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Discover World Class Adventure In Wisconsin? I Have Adventured To Exotics And Breath-Taking Wilderness Locations Around The World, Like Cradle Mountain In Tasmania, And Can Say, I Have Discovered And Experienced Such A Caliber Class, Spectacular World Class Wilderness Location In Wisconsin.
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Experiences That Only Happen By Snowshoe ----- I Have Experiences Emotionally Moving Moments In Deep Wisconsin Wilderness That Can Only Happen By Snowshoe. Within A Few Minutes Of The Milwaukee Metro Area, A Person Can Experience Hiking At The Top Of Snow Covered Cliffs Over Looking Lake Michigan With Its Specular And Ever Changing Icescapes. Going West To Brookfield's Is Michel Park Wetland Wilderness Where A Pair Of Snowshoes Can Take You Into A Frozen Swamp Forest For A Very Unique And Tranquil Experience. Head 15 Minutes From Milwaukee's West Boundary To The 'Lapham Peak' State Park To Experience The Feeling Of Being In A Snow Covered Tall Evergreen Forest Without The Need To Drive 8 Hours Or More North To Wisconsin's Remote Wilderness. And For The Ultimate Winter Wonderland Wilderness Experience, Head To The Apostle Islands, Where You Can Experience Conditions Reassembling Wide Open Frozen Ice, Winter Caves, And The Most Unique And Ever Changing ICE Caves! All This Must Be Experienced On-Foot In-Silence, By Using A Pair Of Quality Snowshoes As A Technical Means To Getting Into These Remote Locations - Where Car, SUV, Or Snow-Machine Cannot Get To, Or Would Destroy The Moment And Snowscape.
Fluff Travel Articles "Place To Snowshoe In Wisconsin" ----- The Internet, Travel Magazines And Tourist Outlets All Seem To Copy Each Other's Words And Stories Just To Produce Content To Help Sell Advertising. In The Real World, Using Snowshoes Can Be A Necessity For Living Everyday, Or To Conduct Work On The Job. Snowshoeing Can Be A Hobby Or A Play-Time Activity For Kids And Adults. There Are No Special Skills, And There Is No Special Requirement For Using Snowshoes In Any Special Area Or Trail. The Sport Of Snowshoeing Has Become A Marketing Method To Sell More Snowshoes And May Be Misleading Potential New Users Into Believing They Are Only For The Sport Of Snowshoeing. Snowshoes Can Be Made For Many Purposes And Used Where There Is Snow. Wisconsin Public Access Lands, Parks, Wilderness Are All Great Places To Consider, When Just Looking To Snowshoe For The Experience Of Using Snowshoes For Creation Or Fitness.
Wisconsin Snowshoe Types ----- First, We Start With A Mutually Understood Defined Meaning For The Word "Snowshoe". Snowshoes Are Devices Intended To Provide Personal Aid In Walking More Efficiently And Comfortably Over Snow Covered Terrain. More Effective Snowshoes Are Devices Which Have Been Designed, Engineered And Developed To Enable High Efficiency And Sure-Footing. High-Performance Snowshoes Are Those Engineered And Developed Over Time For Optimal Performance In All Snow Conditions, Without Slipping On Frozen Snow And Ice Covered Surfaces And Be Comfortable And Natural To Walk In, Run, Jump, And Climb. Next, Consider The Terrain In Wisconsin; It Is Mostly Rolling To Flat; Gradual Sloping Hills And Valleys. Along The Great Lakes, Are Vertical Terrains, Boulders, And Sheets of Broken Ice Can Be Encountered. Forest Present Tightly Spaced Small Trees And Heavy Thick Shrubs. Therefore, All Types Of Snowshoes Are Valid Considerations For Use In Wisconsin. Make Your Selections Based On The Main Activity And Purpose Of Using The Snowshoe. Even When Just Buying Snowshoes AS a Novelty Toy, Why Waist Money On Something That Will Not Properly Give You A Quality Experience? We Provide You With A Prequalified Selection Of Quality Products We Would By Ourselves. When Buying For Children, Or Yourself As Novelty Toys, Remember There Are Online Free Selling Websites And We Will Always Be Interested In Taking Back Your Product At Anytime After Your Purchase As A Buyback Or trade-In Value! Casanova's, Trusted Since 1930.
