Lands
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Geology of Horicon Marsh
Over the past 1 million years or so, the great glaciers of the Ice Age have come and gone at least four times. With each glacial advance, the land lay buried under a massive continental ice sheet. Each retreat of the ice mass left behind an entirely…
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Get involved at Horicon
There are many opportunities to join Horicon Marsh. Through our volunteer program, the Friends Group, bird club and archaeological society, we strive to enhance the quality of the visitor experience at Horicon Marsh. Friends Group The…
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Horicon Marsh Education and Visitor Center
Naturalist program Calendar [exit DNR] Pre-glacial and glacial geology of the area Human history of Horicon Wildlife of Horicon Teacher resources Lesson plans Elementary school programs overview [PDF] Avian
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Horicon Marsh Education and Visitor Center
The audience for these programs is as diverse as the subject matter. They include:
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State Game Farm
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VPA Code of Conduct
Follow all hunting, fishing and trapping regulations. Only access areas posted with VPA signs. Know the field boundaries and do not trespass on the surrounding private land. Access is limited to foot traffic only. No motorized vehicles…
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Boat and Shore Fishing Access
Launch Boat Access MapBACKGROUNDIn 2024, this viewer was modernized as a part of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR)'s Web Map Modernization project.
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Human history of Horicon Marsh Wildlife Area
Today, Horicon Marsh is about 32,000 acres in size, consisting mostly of open water and cattail marsh. The southern one-third (about 11,000 acres) is owned by the state of Wisconsin and is controlled by the Department of Natural Resources. This is…