Blue Mound State Park

Blue Mound State Park is a state park in Wisconsin featuring forests, grasslands, and steep ridges that form a diverse natural landscape. The different habitats allow visitors to experience multiple ecosystems in one location.

The area was protected in 1959 as one of the earliest nature reserves in southern Wisconsin. Its creation was part of regional efforts to preserve natural spaces for future generations.

Indigenous peoples inhabited these lands before European settlement, leaving traces of their presence throughout the park's elevated grounds and natural formations.

The park offers marked hiking trails at different difficulty levels and an observation tower with wide views over the surroundings. The paths are accessible to most visitors and require little technical knowledge for walking.

The park lies in an unglaciated region and reaches some of the highest points in southern Wisconsin with its ridges. This location created unique geological formations found nowhere else in the surrounding area.

Location: Iowa County

Location: Dane County

Inception: 1959

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

GPS coordinates: 43.02810,-89.85280

Latest update: December 6, 2025 16:04