Yellowstone Lake State Park

Yellowstone Lake State Park

Parks Directory of the United States / State Parks / Wisconsin

Location:7 miles southwest of Blanchardville on County Highway F.
Facilities:128 campsites (36 with electrical hookups), showers, 6 group camps (4 with electrical hookups), picnic areas, concessions, hiking trails (10 miles), mountain bike trails (3 miles), snowmobile trails (3 miles), ski trails (5 miles), scenic vista, shoreline, boat launch.
Activities:Camping (including winter camping), boating, canoeing, fishing, swimming, water-skiing, hiking, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, naturalist programs (seasonal).
Special Features:Park is home to more than 4,000 brown bats that roost in 31 bat houses throughout the park. Because each bat can eat up to 600 mosquitoes an hour, they have nearly eliminated the park's mosquito population.
Address:8495 Lake Rd
Blanchardville, WI 53516
Phone:608-523-4427
Web: www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/parks/specific/yellowstone/index.html
Size: 968 acres.

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