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Belmont Mound State Park
c/o 7896 Lake Rd., Blanchardville 53516
(608) 523-4427; (608) 523-4447 Fax
> Mound Trail; Distance
Reported: 2.0 Miles; Easy To
Intermediate
> Tower Trail; Distance
Reported: 0.5 Mile
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The Belmont Lions Club operates and
maintains this park. Belmont Mound, an
outlier of the famed Niagara dolomite
escarpment, reaches nearly 400 feet
above the Village of Belmont.
From the 64-foot observation tower on
top, see for many miles in all
directions. The wooded mound
abounds in berries and wildlife.
It has picnic and playground facilities
but no camping.Wisconsin's
First Capitol (exit DNR) historic
site is less than a mile to the west.
c/o 7896 Lake Rd., Blanchardville 53516.
(608) 523-4427.
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Big Bay State Park
Hagen Rd., Madeline
Island P.O. Box 589, Bayfield 54814-0589
(715) 747-6425; (715)
779-4025 Fax; (715) 779-4020 Off-season
> Ridge Trail 2.6 miles
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Big Bay State Park is on Madeline
Island, the largest of Lake Superior's
22 Apostle Islands.Note
Getting Here Requires Lake Superior To
Freeze over Between The Mainland And The
Island! This Requires Driving Over
An Ice Road. Check With Local
Authorities Before Heading Out To This
Location!
The park has 5.5 miles of hiking trails
through forest and open meadow. Most of
the trails are relatively short and none
are very strenuous.
Dog Sleds are allowed only with a
written permit from the park manager
Map
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Blue Mound State Park
4350 Mounds Park
Road; P.O. Box 98
(608) 437-5711 -
Phone; (608) 437-6214 - Fax
> Single Track; Distance
Reported: 0.7 Miles; Easy
> Single Track; Distance
Reported: 3.5 Miles; Intermediate To
Difficult
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Snowshoeing is allowed anywhere in
the park except on cross-country ski
trails. A designated snowshoe trail with
a .75-mile loop and a 3-mile loop has
its trailhead on the east side of the
pool parking lot.
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Browntown-Cadiz Springs State
Recreation Area
N3150 Hwy. 81 P.O. Box 256, Monroe 53566
(608) 966-3777 or (608)
325-4844
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> Nature Trail; Distance
Reported: 1.0 Mile
> Hike/Ski Trail;
Distance Reported: 7.6 Miles; Easy To
Difficult
> Hiking Trail; Distance
Reported: 1.9 Miles; Easy To
Intermediate
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Brule River State Forest
6250 S. Ranger Rd. Box 125, Brule 54820;
(715) 372-4866; (715) 372-4836 Fax
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> North Country Scenic
Trail; Distance Reported: 7.0
miles
> Old Bayfield
Hike/Snowshoe Trail; Distance
Reported: 2.3 miles
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Brunet Island State Park
Email:
Michael.Rivers@wisconsin.gov
23125 255th S.
Cornell, WI 54732
Phone (715) 239-6888
8 miles of hiking trails
5 miles of cross-country ski trails
1 mile of surfaced bike trails
.8 mile of self-guided nature trail
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Brunet Island
State Park, on the Chippewa and Fisher
rivers, contains more than 1,200 acres
of scenic beauty, wildlife, and
recreational opportunities. Each summer,
thousands of visitors come to camp,
fish, boat, canoe, hike, swim, and
picnic. During the winter they can ski,
snowshoe, and ice fish.
On the mainland, hikers all year
around and cross-country skiers in the
winter use the Nordic Trail.
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Buckhorn State Park
W8450 Buckhorn Park Ave., Necedah
54646-7338
(608) 565-2789; (608)
565-8033 Fax
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> Turkey Hollow Trail-;
Distance Reported: 1.5 Miles; Easy
> Partridge Trail;
Distance Reported: 1.2 Miles; Easy
> Nature Trail; Distance
Reported: 1.4 Miles; Easy
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Cattail State Trail
Polk County Parks & Recreation,
Courthouse, P.O. Box 623, Balsam Lake
54810
(715) 485-3161
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> Cattail State Trail;
17.8 Miles; Easy
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Chippewa Moraine Ice Age State
Recreation. Area
Email:
Brenda.Rederer@wisconsin.gov
13394 County Highway M,
New Auburn 54757
(715) 967-2800; (715) 967-2801 Fax
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Hike And Snowshoe Trail; 6.5
miles of Accessible Interpretive Trails.
