Governor Dodge State Park is Wisconsin's second largest park with an area of 5,270 acres. It is named after Henry Dodge, the first Territorial Governor. The glaciers of the last Ice Age bypassed this area and left intact valleys sculpted out of 450 million year old sandstone. Human occupation of the area dates back over 8,000 years. There are two man-made lakes in the park, Cox Hollow and Twin Valley, that are encircled with miles of trails for hiking, biking, skiing, and horseback riding. The Military Ridge State Trail connects to Blue Mounds State Park and continues all the way to Madison. There are 269 family campsites, eight group campsites, 11 for horse campers and six that require a hike in the back country. Camping reservations are recommended for this very popular park in the heart of Wisconsin's Driftless Area. Nearby is the restored Cornish lead mining community of Pendarvis and Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin. This video includes the campgrounds for groups, horseback riders and backpackers. Music copyright 2008 by Maury Smith. Slide show and photographs copyright 2008, Creative Juice LLC.
Governor Dodge State Park
http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/parks/spec...
Military Ridge State Trail
http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/parks/spec...
Henry Dodge
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turni...
Pendarvis
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/penda...
Taliesin Preservation Inc.
http://www.taliesinpreservation.org/
My Wisconsin Space
http://mywisconsinspace.com/
I might have to come that way this fall. There are times I hate the smart phone. Sorry about the error. I need to practice all of skills for this spring. Will be in the Grand Canyon. Thank you for the peaceful and nice video. Have a great day
DennyRec 6 months ago
It looks beautiful and it would be great to have the camp area to yourself. I live in the middle of Iowa and I might have to come that wag
DennyRec 6 months ago