Natural Area
- Dewey Marsh Wildlife Area
- Dexter County Park
- Dike 17 Wildlife Area
- East Bluff State Natural Area
- East Fork of the Black River State Natural Area
- Erickson Natural Area & Koziczkowski Park
- Fern Dell Gorge State Natural Area
- Fox River National Wildlife Refuge
- French Creek Fen State Natural Area
- French Creek Wildlife Area
- George W. Mead Wildlife Area
- Glacial Lake Cranberries
- Glenn Creek Barrens State Natural Area
- Green Circle Trail
- Greenwood Wildlife Area
- Hog Island Tamaracks State Natural Area
- Ice Age Trail – Sauk County
- International Crane Foundation
- Iverson Park
- Jackson County Forest
- Jay Creek Pine Forest State Natural Area
- John Muir Memorial Park
- Jordan County Park
- Kingston Pines State Natural Area
- Lawrence Creek State Natural Area
- Leola Marsh Wildlife Area
- Levis/Trow Mound Recreation Area
- Listeman Arboretum Nature Trail
- Lost Lake State Natural Area
- Lower Narrows State Natural Area
- Lunch Creek Wetlands State Natural Area
- McGilvra Woods State Natural Area
- Meadow Valley Wildlife Area
- Mecan River Fishery Area
- Mill Bluff State Natural Area
- Mill Bluff State Park
- Mirror Lake Pine Oak Forest State Natural Area
- Mirror Lake State Park
- Muir Park State Natural Area
- Necedah National Wildlife Refuge
- Necedah Oak-Pine Forest State Natural Area
- Necedah Oak-Pine Savanna State Natural Area
- Nepco Lake County Park
- North Bluff
- North Wood County Park
- Omaha Trail
- Owl Creek Fen Savanna State Natural Area
- Page Creek Marsh State Natural Area
- Parfrey’s Glen State Natural Area
- Paul J. Olson Wildife Area
- Pewits Nest State Natural Area
- Pine Island Savanna State Natural Area
- Pine Island Wildlife Area
- Plainfield Tunnel Channel Lakes State Natural Area
- Powers Bluff County Park
- Powers Bluff Maple Woods State Natural Area
- Quincy Bluff & Wetlands State Natural Area
- Red Oak Bottoms State Natural Area
- Richfield 360 / Richfield Area Trail
- Roche-A-Cri State Park
- Roche-A-Cri Woods State Natural Area
- Rocky Arbor State Park
- Sandhill Wildlife Area
- Sandhill Wildlife Area – Swamp Buck Trail
- Sandhill Wildlife Area – Trumpeter Trail Auto Tour
- Schmeeckle Reserve and Visitor Center
- Skunk Creek Woods State Natural Area
- Sohlberg Silver Lake State Natural Area
- South Wood County Park
- Spaulding Fen State Natural Area
- Suk Cerney Peatlands State Natural Area
- Summerton Bog State Natural Area
- Swan Lake Sedge Meadow and Barrens State Natural Area
- Swan Lake Wildlife Area
- Upper Black River State Natural Area
- Upper Neenah Fishery Area
- Wazee Lake Recreation Area
- Winx Flowage
- Wisconsin River Trail
- Wood County Forest
- Wood County Wildlife Area
- Yellow River Floodplain Forest State Natural Area
Camping
- Black River State Forest
- Buckhorn State Park
- Castle Rock County Park
- Clark County Forest
- Devils Lake State Park
- Dexter County Park
- Jackson County Forest
- Jordan County Park
- Levis/Trow Mound Recreation Area
- Mill Bluff State Park
- Mirror Lake State Park
- North Wood County Park
- Petenwell County Park
- Richfield 360 / Richfield Area Trail
- Roche-A-Cri State Park
- Rocky Arbor State Park
- Russell Memorial Park & Campground
- Sherwood Park & Campground
- South Wood County Park
- Wazee Lake Recreation Area
- West Arbutus County Park
Canoeing & Kayaking Trails
- Baraboo River Floodplain Forest State Natural Area
