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Wisconsin State Parks and Trails
49 state parks, 7 recreation areas, 14 state trails, 46 Ice Age Trail areas and 9 North Country Trail areas open to hunting in mapped areas.
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Wisconsin State Parks and Trails in numbers
Parks and trail areas share one hunting calendar and the same map rule.
The DNR parks hunting page lists 54 state park, 14 state trail, 49 state ice age trail area (siata) locations and 6 north country trail area (ncta) locations; 17 entries are marked no hunting and appear on the public land hub as closed.
Parks and trail areas share one calendar: April 1 to the Tuesday nearest May 3, and Nov. 15 to Dec. 15, with archery and crossbow on to the Sunday nearest Jan. 6. Hunt only where the property hunting map shows open, never within 100 yards of a designated use area, and buy the vehicle admission pass.
Some parks add weapon limits: Big Foot Beach State Park (archery only), Cross Plains State Park (no hunting north of old sauk pass road: hunting allowed at the cross plains siata ), Harrington Beach State Park (muzzleloader deer hunting only), High Cliff State Park (archery only; muzzleloader deer hunting only) and Kohler-Andrae State Park (muzzleloader deer hunting only).
Counted by DNR region, the park and trail properties split West Central 32, South Central 31, Northern 30, Northeast 19, Southeast 12 and Statewide 1. Biggest park and trail properties by acreage: Devil's Lake State Park (9,785 acres), Governor Dodge State Park (5,278 acres), Menominee River State Recreation Area (4,782 acres), Richard Bong State Recreation Area (4,691 acres) and DNR State Ice Age Trail Areas (unnamed parcels) (4,426 acres). 3 of these park and trail properties get stocked pheasants in 2026 and 82 park and trail properties carry posted refuges or restricted zones.
The Northwoods (Northern): 30 park and trail properties, the largest Copper Falls State Park at 3,532 acres, most of them in Douglas County. Northeast Wisconsin (Northeast): 19 park and trail properties, the largest Menominee River State Recreation Area at 4,782 acres, most of them in Door County. West-central Wisconsin (West Central): 32 park and trail properties, the largest Buckhorn State Park at 3,994 acres, most of them in Chippewa County. South-central Wisconsin (South Central): 31 park and trail properties, the largest Devil's Lake State Park at 9,785 acres, most of them in Dane County. Southeast Wisconsin (Southeast): 12 park and trail properties, the largest Richard Bong State Recreation Area at 4,691 acres, most of them in Washington County.
All 125 state parks and trails
| Property | Type | County | Acres | Deer zone | DMU | Notes | Restriction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amnicon Falls | State park | Douglas | 833 | Northern Forest | 102 | 1 closures | — |
| Aztalan | State park | Jefferson | 178 | Southern Farmland | Jefferson | 1 closures | — |
| Belmont Mound | State park | Lafayette | 276 | Southern Farmland | Lafayette | 1 closures | — |
| Big Bay | State park | Ashland | 2,524 | Northern Forest | 105 | 1 closures | — |
| Big Foot Beach | State park | Walworth | 268 | Southern Farmland | Walworth | 1 closures | Archery only |
| Blue Mound | State park | Iowa, Dane | 1,162 | Southern Farmland | Iowa, Dane | 1 closures | — |
| Brunet Island | State park | Chippewa | 1,140 | Northern Forest | 110 | 1 closures | — |
| Buckhorn | State park | Juneau | 3,994 | Central Farmland | Juneau | 1 closures | — |
| Campbellsport Drumlin | State park | Fond du Lac | 10 | Central Farmland | Fond du Lac | — | — |
| Capital Springs Centennial State Park and Recreation Area | State park | Dane | 356 | Southern Farmland | Dane | 2 closures | — |
| Copper Falls | State park | Ashland | 3,532 | Northern Forest | 118, 113 | 1 closures | — |
