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Firewood Notice: Firewood is not allowed on Wisconsin State Park or Forest properties from out of state or from more than fifty miles away from the property you are going to.
Also, firewood that has been in the Wisconsin Emerald Ash Borer quarantined area is not allowed on properties outside of the quarantined area. Please buy firewood nearby or at the property you are going to. Call the DNR toll-free Firewood Hotline 1-877-303-WOOD (9663) for information before packing up for a trip.

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BLUE MOUND STATE PARK, WI

Status: Open through Fri Dec 31 2010   Season Dates
Max reservation window: Sun Jan 09 2011   Later Dates

Description

Perched atop the highest point in southern Wisconsin, Blue Mound State Park offers spectacular views along with unique geological features. The only Wisconsin State Park with a heated swimming pool is equipped with a lift for persons with disabilities. All campsites are wooded.

Services & Amenities:

Within Facility
  • Comfort Station
  • Disabled Access Only
  • Drinking Water
  • Dump Station
  • Fire Rings
  • Firewood
  • Flush Restrooms
  • Handicap Access
  • Hiking Trails
  • Information Center
  • Lookout Tower
  • Nature Area
  • Parking
  • Pay Phone
  • Picnic Areas
  • Picnic Shelter
  • Picnic Tables
  • Pit Toilet
  • Playground
  • Showers
  • Swimming
  • Toilet, Pit/Vault
  • Water Drinking
Within 10 Miles
  • Fishing

Alerts and Important Information

Firewood Notice: Firewood is not allowed on Wisconsin State Park or Forest properties from out of state or from more than fifty miles away from the property you are going to. Also, firewood that has been in the Wisconsin Emerald Ash Borer quarantined area http://www.emeraldashborer.wi.gov/pdf/Wisconsin Emerald Ash Borer quarantined area.pdf is not allowed on properties outside of the quarantined area. Please buy firewood nearby or at the property you are going to. Call the DNR toll-free Firewood Hotline 1-877-303-WOOD (9663) for information before packing up for a trip.
  • Sites 57 through 78 are 1st come/1st served bases only.
  • Reservations from 05/01 to 10/31 each year.
  • All sites are 1st come / 1st served from 11/01 to 04/30 (not all sites are plowed).
  • Sites 12 and 13 are plowed throughout the winter.

The flush toilet and shower building is open approximately late April through mid-October, depending on the weather.

Vehicle admission stickers are required. Click here for cost of the sticker. Motor vehicles are restricted to the designated parking area at the campsite. No more than 2 vehicles are allowed at a campsite, except as noted. For safety and environmental concerns, please back into the site and park single file.

NO PARKING is allowed on roadsides or shoulders. Ask at Vistor Station for extra parking locations.

  • POOL OPEN starting Memorial Day weekend, and daily, starting middle of June to Labor Day (weather permitting). Swimming pool is equipped with a lift for persons with disabilities.
  • POOL CHARGES are as follows: ages 13 and up: $2.00; ages 2 to 12: $1.00; ages 2 and under swim for free.
  • Pets are not allowed in the picnic areas, nature trails, or pool areas.
  • Park features a 10.5 miles single track Mt. Biking Trail.
  • Reservations for the rustic cabin are taken at the park, and are limited to people with disabilities. The cabin is reservable from 05/01 through 10/31 yearly. Please contact park for more information
Reservations cannot be cancelled online.

Getting There:

Blue Mound State Park
P. O. BOX 98
Blue Mounds WI 53517

The park is located 20 miles west of Madison, off U.S. Hwy 18 and 151. Exit on Cty Hwy F North (Blue Mounds exit). Turn left (west) on Cty Hwy ID. Proceed to the village of Blue Mounds, and turn right (north) on Mounds Road. The entrance to Blue Mound State Park is 1 mile north of the village of Blue Mounds.

Phone Park for More Information:

Project Office: (608)437-5711