Summer Day Trips in Wisconsin: State & County Parks

Summer is the time for day trips. There are several day trips that are worthwhile in Wisconsin. You will need your your camera to capture the beautiful scenery in these State & County parks. For the nature enthusiast, here are three beautiful summer trip destinations in Wisconsin. 

Devil's Lake State Park
S5975 Park Road
Baraboo, Wisconsin. 53913
Park Office:608.356.8301 

Devil's Lake State Park is Located in Baraboo, Wisconsin and situated along the Ice Age Trail and is visited by more than 1.2 million people per year!

Devil’s Lake features 500 foot cliffs, swimming areas (with 2 huge sandy beaches), campsites galore, miles of uphill hiking trails, cross country ski and mountain bike trails and much more. The wildlife is beautiful and the park itself is breathtaking. A trip to the top of one of the two hikes will give you a view of the Lake that is simply unreal.

Devil's Lake is open from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. Visitor Center hours are from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily in the summer and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in other seasons.

The fees to get into the state park are based on sticker prices for the year. For the year 2006, residents of Wisconsin can get into Devil’s Lake for $25 a year, $7 for the day or $3 for one hour. If you are a non resident it costs $35 for the year, $3 for the day and $3 for one hour. Well worth the cash!

Parfrey's Glen
Baraboo, WI
4 miles east of Devil’s Lake State Park

Directions to the Park: Take Hwy. 113 south out of Baraboo and turn left on DL. The entrance will be on your left a few miles down. The entrance is a bit hard to see, but if you get to the Old Schoolhouse Restaurant, you passed it. Just turn around and go back about a half mile. 

Parfrey's Glen is administered by the Devil’s Lake State Park. The trail into the Glen is just under a mile long. As you walk in you will be blown away by how beautiful the surroundings are. Streams, towering rocks and lush vegetation is all around you. At it's uppermost part, the glen reaches a depth of nearly 100 feet.