- Black River State Forest
- Black River- canoe trail
- Buckhorn State Park
- Castle Rock County Park
- Devils Lake State Park
- Dexter County Park
- East Fork of the Black River State Natural Area
- Easton Pond County Park
- Fox River National Wildlife Refuge
- French Creek Fen State Natural Area
- French Creek Wildlife Area
- Iverson Park
- Jackson County Forest
- John Muir Memorial Park
- Jordan County Park
- Lake Arrowhead County Park
- Lake Mason County Park
- McDill Pond – canoe or kayak route
- Mecan River Fishery Area
- Mill Bluff State Park
- Mirror Lake State Park
- Muir Park State Natural Area
- Necedah National Wildlife Refuge
- Nepco Lake County Park
- North Wood County Park
- Parker Lake County Park
- Patrick Lake County Park
- Petenwell County Park
- Pine Island Savanna State Natural Area
- Pine Island Wildlife Area
- Russell Memorial Park & Campground
- Schmeeckle Reserve and Visitor Center
- Sherwood Park & Campground
- South Wood County Park
- Swan Lake Wildlife Area
- Wazee Lake Recreation Area
- West Arbutus County Park
- Wisconsin River Flowage- Stevens Point- paddling route
- Wisconsin River-in-between Flowage paddling route
- Wood County Wildlife Area
- Yellow River Floodplain Forest State Natural Area
Cross-Country Skiing
- Amey Pond Wildlife Refuge
- Black River State Forest
- Buckhorn State Park
- Clark County Forest
- Dells of the Wisconsin River State Natural Area
- Devils Lake State Park
- Dewey Marsh Wildlife Area
- Erickson Natural Area & Koziczkowski Park
- Green Circle Trail
- Greenwood Wildlife Area
- Ice Age Trail – Columbia County
- Iverson Park
- Jackson County Forest
- John Muir Memorial Park
- Jordan County Park
- Levis/Trow Mound Recreation Area
- Listeman Arboretum Nature Trail
- Meadow Valley Wildlife Area
- Mill Bluff State Park
- Mirror Lake State Park
- Necedah National Wildlife Refuge
- Nepco Lake County Park
- Pine Island Wildlife Area
- Powers Bluff County Park
- Quincy Bluff & Wetlands State Natural Area
- Richfield 360 / Richfield Area Trail
- Roche-A-Cri State Park
- Rocky Arbor State Park
- Sandhill Wildlife Area
- Schmeeckle Reserve and Visitor Center
- South Wood County Park
- Standing Rocks Park
- Wazee Lake Recreation Area
- Wood County Wildlife Area
Education & Visitor Centers
- Aldo Leopold Legacy Center (Leopold Center)
- Castle Rock County Park
- Devils Lake State Park
- George W. Mead Wildlife Area
- International Crane Foundation
- Necedah National Wildlife Refuge
- Schmeeckle Reserve and Visitor Center
Fishery & Wildlife
- Amey Pond Wildlife Refuge
- Big Roche-A-Cri Creek Fishery Area
- Buckhorn State Park
- Buckhorn Wildlife Area
- Buena Vista Wildlife Area
- Colburn Wildlife Area
- Dell Creek Wildlife Area
- Dewey Marsh Wildlife Area
- Dike 17 Wildlife Area
- Fox River National Wildlife Refuge
- French Creek Wildlife Area
- George W. Mead Wildlife Area
- Greenwood Wildlife Area
- Leola Marsh Wildlife Area
- Lunch Creek Wetlands State Natural Area
- Meadow Valley Wildlife Area
- Mecan River Fishery Area
- Parker Lake County Park
- Patrick Lake County Park
- Paul J. Olson Wildife Area
- Petenwell County Park
- Pine Island Wildlife Area
- Russell Memorial Park & Campground
- Sandhill Wildlife Area
- Sherwood Park & Campground
- Swan Lake Wildlife Area
- Upper Neenah Fishery Area
- Winx Flowage
- Wood County Wildlife Area
Hiking Trails