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Devil's Lake State Park
S5975 Park Rd., Baraboo 53913-9299
(608) 356-8301; (608) 356-4281 Fax;
(608) 356-4274 TDD
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> Group Camp Trail--0.5
miles, easy
> Grottos Trail (Landmark
N.T.--)0.7 miles, easy
> Ice Age Trail--Parfrey's
Glen to Hwy. 113--5.0 miles,
intermediate to difficult
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High Cliff State Park
N7630 State Park Rd. ,
Sherwood 54169
(920) 989-1106; (920) 989-4009 Fax
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> Forest Management
Nature trail--1.3 miles, easy
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Kettle Moraine State Forest--Northern
Unit
N1765 Hwy. G ,
Campbellsport 53010
(262) 626-2116; (262) 626-2117 Fax
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> Moraine Trail--0.5
miles, easy to intermediate
> Tamarack Nature
Trail--2.0 miles, easy
> Parnell Trail--3.5
miles, intermediate to difficult
> Ice Age Trail--31.0
miles, intermediate to difficult
> Butler Lake Hiking
Trail--3.0 miles, easy to intermediate
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Kettle Moraine State Forest--Southern
Unit
S91 W39091 Highway 59 ,
Eagle 53119
(262) 594-6200 or (262) 594-6201
> John Muir trail--11.4
miles, intermediate to difficult
> Stute Springs/Homestead
Trail--1 mile, easy to difficult
> Bald Bluff Trail--0.8
miles, difficult
> Ice Age Trail--30.6
miles, intermediate
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Snowshoeing at its best can be found on
the John Muir trails, which include 5
loops that range from .4 to 10 miles.
Three leatherleaf bogs, 3 ponds, miles
of southern hardwood forest, and pine
plantations provide plenty of
opportunities to explore and enjoy.
There are many other areas for the
snowshoe lover to explore such as the
Emma Carlin trail, the 5-mile
connector trail that connects the Muir
with the Carlin trail systems. Do not
forget to explore the 30 miles of linear
Ice Age Trail that follows through the
Southern most end of the Kettle Moraine
to the Northern most point of the
forest. Snowshoeing is prohibited on
groomed ski trails that include the
Nordic, McMiller, and Scuppernong Ski
trails.
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Kohler-Andrae State Park
1050 Beach Park Lane, Sheboygan 53081
(920) 451-4080;
(920) 451-4086 Fax
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Black River Trail; 2.5 miles; Easy
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Lake Wissota State Park
18127 County Highway O, Chippewa Falls
54729
(715) 382-4574
(715) 382-5187 Fax
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Horse/bike/snowmobile trail--4.8
miles, easy
Beaver Meadow Nature Trail--1.0
mile, easy
Hike/mountain bike trail--2.1 miles,
easy
Horse/mountain bike trail--1.7
miles, easy
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Lapham Peak State Park
Kettle Moraine State Forest?Lapham Peak
Unit
W329 N846 Co. C
Delafield, WI 53018
(262) 646-3025 Lighted Snowshoe Trail;
Open Till 10pm!
CASANOVA'S
SNOWSHOE WORKSHOP Please
email us here at Casanova's, if you
would be interested in attending a
Snowshoe Workshop at 6pm. If we get
enough interested people, we will
arrange for snowshoes and an
introduction to snowshoes and the
possibilities that
Open Your World And
Escape Cabin Fever!
Workshops
Available In Milwaukee During The
Winter..... Email With Your Interests.
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Fan the flames with your loved ones by
skiing or hiking the trails at Lapham
Peak. Warm your sprits with
bluegrass by Wooden Bridges and hot
cocoa by the fire. We'll have a
grill going, so bring dinner & s'mores
to keep your inner fire stoked.
All regular park fees apply; it's a
great time to pick up your annual passes
for Wisconsin State Parks! Homestead
Hollow parking lot. Sponsored by the
Friends of Lapham Peak. 6-9 p.m
All vehicles stopping in Lapham Peak
must have a
state park admission sticker. These
stickers are available at the contact
booth near the park entrance either from
park staff or through the use of a
self-registration deposit box. In
addition to the park admission fees,
mountain bike, cross-country ski,
in-line skate and horse trail users 16
years and older must have a state trail
pass. The park sticker and state
trail pass are valid at all Wisconsin
State Parks and Forests.
