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350 Mounds Park Rd., PO Box 98
Blue Mounds, WI 53517
Blue Mound State Park is on the tallest hill in southern Wisconsin, about 25
miles west of Madison. The 1,153-acre park is a popular place for swimming,
hiking, camping, cross-country skiing and mountain biking (both double and
single track) and finding peace and solitude.
View from observation tower
The top of the hill is 1,716 feet above sea level, the seventh-highest spot in
Wisconsin.
DNR Photo
Things to do
* Bicycling
* Camping
* Reserve a Campsite
* Hiking
* Picnicking
* Playgrounds
* Nature Center & Naturalist program
* Skiing
* Sledding
* Snowshoeing
* Swimming
* Volunteering
Things to see
* Driftless area geology—bluffs and valleys
* Observation Towers & Vistas
* What’s Blooming?
* Wildlife
* Bird Watching
...and more
* Concessions
* Facility Rentals
* Fees
* Friends of Blue Mound State Park
* Pets
* Pool Fundraising
* Rustic Accessible Cabin
* Safety
How to Get There
Blue Mound State Park is just north of the Village of Blue Mounds, about 25
miles west of Madison via US Highway 18/151. From Highway 18/151, go north on
County Highway F and turn left on County Highway ID into Blue Mounds. Go west on
Highway ID about a half mile to Mounds Road. Turn right (north) and follow
Mounds Road north through town. (Mounds Road becomes Mounds Park Road once you
leave the village.) The park entrance is one mile north of the intersection of
Highway ID and Mounds Road.
By foot or bicycle, you can reach the park by way of the Military Ridge State
Trail. The park access trail is about .7 mile west of Mounds Park Road on the
Military Ridge Trail.
For More Information
Ask Karl Heil, manager, (608) 437-5711 |
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