Roche-a-Cri State Park

Roche-a-Cri State Park extends across 605 acres of land, featuring a 300-foot sandstone outcrop with wooden stairs leading to its summit point.

The park, established in 1948, contains petroglyphs and pictographs created by Native Americans, including representations of thunderbirds and human figures on its rock surfaces.

This location stands as Wisconsin's only publicly accessible rock art site, preserving ancient Native American expressions through numerous petroglyphs carved into the sandstone formation.

Visitors can explore more than 5 miles of hiking trails through diverse landscapes populated with red oak, black oak, white oak, and various pine tree species.

The massive rock formation emerged as an island above Glacial Lake Wisconsin between 19,000 and 15,000 years ago, creating its distinctive geological characteristics.

Location: Adams County

Inception: 1948

Website: https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/parks/rocheacri

GPS coordinates: 44.00250,-89.81940

Latest update: March 23, 2025 14:42