| Council Grounds | State park | Lincoln | 493 | Northern Forest | 119 | 1 closures | — |
| Cross Plains | State park | Dane | 351 | Southern Farmland | Dane | 1 closures | No hunting north of Old Sauk Pass Road: |
| Devil's Lake | State park | Sauk | 9,785 | Southern Farmland | Sauk | 2 closures | — |
| Governor Dodge | State park | Iowa | 5,278 | Southern Farmland | Iowa | 1 closures | — |
| Governor Thompson | State park | Marinette | 2,945 | Northern Forest | 126 | 1 closures | — |
| Grand Traverse Island | State park | Door | 26 | Central Farmland | Door | — | — |
| Harrington Beach | State park | Ozaukee | 736 | Southern Farmland | Ozaukee | 1 closures | Muzzleloader deer hunting only |
| Hartman Creek | State park | Waupaca, Portage | 1,470 | Central Farmland | Waupaca, Portage | 1 closures | — |
| High Cliff | State park | Calumet | 1,097 | Central Farmland | Calumet | 1 closures | Archery only; muzzleloader deer hunting |
| Holzhueter Farm | State park | Jefferson | 108 | Southern Farmland | Jefferson | 1 closures | — |
| Interstate Park | State park | Polk | 1,318 | Central Farmland | Polk | 1 closures | — |
| Kinnickinnic | State park | Pierce | 1,349 | Central Farmland | Pierce | 1 closures | — |
| Kohler-Andrae | State park | Sheboygan | 972 | Central Farmland | Sheboygan | 1 closures | Muzzleloader deer hunting only |
| Lake Kegonsa | State park | Dane | 355 | Southern Farmland | Dane | 1 closures | Archery only |
| Lake Wissota | State park | Chippewa | 1,057 | Central Farmland | Chippewa | 1 closures | — |
| Merrick | State park | Buffalo | 290 | Central Farmland | Buffalo | 1 closures | — |
| Mill Bluff | State park | Monroe, Juneau | 1,613 | Central Farmland | Monroe, Juneau | 1 closures | — |
| Mirror Lake | State park | Sauk | 2,150 | Southern Farmland | Sauk | 1 closures | — |
| Natural Bridge | State park | Sauk | 526 | Southern Farmland | Sauk | 1 closures | — |
| Nelson Dewey | State park | Grant | 744 | Southern Farmland | Grant | 1 closures | — |
| New Glarus Woods | State park | Green | 426 | Southern Farmland | Green | 1 closures | — |
| Newport | State park | Door | 2,467 | Central Farmland | Door | 1 closures | — |
| Pattison | State park | Douglas | 1,542 | Northern Forest | 101, 102 | 1 closures | — |
| Peninsula | State park | Door | 3,702 | Central Farmland | Door | 1 closures | Archery only; muzzleloader deer hunting |
| Perrot | State park | Trempealeau | 1,261 | Central Farmland | Trempealeau | 1 closures | Muzzleloader deer hunting only |
| Potawatomi | State park | Door | 1,097 | Central Farmland | Door | 1 closures | — |
| Rib Mountain | State park | Marathon | 1,555 | Central Farmland | Marathon | 1 closures | — |
| Roche a Cri | State park | Adams | 453 | Central Farmland | Adams | 1 closures | — |
| Rock Island | State park | Door | 985 | Central Farmland | Door | 1 closures | — |
| Rocky Arbor | State park | Juneau, Sauk | 264 | Central Farmland / Southern Farmland | Juneau, Sauk | 1 closures | — |
| Straight Lake Wilderness | State park | Polk | 1,631 | Central Farmland | Polk | 1 closures | — |
| Tower Hill | State park | Iowa | 96 | Southern Farmland | Iowa | 1 closures | — |
| Two Creeks | State park | Manitowoc | 29 | Central Farmland | Manitowoc | — | — |
| Whitefish Dunes | State park | Door | 868 | Central Farmland | Door | 1 closures | — |
| Wildcat Mountain | State park | Vernon | 3,701 | Southern Farmland | Vernon | pheasants, 1 closures | Muzzleloader deer hunting only |
| Willow River | State park | St. Croix | 2,857 | Central Farmland | St Croix | 1 closures | — |
| Wyalusing | State park | Grant | 2,620 | Southern Farmland | Grant | 1 closures | — |
| Yellowstone Lake | State park | Lafayette | 789 | Southern Farmland | Lafayette | 1 closures | — |
| Baraboo Hills | Recreation area | Sauk, Columbia | 1,142 | Southern Farmland | Sauk, Columbia | — | — |
| Cadiz Springs | Recreation area | Green | 641 | Southern Farmland | Green | 1 closures | — |
