http://www.devilslakewisconsin.com Devil's Lake State Park Visitor's Guide. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:58:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://www.devilslakewisconsin.com/2010/07/26/busy-summer/ http://www.devilslakewisconsin.com/2010/07/26/busy-summer/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:58:20 +0000 derrick http://www.devilslakewisconsin.com/?p=1481 What a busy summer this is turning out to be (Despite the rain)!  It seems this year we are seeing an almost 20% increase in visitors over last year’s record of 1.6 million visitors.  Amazing.  The downside is crowded beaches and full parking lots.  All you can really do if you want a bit of [...]]]> http://www.devilslakewisconsin.com/2010/07/26/busy-summer/feed/ 0 http://www.devilslakewisconsin.com/2010/07/23/no-flood-here-folks/ http://www.devilslakewisconsin.com/2010/07/23/no-flood-here-folks/#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:06:24 +0000 derrick http://www.devilslakewisconsin.com/?p=1475 We can’t guarantee sun, but the beaches are still in good shape at Devil’s Lake State Park.  Some trails out on Steinke Basin including the bike trail are closed or very muddy as well, but all in all the park is in good shape.  Around the area there is some minor flooding but nothing to [...]]]> http://www.devilslakewisconsin.com/2010/07/23/no-flood-here-folks/feed/ 0 http://www.devilslakewisconsin.com/2010/07/20/parfreys-glen-closed/ http://www.devilslakewisconsin.com/2010/07/20/parfreys-glen-closed/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:22:23 +0000 derrick http://www.devilslakewisconsin.com/?p=1467 It’s Déjà vu all over again!  Pafrey’s Glen is again closed due to recent flood damage.  At the moment we have no idea when the glen will be opened again.  The small bridges that were put in place after the 2008 flood were again washed out making it unsafe for some visitors.  We’ll let you [...]]]> http://www.devilslakewisconsin.com/2010/07/20/parfreys-glen-closed/feed/ 0 http://www.devilslakewisconsin.com/2010/07/12/mosquitos/ http://www.devilslakewisconsin.com/2010/07/12/mosquitos/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:30:19 +0000 derrick http://www.devilslakewisconsin.com/?p=1462 No doubt about it, the mosquitoes are again out in force at Devil’s Lake State Park.  Some areas are worse than others of course, but if you’re out hiking on the Steinke Basin or camping in the Ice Age campground you’re probably suffering the most.  There’s not much you can do to avoid the pesky [...]]]> http://www.devilslakewisconsin.com/2010/07/12/mosquitos/feed/ 0 http://www.devilslakewisconsin.com/2010/07/06/devils-lake-photo-content/ http://www.devilslakewisconsin.com/2010/07/06/devils-lake-photo-content/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:07:01 +0000 derrick http://www.devilslakewisconsin.com/?p=1459 Celebrate 100 years of Devil’s Lake State Park by showing off your best Devil’s Lake images! As part of the 2011 Devil’s Lake State Park Centennial celebration the Friends of Devil’s Lake State Park are sponsoring a photo competition in a variety of categories including; Vistas & Landscapes, Plants, Wildlife, Activities, Youth Photographer and more. [...]]]> http://www.devilslakewisconsin.com/2010/07/06/devils-lake-photo-content/feed/ 0 http://www.devilslakewisconsin.com/2010/06/16/heavy-rains-but/ http://www.devilslakewisconsin.com/2010/06/16/heavy-rains-but/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:51:36 +0000 derrick http://www.devilslakewisconsin.com/?p=1446 We received heavy rains yesterday which did leave some little lakes here and there in the north shore picnic area. It’s fair to say the lake is a bit higher but the beaches are still there! To read a paddler’s view of the rains yesterday click here, and click here to see a slideshow form [...]]]> http://www.devilslakewisconsin.com/2010/06/16/heavy-rains-but/feed/ 1 http://www.devilslakewisconsin.com/2010/06/03/were-number-1/ http://www.devilslakewisconsin.com/2010/06/03/were-number-1/#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:42:51 +0000 derrick http://www.devilslakewisconsin.com/?p=1440 ReserveAmerica.com came out with their list of Top 100 Family Campgrounds today.. and look where Devil’s Lake State Park is sitting!!  Well,  we could have told you that ourselves.    No park or campground is perfect of course, but given the size, the amount of visitors Devil’s Lake State Park sees each year (Over 1.4 [...]]]> http://www.devilslakewisconsin.com/2010/06/03/were-number-1/feed/ 0 http://www.devilslakewisconsin.com/2010/06/02/line-time/ http://www.devilslakewisconsin.com/2010/06/02/line-time/#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:04:33 +0000 derrick http://www.devilslakewisconsin.com/?p=1433 Suffice to say, summer has begun.  You can always tell a summer weekend because campgrounds are full, there’s a line at the north shore entrance, the north shore parking area often fills in the afternoons, and folks are starting to send me emails to complain about something or other.  As I always point out, I’m [...]]]> http://www.devilslakewisconsin.com/2010/06/02/line-time/feed/ 0 http://www.devilslakewisconsin.com/2010/05/26/trashed/ http://www.devilslakewisconsin.com/2010/05/26/trashed/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 11:47:36 +0000 derrick http://www.devilslakewisconsin.com/?p=1424 All around the park, park staff are getting ready for the weekend.  Mowers are buzzing through the picnic areas, maintenance folks are working away in the campgrounds… The one place they’ve not hit yet are the beaches.  In fact, we were shocked by the amount of forgotten items and well, plain trash that filled the [...]]]> http://www.devilslakewisconsin.com/2010/05/26/trashed/feed/ 2 http://www.devilslakewisconsin.com/2010/05/21/suddenly-summer/ http://www.devilslakewisconsin.com/2010/05/21/suddenly-summer/#comments Fri, 21 May 2010 11:27:34 +0000 derrick http://www.devilslakewisconsin.com/?p=1420 Early Morning @ Devil’s Lake – May 19th Summer is here.  Or at least it’s starting to feel like it.  The number of visitors to the website has jumped by over 1500 visitors a day this week, the campsites are starting to fill up with tents and next week’s weather calls for highs in the [...]]]> http://www.devilslakewisconsin.com/2010/05/21/suddenly-summer/feed/ 0