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Trail Reports Continue

During the summer months, we send off our trail reports to TravelWisconsin.com, but this time of year they swap the hiking trail reports for ski trail conditions. Here at Devil's Lake State Park, the trails are mixed-use and while some…

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Closed Tunnel Elroy Sparta State Trail

Bats of the Elroy-Sparta State Trail

Just after Halloween, we took advantage of the late-season warmth to ride the Elroy-Sparta State Trail north from Kendall, Wisconsin up to the first of 3 historic train tunnels which are some of the main attractions on the Elroy-Sparta. Of…

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Bluffs with Liberty

How Tall Is That?

The Bluffs surrounding the lake rise about 500 feet above the water. This is called "prominence". Prominence is a measure of how tall a hill stands against the surrounding landscape. "Elevation," tells us the distance (or how tall) something is…

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Devil's Lake With Ice

How Cold Is It?

40F. Right now the surface water temperature of Devil's Lake is around 40 degrees. That's about the average temp of the surface water of Lake Superior in early June. According to Minnesota Sea Grant, "In water that is 32-40 degrees…

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Fall Color around the firepit on north shore.

Fall Color Report Oct 20 – 27th

This will be the weekend to enjoy the fall colors at Devil's Lake State Park. Is it "peak"? Well, it sort of depends on where you look. Thing is, the weather forecast is calling for sunny days and temps in…

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Video View of Autumn

Here's a chill little video captured around Devil's Lake State Park over the last few days. Watch on Youtube at: https://youtu.be/uJckn2wcfgE Need more info about colors and locations this weekend? Here's our most recent fall color report.

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Fall Color and Cabins

Fall Color Report Oct 13th – 20th

It's not peak, but it's getting nice out there with lots of colors all around Devil's Lake State Park and the Baraboo Hills. At A Glance When you approach the Baraboo Hills from any direction this week you can see…

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Fall Colors, Red Leaves

Seeing Red!

When visitors to Devil's Lake State Park are asking where and when to see "fall colors", sometimes what they are really asking is where to see, "RED" leaves. This is because the red color doesn't happen everywhere and in fact,…

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Fall Color 2022 Chateau

Fall Color Report Sept 29 – Oct 6

It's time again to kick off our annual Fall Color Reports! While it's great to start out with Wisconsin's Fall Color Map it doesn't really tell you what's going on here in the Baraboo Hills with our mix of unique…

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Fall Colors?

Well, it's a little early to start chasing fall colors here in the Devil's Lake State Park region, but it won't be too long. Here are a couple of photos taken this week along the Merrimac Preserve hiking trails on…

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