- Ahdawagam Trails
- Amey Pond Wildlife Refuge
- Black River State Forest
- Buckhorn Barrens State Natural Area
- Buckhorn State Park
- Castle Mound Pine Forest State Natural Area
- Castle Rock County Park
- Clark County Forest
- Dells of the Wisconsin River State Natural Area
- Devils Lake State Park
- Devil’s Lake Oak Forest State Natural Area
- Dewey Marsh Wildlife Area
- Dexter County Park
- East Bluff State Natural Area
- Erickson Natural Area & Koziczkowski Park
- Green Circle Trail
- Greenwood Wildlife Area
- Highground, The (Veterans Memorial Park)
- Historic Indian Agency House
- Ice Age Trail – Columbia County
- Ice Age Trail – Sauk County
- International Crane Foundation
- Iverson Park
- Jackson County Forest
- John Muir Memorial Park
- Jordan County Park
- Levis/Trow Mound Recreation Area
- Listeman Arboretum Nature Trail
- Meadow Valley Wildlife Area
- Mill Bluff State Natural Area
- Mill Bluff State Park
- Mirror Lake State Park
- Muir Park State Natural Area
- Necedah National Wildlife Refuge
- Nepco Lake County Park
- North Bluff
- North Wood County Park
- Omaha Trail
- Parfrey’s Glen State Natural Area
- Pine Island Wildlife Area
- Plainfield Tunnel Channel Lakes State Natural Area
- Portage Canal
- Powers Bluff County Park
- Quincy Bluff & Wetlands State Natural Area
- Richfield 360 / Richfield Area Trail
- Roche-A-Cri State Park
- Roche-A-Cri Woods State Natural Area
- Rocky Arbor State Park
- Sandhill Wildlife Area
- Sandhill Wildlife Area – Swamp Buck Trail
- Schmeeckle Reserve and Visitor Center
- South Wood County Park
- South Wood County Recreation Trail
- Wazee Lake Recreation Area
- Wisconsin River Trail
- Wood County Wildlife Area
Natural
- Ahdawagam Trails
- Aldo Leopold Legacy Center (Leopold Center)
- Amey Pond Wildlife Refuge
- Arbutus Oaks State Natural Area
- Baraboo River Floodplain Forest State Natural Area
- Bass Hollow State Natural Area
- Bauer-Brockway Barrens State Natural Area
- Big Roche-A-Cri Creek Fishery Area
- Black River State Forest
- Black River- canoe trail
- Blackhawk Island State Natural Area
- Brooks Bluff State Natural Area
- Buckhorn Barrens State Natural Area
- Buckhorn State Park
- Buckhorn Wildlife Area
- Buena Vista Prairie Chicken Meadow State Natural Area
- Buena Vista Quarry State Natural Area
- Buena Vista Wildlife Area
- Cady’s Marsh State Natural Area
- Castle Mound Pine Forest State Natural Area
- Castle Rock County Park
- Catfish Eddy Terraces State Natural Area
- Clark County Forest
- Colburn Wildlife Area
- Columbia County Bicycle Loops
- Cranberry Creek Mound Group State Natural Area
- Deer Island State Natural Area
- Dell Creek Wildlife Area
- Dells of the Wisconsin River State Natural Area
- Devils Lake State Park
- Devil’s Lake Oak Forest State Natural Area
- Dewey Marsh State Natural Area
- Dewey Marsh Wildlife Area
- Dexter County Park
- Dike 17 Wildlife Area
- East Bluff State Natural Area
- East Fork of the Black River State Natural Area
- Easton Pond County Park
- Fern Dell Gorge State Natural Area
- Fox River National Wildlife Refuge
- French Creek Fen State Natural Area
- French Creek Wildlife Area
- George W. Mead Wildlife Area
- Glacial Lake Cranberries
- Glenn Creek Barrens State Natural Area
- Green Circle Trail
- Greenwood Wildlife Area
- Highground, The (Veterans Memorial Park)
- Historic Indian Agency House
- Hog Island Tamaracks State Natural Area
