Wisconsin's Outdoor Treasures: A Guide to 150 Natural Destinations by Tim Bewer

Introduction     xi
Planning Your Trip     xiii
Ice Age National Scenic Trail and Ice Age National Scientific Reserve     1
Ice Age Topography: A Glossary     4
Northwest
Pattison State Park     10
Amnicon Falls State Park     12
Brule River State Forest     14
Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest     18
North Country National Scenic Trail     24
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore     27
Big Bay State Park     33
Copper Falls State Park     34
Turtle-Flambeau Scenic Waters Area     37
Timm's Hill National Trail and Timm's Hill County Park     39
Flambeau River State Forest     40
Chippewa Flowage     43
Sawmill Lake and Loyhead Lake Primitive Canoe Routes     45
Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary     47
St. Croix National Scenic Riverway     48
Governor Knowles State Forest     53
Glacial Lake Grantsburg Wildlife Complex     56
Interstate State Park     60
Willow River State Park     63
Kinnickinnic State Park     65
Nugget Lake County Park     67
Hoffman Hills State Recreation Area     69
Chippewa Moraine Ice Age State Recreation Area and Townline-Knickerbocker Canoe Trail     70
Brunet Island State Park     72
Lake Wissota State Park     73
Beaver Creek Reserve     75
Augusta Wildlife Area     77
Northeast
Rock Island State Park     84
Newport State Park     86
Mink River Estuary     89
Peninsula State Park     90
The Ridges Sanctuary, Toft Point Natural Area, and Mud Lake Wildlife Area     93
Whitefish Dunes State Park and Cave Point County Park     96
Potawatomi State Park     99
Green Bay West Shores Wildlife Area     101
L. H. Barkhausen Waterfowl Preserve and Fort Howard Paper Foundation Wildlife Area     104
Navarino Wildlife Area     106
Gordon Bubolz Nature Preserve     107
Mosquito Hill Nature Center     109
Hartman Creek State Park and Emmons Creek Fishery Area     110
George W. Mead Wildlife Area     113
Big Eau Pleine County Park     115
Rib Mountain State Park     117
Dells of the Eau Claire County Park     118
Bitzke Bird Walk     120
Council Grounds State Park     121
Willow Flowage Scenic Waters Area     123
Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest     126
Catherine Wolter Wilderness Area     131
Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest     132
Pine and Popple Wild Rivers     139
LaSalle Falls Trail     141
Southwest
Nelson Dewey State Park     148
Wyalusing State Park     149
Yellowstone Lake State Park and Yellowstone Wildlife Area     154
Governor Dodge State Park     155
Blue Mound State Park     159
Lower Wisconsin State Riverway     161
White Mound County Park     166
Baraboo Hills Preserves     167
Natural Bridge State Park     170
Devil's Lake State Park     171
Mirror Lake State Park     176
Rocky Arbor State Park     178
Bass Hollow County Park     179
Mill Bluff State Park     180
Buckhorn State Park     181
Quincy Bluff and Wetlands Preserve     183
Roche-A-Cri State Park     184
Wisconsin River Power Company Recreation Areas     186
Necedah National Wildlife Refuge     188
Central Wisconsin Conservation Area     190
Black River State Forest and Dike 17 Wildlife Area     193
Merrick State Park and Whitman Dam Wildlife Area     196
Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge     198
Perrot State Park     200
Van Loon Wildlife Area     203
Hixon Forest and La Crosse River Marsh     204
Wildcat Mountain State Park and Kickapoo Valley Reserve     207
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge     210
Southeast
Richard Bong State Recreation Area     220
Schlitz Audubon Center     222
Vernon Marsh Wildlife Area     223
Kettle Moraine State Forest     225
Southern Unit     226
Lapham Peak Unit     231
Pike Lake Unit     233
Northern Unit     235
Broughton Sheboygan Marsh Park and Wildlife Area     239
Riveredge Nature Center     241
Kohler-Andrae State Parks     242
Woodland Dunes Nature Center     244
Point Beach State Forest     246
Brillion Wildlife Area     247
High Cliff State Park     249
Eldorado Marsh Wildlife Area     250
Horicon National Wildlife Refuge, Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area, and Marsh Haven Nature Center     252
Poygan Marsh Wildlife Area     258
White River Marsh Wildlife Area     259
Germania Marsh Wildlife Area     260
Page Creek Marsh     261
John Muir Memorial Park     262
Rowan Creek Fishery Area     263
Lodi Marsh Wildlife Area     264
Indian Lake County Park     265
Governor Nelson State Park     266
Lake Kegonsa State Park     268
Brooklyn Wildlife Area     270
New Glarus Woods State Park     271
Browntown-Cadiz Springs State Recreation Area     272
Tourism Contacts     277
Index     285