Parks
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Recreation
The 2,350-acre park has a 1.5-mile beach, campground, picnic areas and more than seven miles of hiking and nature trails. Bayfield and Madeline Island also offer bus tours, golfing, art galleries, marinas and the old La Pointe Indian Burial Grounds…
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Maps
Big Bay State Park Map [PDF] Big Bay State Park Campground Map [PDF] Hunting and trapping map [PDF]
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History
Geologic Landscape Situated near the confluence of the Trempealeau and Mississippi Rivers, Perrot State Park is in the unglaciated Driftless Area, an ancient landscape characterized by deeply carved valleys. The park’s majestic bluffs are made of…
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Geology
What's now Perrot State Park was shaped by millions of years of natural forces. Seas In the Cambrian period, beginning about 600 million years ago, Wisconsin slowly sank beneath a shallow inland sea. Eventually, it rose and the sea drained. Then,…
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Fishing
Shoreline fishing is an option. Note that the Trempealeau River is shallow as it passes by the park and water levels change throughout the year. Fishing in Trempealeau Bay varies depending upon the time of year and changing water levels.…
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Hunting
Hunting and trapping are allowed in the open areas of the park during the Wisconsin state parks hunting and trapping time frame. Trapping is not permitted in closed areas as noted on the park hunting map or within 100 yards of any designated use…
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Nature
Perrot State Park's rivers, wetlands, upland fields, steep wooded slopes, deep valleys and bluff tops are home to hundreds of kinds of plants and animals. Both Brady's Bluff Prairie and Trempealeau Mountain are designated as state natural areas.…
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Winter Recreation
When snow conditions permit, nine miles of trail are groomed and tracked for cross-country skiing. Skate skiing is allowed only on a one-mile section of trail in the campground. Each skier age 16 and older must have a state trail pass when the…
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Water Recreation
Boating, canoeing and kayaking There is a boat landing on the Trempealeau River, which gives access to Trempealeau Bay and the Mississippi River under a railroad bridge. There is an adaptive kayak and launching chariot available through the rental…