- Ice Age Trail – Columbia County
- Ice Age Trail – Sauk County
- International Crane Foundation
- Iverson Park
- Jackson County Forest
- Jay Creek Pine Forest State Natural Area
- John Muir Memorial Park
- Jordan County Park
- Kingston Pines State Natural Area
- Lake Arrowhead County Park
- Lake Mason County Park
- Lawrence Creek State Natural Area
- Leola Marsh Wildlife Area
- Levis/Trow Mound Recreation Area
- Listeman Arboretum Nature Trail
- Little Plover River Biking Route: Plover to Amherst
- Lost Lake State Natural Area
- Lower Narrows State Natural Area
- Lunch Creek Wetlands State Natural Area
- Marquette County Scenic Bike Routes
- McDill Pond – canoe or kayak route
- McGilvra Woods State Natural Area
- Meadow Valley Wildlife Area
- Mill Bluff State Natural Area
- Mill Bluff State Park
- Mirror Lake Pine Oak Forest State Natural Area
- Mirror Lake State Park
- Muir Park State Natural Area
- Necedah National Wildlife Refuge
- Necedah Oak-Pine Forest State Natural Area
- Necedah Oak-Pine Savanna State Natural Area
- Nepco Lake County Park
- North Bluff
- Old Wausau Road Biking Route
- Omaha Trail
- Owl Creek Fen Savanna State Natural Area
- Page Creek Marsh State Natural Area
- Parfrey’s Glen State Natural Area
- Parker Lake County Park
- Patrick Lake County Park
- Paul J. Olson Wildife Area
- Petenwell County Park
- Pewits Nest State Natural Area
- Pine Island Savanna State Natural Area
- Pine Island Wildlife Area
- Plainfield Tunnel Channel Lakes State Natural Area
- Polish Heritage Trail
- Portage Canal
- Powers Bluff County Park
- Powers Bluff Maple Woods State Natural Area
- Quincy Bluff & Wetlands State Natural Area
- Red Oak Bottoms State Natural Area
- Richfield 360 / Richfield Area Trail
- Roche-A-Cri Mound (Petroglyphs and Pictographs)
- Roche-A-Cri State Park
- Roche-A-Cri Woods State Natural Area
- Rocky Arbor State Park
- Russell Memorial Park & Campground
- Sandhill Wildlife Area
- Sandhill Wildlife Area – Swamp Buck Trail
- Sandhill Wildlife Area – Trumpeter Trail Auto Tour
- Schmeeckle Reserve and Visitor Center
- Sherwood Park & Campground
- Skunk Creek Woods State Natural Area
- Sohlberg Silver Lake State Natural Area
- South Wood County Park
- South Wood County Recreation Trail
- Spaulding Fen State Natural Area
- Standing Rocks Park
- Suk Cerney Peatlands State Natural Area
- Summerton Bog State Natural Area
- Swan Lake Sedge Meadow and Barrens State Natural Area
- Swan Lake Wildlife Area
- Upper Black River State Natural Area
- Upper Neenah Fishery Area
- Wazee Lake Recreation Area
- West Arbutus County Park
- Winx Flowage
- Wisconsin Dells Boat Tours
- Wisconsin River Flowage- Stevens Point- paddling route
- Wisconsin River Trail
- Wisconsin River-in-between Flowage paddling route
- Wisconsin State Firefighters Memorial Park
- Wood County Wildlife Area
- Yellow River Floodplain Forest State Natural Area
Parks
- Buckhorn State Park
- Devils Lake State Park
- Devil’s Lake Oak Forest State Natural Area
- East Bluff State Natural Area
- Mill Bluff State Park
- Mirror Lake State Park
- Roche-A-Cri State Park
- Rocky Arbor State Park
Parks (County & Municipal)
- Castle Rock County Park
- Dexter County Park
- Easton Pond County Park
- Erickson Natural Area & Koziczkowski Park
- Green Circle Trail
- Iverson Park
- John Muir Memorial Park
- Jordan County Park
- Lake Arrowhead County Park