| Chippewa Moraine | Recreation area | Chippewa | 3,551 | Northern Forest | 110 | 1 closures | — |
| Hoffman Hills Recreation Area | Recreation area | Dunn | 714 | Central Farmland | Dunn | 1 closures | — |
| Menominee River | Recreation area | Marinette | 4,782 | Northern Forest | 125 | — | — |
| Richard Bong | Recreation area | Kenosha | 4,691 | Southern Farmland | Kenosha | pheasants, 4 closures | — |
| Sauk Prairie | Recreation area | Sauk | 3,370 | Southern Farmland | Sauk | pheasants, 2 closures | — |
| Ahnapee | State trail | Kewaunee, Door | 589 | Central Farmland | Kewaunee, Door | 1 closures | — |
| Bearskin | State trail | Oneida | 638 | Northern Forest | 121, 116 | 1 closures | — |
| Buffalo River | State trail | Trempealeau, Jackson… | 450 | Central Farmland / Central Forest | Trempealeau, Jackson | 1 closures | — |
| Chippewa River | State trail | Eau Claire, Dunn… | 306 | Central Farmland | Eau Claire, Dunn | 1 closures | — |
| Elroy-Sparta | State trail | Monroe, Juneau | 631 | Central Farmland | Monroe, Juneau | 1 closures | — |
| Glacial Drumlin | State trail | Jefferson, Waukesha… | 1,020 | Southern Farmland | Jefferson, Waukesha | 1 closures | — |
| Great River | State trail | La Crosse, Trempealeau | 256 | Central Farmland | La Crosse, Trempealeau | 1 closures | — |
| Military Ridge | State trail | Dane, Iowa | 518 | Southern Farmland | Dane, Iowa | 1 closures | — |
| Mountain-Bay | State trail | Shawano, Marathon… | 1,070 | Central Farmland | Shawano, Marathon | 1 closures | — |
| Old Abe | State trail | Chippewa | 250 | Central Farmland | Chippewa | 1 closures | — |
| Red Cedar | State trail | Dunn | 393 | Central Farmland | Dunn | 1 closures | — |
| Sugar River | State trail | Green | 247 | Southern Farmland | Green | 1 closures | — |
| The 400 | State trail | Sauk, Juneau | 358 | Southern Farmland / Central Farmland | Sauk, Juneau | 1 closures | — |
| Tuscobia | State trail | Sawyer, Price… | 1,088 | Northern Forest / Central Farmland | 113, 109 | 1 closures | — |
| Allen Valley | Ice Age Trail area | Waukesha | 25 | Southern Farmland | Waukesha | 10 closures | — |
| Black Earth Creek | Ice Age Trail area | Dane | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bohn Lake | Ice Age Trail area | Waushara | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bradley Creek | Ice Age Trail area | Portage, Waupaca | — | — | — | — | — |
| Camp 27 | Ice Age Trail area | Lincoln | 1,929 | Northern Forest | 119 | 7 closures | — |
| Chippewa Moraine | Ice Age Trail area | Chippewa | 350 | Northern Forest | 110 | 10 closures | — |
| Crocker Hills | Ice Age Trail area | Langlade | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cross Plains | Ice Age Trail area | Dane | — | — | — | — | — |
| DNR State Ice Age Trail Areas (unnamed parcels) | Ice Age Trail area | Marathon, Waushara… | 4,426 | — | — | 45 closures | — |
| East Twin River | Ice Age Trail area | Manitowoc | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eisenbahn | Ice Age Trail area | Washington | — | — | — | — | — |
| Firth Lake | Ice Age Trail area | Chippewa | 728 | Northern Forest | 110 | 10 closures | — |
| Gibraltar Rock Area | Ice Age Trail area | Columbia | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hancock/Coloma | Ice Age Trail area | Waushara | — | — | — | — | — |
| Holy Hill | Ice Age Trail area | Washington | — | — | — | — | — |
| Knob Creek | Ice Age Trail area | Lincoln | 141 | Northern Forest | 119 | 7 closures | — |
| Lower Narrows | Ice Age Trail area | Sauk | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marimor | Ice Age Trail area | Taylor | 17 | Northern Forest | 119 | 7 closures | — |
| Northern Ringle | Ice Age Trail area | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ottawa SIATA | Ice Age Trail area | Waukesha | 108 | Southern Farmland | Waukesha | 10 closures | — |