Prairie Path
(Red
Trail Markers)
.......... Snowshoeing
Intermediate Trail Difficulty
Distance 4.8 mi /
7.8 km
map
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Merrick State Park
S2965 State Road 35 P.O. Box 127,
Fountain City 54629-7814
(608) 687-4936
(608) 687-8402 Fax
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Nature Trail--0.4 mile
Hike/ski Trail--3.0 mile
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Mirror Lake State Park
E10320 Fern Dell Rd., Baraboo 53913
(608) 254-2333
(608) 254-2934 Fax
Hiking trails--1.2 miles, easy to
intermediate
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Natural Bridge State Park
c/o S5975 Park Rd., Baraboo 53913-9299
(608) 356-8301
(608) 356-4281 Fax
Whitetail Hiking Trail--2.5 miles,
intermediate
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Newport State Park
475 County Highway NP, Ellison Bay 54210
(920) 854-2500
(920) 854-1914 Fax
Upland Nature Trail--2.0 miles, easy
Lynd Point/Fern Multi-use Trail--0.5
miles, easy
Lynd Point/Fern hiking trail--2.0
miles
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Pattison State Park
6294 S. State Rd. 35, Superior
54880-8326
(715) 399-3111
(715) 399-3101 Fax
Nature Trail--2.0 miles, easy to
intermediate
Big Falls Trail--0.5 miles,
intermediate
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Peninsula State Park
9462 Shore Rd. P.O. Box 218, Fish Creek
54212-0218
(920) 868-3258
(920) 868-1931 Fax
Minnehaha Trail--0.7 mile, easy
Vita Course--0.5 mile, easy
White Cedar Trail--0.5 mile, easy
Trail Trampers--0.7 mile, easy
Sunset Trail--no snowmobile
segment--2.2 miles, easy
Sentinel Trail--no skiing
segment--1.2 miles, easy
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Potawatomi State Park
3740 Park Drive, Sturgeon Bay 54235
(920) 746-2890
(920) 746-2896 Fax
Ancient Shores Nature Trail--0.5
mile, easy
Hike/bike entrances--0.1 mile, easy
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Rib Mountain State Park
4200 Park Rd., Wausau 54401
(715) 842-2522
(715) 842-1314 Fax
Hiking trails--8.2 miles, easy to
difficult
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Richard Bong State Recreation Area
26313 Burlington Rd., Kansasville 53139
(262) 878-5600;
(262) 878-5615 Fax;
(262) 652-0377 Off-Season
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North Trails: 10.3 Miles; Easy to
Difficult
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Once designated to be a jet fighter
base, Richard Bong State Recreation Area
is fittingly named after Major Richard
I. Bong, a Poplar, Wisconsin, native who
was America's leading air ace during
World War II. The project was
abandoned three days before concrete was
to be poured for a 12,500-foot runway.
Local citizens had the foresight to
protect this open space for future
generations. In 1974 the state
bought the land and it became the
state's first recreation area.It's
about 47 miles from Milwaukee, 71 miles
from Chicago, and 362 miles from
Minneapolis.
The recreation area is open daily
from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Office hours vary
with the season; see our
current conditions page.
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Roche-A-Cri State Park
1767 Highway 13, Friendship 53934
(608) 339-6881
(608) 565-2789 Off-season
(608) 339-6881 Fax
Spring Peeper Trail--0.7 mile, easy
Turkey Vulture Trail--0.9 mile, easy
Mound Trail--0.4 mile, easy
Chickadee Rock Nature Trail--0.3
mile, easy
Acorn Trail--3.5 miles, easy
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Tomorrow River State Trail
c/o Portage County Parks 1462 Strongs
Ave., Stevens Point 54481
(715) 346-1433
(715) 346-1433
(715) 343-6226 Fax
Plover-County line--15 miles, easy
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Wildcat Mountain State Park
State Hwy. 33 P.O. Box 99, Ontario 54651
(608) 337-4775
(608) 337-4362 Fax
Horse trails--15.0 miles, easy to
difficult
Old Settlers Hiking Trail--2.5
miles, easy to difficult
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Willow River State Park
1034 County Highway A, Hudson 54016
(715) 386-5931
(715) 386-0431 Fax
Hike/ski Trail--2.0
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