Wisconsin State Parks, Forests and Trails fun facts and trivia answers

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1. Interstate (St. Croix Falls, WI)

2. Devil's Lake (Baraboo, WI)

3. Big Manitou Falls at Pattison State Park near Superior is 165 feet high

4. Blue Mound State Park (Blue Mounds, WI)

5. John A. Latsch donated land for Perrot (Trempealeau) and Merrick (Fountain City) state parks in Wisconsin and Whitewater State Park (Elba) in Minnesota.

6. Sugar River State Trail (New Glarus - Brodhead) and Amnicon Falls State Park (Superior)

7. More than 1,000,000 annually

8. John Nolen

9. Heritage Hill State Park in Green Bay

10. The Seth Peterson Cottage is in Mirror Lake State Park (Baraboo)

11. Newport State Park (Ellison Bay)

12. Wyalusing State Park (Bagley)

13. 80,000 annually

14. Rock Island State Park (Washington Island)

15. Elroy-Sparta Trail (32 miles long)

16. Penninsula State Park (Fish Creek)

17. Interstate Park (St. Croix Falls)

18. There are dog swim areas at Governor Dodge (Dodgeville), Governor Nelson (Waunakee), High Cliff (Sherwood), Kohler-Andrae (Sheboygan), Lake Kegonsa (Stoughton), and Whitefish Dunes (Sturgeon Bay) state parks.

19. Door County - Peninsula, Whitefish Dunes, Rock Island, Newport and Potowatomi State Parks

20. Tower Hill, Newport, Rock Island, Harrington Beach, and High Cliff State Parks

21. Paradise Springs (A self-guided nature trail at this site gives you details as you walk.)

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