| Parallel Ridges | Ice Age Trail area | Lincoln | 64 | Northern Forest | 119 | 7 closures | — |
| Pine Lake | Ice Age Trail area | Polk | — | — | — | — | — |
| Polk Kames | Ice Age Trail area | Washington | — | — | — | — | — |
| Prairie River | Ice Age Trail area | Lincoln | 17 | Northern Forest | 119 | 7 closures | — |
| Radley Creek | Ice Age Trail area | Portage, Waupaca | — | — | — | — | — |
| Southern Ringle | Ice Age Trail area | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — |
| Straight Lake | Ice Age Trail area | Polk | — | — | — | — | — |
| Town of Alban | Ice Age Trail area | Portage, Waupaca | — | — | — | — | — |
| Town of Coloma | Ice Age Trail area | Waushara | — | — | — | — | — |
| Town of Corning | Ice Age Trail area | Lincoln | — | — | — | — | — |
| Town of Dane | Ice Age Trail area | Dane | — | — | — | — | — |
| Town of Easton | Ice Age Trail area | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — |
| Town of Farmington | Ice Age Trail area | Portage, Waupaca | — | — | — | — | — |
| Town of Greenfield | Ice Age Trail area | Sauk | — | — | — | — | — |
| Town of Harrison | Ice Age Trail area | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — |
| Town of Lorain | Ice Age Trail area | Polk | — | — | — | — | — |
| Town of Montrose | Ice Age Trail area | Dane | — | — | — | — | — |
| Town of Ottawa | Ice Age Trail area | Waukesha | — | — | — | — | — |
| Town of Plover | Ice Age Trail area | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — |
| Town of Rhine | Ice Age Trail area | Sheboygan | — | — | — | — | — |
| Town of Richford | Ice Age Trail area | Waushara | — | — | — | — | — |
| Town of Rock Falls | Ice Age Trail area | Lincoln | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuscobia Creek | Ice Age Trail area | Barron | 2 | Central Farmland | Barron | 7 closures | — |
| Walworth/Rock County | Ice Age Trail area | Rock, Walworth | — | — | — | — | — |
| West Bend Interlobe | Ice Age Trail area | Washington | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yellowstone Creek | Ice Age Trail area | Portage, Waupaca | — | — | — | — | — |
| Black River | NCT area | Douglas | 177 | Northern Forest | 102 | 6 closures | — |
| Clear Creek | NCT area | Douglas | 357 | Northern Forest | 102 | 6 closures | — |
| Minnesota Border | NCT area | Douglas | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nemadji River | NCT area | Douglas | 178 | Northern Forest | 102 | 6 closures | — |
| North Country National Scenic Trail | NCT area | Douglas | 22 | Northern Forest | 102 | 6 closures | — |
| Pattison State Park North Country Trail Area | NCT area | Douglas | 40 | Northern Forest | 101 | 6 closures | — |
| Pattison State Park | NCT area | Douglas | — | — | — | — | — |
| Solon Springs | NCT area | Douglas | 55 | Northern Forest | 102 | 6 closures | — |
| Town of Solon Springs | NCT area | Douglas | — | — | — | — | — |
Acres, zones and flags from lands.json (DNR, USFWS and USFS layers and pages, retrieved 2026-10-19); quotas and zones from the Fall 2026-Spring 2027 regulations. Checked October 19, 2026.
Wisconsin State Parks and Trails: questions
When can I hunt Wisconsin state parks?
April 1 through the Tuesday nearest May 3, and Nov. 15 to Dec. 15, with archery to the Sunday nearest Jan. 6, in open areas only; a few parks have exceptions.
Do I need a park sticker to hunt?
Yes, a state park vehicle admission pass is required in parks.
Can I hunt the Ice Age Trail?
In the open State Ice Age Trail Areas during the park time frame, never within 100 yards of the trail itself.
Which parks are closed to hunting?
Copper Culture, Governor Nelson, Heritage Hill, Lakeshore and Lost Dauphin, plus closed SIATA and NCTA parcels; see the public land hub.
Pick a property from the state parks and trails list
Check each park hunting map for the open zones and the 100-yard buffers, and buy the vehicle pass before parking.