Wyalusing State Park Wisconsin Ridge Campground

Wyalusing State Park sits on bluffs 500 feet above the confluence of the Wisconsin and Mississippi Rivers. Within the park's 2,628 acres you will find hardwood forests, bluffs, springs, waterfalls, and spectacular vistas. You can see ancient Native American effigy mounds and imagine what the French explorers Marquette and Joliet thought about them as they became the first Europeans to set foot here in 1673. There are more than 23 miles of trails for hiking, biking and skiing. More than 100 bird species, including bald eagles, hawks, owls, and various waterfowl, can be observed during the spring and fall migrations. There are 109 family campsites, group tent campsites for 130 and a lodge/dormitory complex for 108 people. Nearby is the Villa Louis Victorian mansion. Across the river is the Effigy Mounds National Monument where you can observe 205 mounds considered as ceremonial and sacred sites by American Indian tribes. This video includes the Wisconsin Ridge campground. Music copyright 2008 by Maury Smith. Slideshow and photographs copyright 2008, Creative Juice LLC.

For further information see the WDNR site: http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/p...

Villa Louis information: http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/villa...

Effigy Mounds National Monument: http://www.nps.gov/efmo/

Some music selections from Library of Congress American Memory: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html

My Wisconsin Space
http://mywisconsinspace.com/

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