- Lake Mason County Park
- Levis/Trow Mound Recreation Area
- Listeman Arboretum Nature Trail
- Little Plover River Biking Route: Plover to Amherst
- McDill Pond – canoe or kayak route
- Muir Park State Natural Area
- Nepco Lake County Park
- North Wood County Park
- Omaha Trail
- Parker Lake County Park
- Patrick Lake County Park
- Petenwell County Park
- Powers Bluff County Park
- Richfield 360 / Richfield Area Trail
- Russell Memorial Park & Campground
- Sherwood Park & Campground
- South Wood County Park
- South Wood County Recreation Trail
- Standing Rocks Park
- Wazee Lake Recreation Area
- West Arbutus County Park
- Wisconsin State Firefighters Memorial Park
Rock Formations & Bluffs
- Castle Mound Pine Forest State Natural Area
- Dells of the Wisconsin River State Natural Area
- Levis/Trow Mound Recreation Area
- Lower Narrows State Natural Area
- Mill Bluff State Park
- North Bluff
- Parfrey’s Glen State Natural Area
- Powers Bluff County Park
- Roche-A-Cri Mound (Petroglyphs and Pictographs)
- Sandhill Wildlife Area
- Wisconsin Dells Boat Tours
State & County Forests
State Natural Area
- Arbutus Oaks State Natural Area
- Baraboo River Floodplain Forest State Natural Area
- Bass Hollow State Natural Area
- Bauer-Brockway Barrens State Natural Area
- Blackhawk Island State Natural Area
- Brooks Bluff State Natural Area
- Buckhorn Barrens State Natural Area
- Buena Vista Prairie Chicken Meadow State Natural Area
- Buena Vista Quarry State Natural Area
- Cady’s Marsh State Natural Area
- Castle Mound Pine Forest State Natural Area
- Catfish Eddy Terraces State Natural Area
- Cranberry Creek Mound Group State Natural Area
- Deer Island State Natural Area
- Dells of the Wisconsin River State Natural Area
- Devil’s Lake Oak Forest State Natural Area
- East Bluff State Natural Area
- East Fork of the Black River State Natural Area
- Fern Dell Gorge State Natural Area
- French Creek Fen State Natural Area
- Glenn Creek Barrens State Natural Area
- Hog Island Tamaracks State Natural Area
- Jay Creek Pine Forest State Natural Area
- Kingston Pines State Natural Area
- Lawrence Creek State Natural Area
- Lost Lake State Natural Area
- Lower Narrows State Natural Area
- Lunch Creek Wetlands State Natural Area
- McGilvra Woods State Natural Area
- Mill Bluff State Natural Area
- Mirror Lake Pine Oak Forest State Natural Area
- Muir Park State Natural Area
- Necedah National Wildlife Refuge
- Necedah Oak-Pine Forest State Natural Area
- Necedah Oak-Pine Savanna State Natural Area
- Owl Creek Fen Savanna State Natural Area
- Page Creek Marsh State Natural Area
- Parfrey’s Glen State Natural Area
- Pewits Nest State Natural Area
- Pine Island Savanna State Natural Area
- Plainfield Tunnel Channel Lakes State Natural Area
- Powers Bluff Maple Woods State Natural Area
- Quincy Bluff & Wetlands State Natural Area
- Red Oak Bottoms State Natural Area
- Roche-A-Cri Mound (Petroglyphs and Pictographs)
- Roche-A-Cri Woods State Natural Area
- Skunk Creek Woods State Natural Area
- Sohlberg Silver Lake State Natural Area
- Spaulding Fen State Natural Area
- Suk Cerney Peatlands State Natural Area
- Summerton Bog State Natural Area
- Swan Lake Sedge Meadow and Barrens State Natural Area
- Upper Black River State Natural Area
- Yellow River Floodplain Forest State Natural Area
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