I Visited Every State Park in Wisconsin. These Are My Thoughts

[@cbearabc]

I haven't been to all these parks, but I have been to most. Very nice video, thanks! 😃

[@browngreen933]

Mosquitoes and deer flies can definitely take the fun out of things. We're having a very buggy summer here in N. Wisconsin. 😢

[@ARandomDonut]

@@browngreen933 with all that rain, I can imagine

[@browngreen933]

@@ARandomDonut Yup. You probably know this, but you can defeat deer flies with a sticky blue strip around your hat. Blue attracts them and the sticky stuff traps them.

[@ARandomDonut]

@@browngreen933 I hear they go for the highest point actually, and I only just recently learned about this lol. Have yet to try it.

[@stinkleberryfarmer]

Great breakdown of the parks, really enjoyed it. Heading to one of the northern ones in a few weeks. Thanks!

[@ARandomDonut]

Oh hey I remember you! I left a comment on one of your videos! Which one are you going to?

[@stinkleberryfarmer]

Probably Pattison or Straight Lake, should have beautiful fall colors. Was at New Glarus Woods a couple of weeks ago and enjoyed it.

[@ARandomDonut]

Sounds like fun! Straight Lake is probably gonna be amazing in a couple weeks. It's definitely an off-the-beaten-path place, but it's super peaceful with no one around. Plenty of cool hike-in campsites. Have fun!

[@reneeleegreco1603]

This is by far one of the most comprehesive videos around!!!! thank you #1 on my list is the Apostle Island in Bayfield. I'm in Illinois and enjoy going to WI

[@ARandomDonut]

@@reneeleegreco1603 you’ll like my next video then. I visited every state park in Illinois this spring :)

[@xanderc1225]

Great list overall, do think you took the bug discussion overboard after all you most likely went in the summer. But do think you were mostly right. There is Hoffman hills state park/ natural area. I seen it listed as both so as an honorable mention it’s got great hiking with high hills and great views

[@ARandomDonut]

Thanks. The DNR's list of state parks are what I use for these videos. It has Hoffman Hills listed as a State Recreation Area.

[@terrywesterbeke7604]

I was surprised the Kettle Moraine area is considered a State Forest. Both the Northern and Southern areas include campgrounds, plenty of hiking trails, equestrian trails, Parnell Tower and a few State Parks, (Pike Lake State Park and the Old Wade house that used to be considered a State Park). The Kettle Moraine scenic Drive, 114 miles long, is spectacular for the fall colors.

[@ARandomDonut]

@@terrywesterbeke7604 Yes. I went off the DNRs listings when deciding which sites to visit. It has been the easiest way to pick out the hiking focused properties while making sure I don’t end up having to visit 200 sites with nearly no hiking trails. I’ve driven through the state forest and it is marvelous. Wisconsin is the best showcase of what glaciers can do (and not do) of any state in the country imo.

[@johnquinn8796]

My favorites are devils lake, peninsula state park, and govenor dodge.

[@ARandomDonut]

Excellent picks!

[@notinside1]

Sauk County soft "a" like "aw". Hint ask park workers what are some hidden trails that are good. It seems like some hidden gems were missed.

[@ARandomDonut]

Sorry, I come from Iowa where I'm used to it being pronounced SAK. Thanks :)

[@kodyschilling2275]

Also, you should check out the Upper Hixon next time and a lot of the SNA's in our state are amazing.

[@ARandomDonut]

@@kodyschilling2275 I’ve looked at your natural areas, and even went to parfreys glen. There are so many of them that I probably made it to 2 dozen just by visiting the state parks, because they overlap in some places.

[@forrestunderwood3174]

Pro tip: They're ALL better in the fall.

[@brendonfarley9853]

THANK YOU

[@ARandomDonut]

No problem :)

[@patrichter6398]

If you're going hiking in the woods, state park or private land,you will encounter bugs,mosquitoes, deer flies and most likely anything else that lives in the woods. Maybe you should stay in grandma's backyard 🤔

[@ARandomDonut]

I'm sorry I shared my opinions with the world? Just trying to help inform people who also don't like bugs (because face it, who does?) so they know which places to save for fall, winter, or spring.

[@janlassensession4209]

Well I am quite disappointed in your take on Perrot. I expected it to be if not #1 at least in the top 5. The hike to Brady Bluff is two fantastic hikes. Going up the switchback hillside sports great little benches for a welcome rest with killer views, and you can say the trail leading up to the hillside is a experience in itself. Then the descending hike walking down impossibly engineered stone stairs is Amazing! You didn't even show the log cabin shelter atop. Then once down either walk the road or take the trail along the river. Then finally there is the cool little town of Trempealeau nestled up to Lock & Dam 6.

[@ARandomDonut]

@@janlassensession4209 I guess our opinions just differ. I almost didn’t even put it in the top 10. I agree it’s an awesome park, but there are a handful that are better in my opinion. Also, I didn’t show the log shelter because there was a family sitting and enjoying it the whole time I was up there. Didn’t want to be rude or weird.

[@ELardinois11]

you forgot about Point Beach state park near Two Rivers

[@ARandomDonut]

The Wisconsin DNR has it listed as Point Beach State Forest, thus I did not count it as a state park. :)

[@terrymulholland71]

Wear bug spray

[@ARandomDonut]

Bug spray only keeps them from biting you, it doesn't keep them from bothering you :)

[@LNWLF-cb3di]

Bugs??? Dude if ya can’t handle a few mosquitoes (The State Bird) might as well stay outta WI. It’s called DEET. It works👍👍

[@ARandomDonut]

Bug spray keeps em from biting, but not from bothering :)

[@bilahn1198]

Your constant comment about bugs is really distracting. Bugs are a fact of life in most of the parks in Minnesota and Wisconsin. It seems that no other criteria is as important for you as bugs. Any problems with bugs are certainly worth mentioning, but they should not be a factor in your ranking. We know there are bugs we want to know about the intrinsic qualities of the park. Copper Falls ought to be in the top 5. In the earlier part of the spring or the fall and there won't be any bugs. Overall too much negativity. I have been to all the parks in Minnesota and some are quite minor but I haven't been to any that didn't have something interesting to offer.

[@ARandomDonut]

I'm just going off my experience. Everyone's will be different. The ranking is critical and not objective. While I agree, and I have looked at the ranking a few times and should have put Copper Falls higher, it would not be in my top 5 by any means. :)

[@bilahn1198]

​@@ARandomDonutNice views of all the parks though. I've only been to about 10 Wisconsin Parks so this motivates me to do more!

[@ARandomDonut]

@@bilahn1198 Definitely recommend. I've done this for five states now and can confidently say that Wisconsin has the most well maintained and prettiest state parks of the five.

[@Invjam]

W

[@kodyschilling2275]

Lapham Peak State Park isn't on the list.

[@ARandomDonut]

@@kodyschilling2275 the DNRs website is my sacred text when it comes to what’s a state park and whats not. Lapham peak is listed as a unit of a state forest, thus it did not go on my list of destinations

[@theo-door]

yo do you have discord?

[@ARandomDonut]

I don't unfortunately. If you have a question go ahead and ask :)

[@theo-door]

@@ARandomDonut was just wondering. pb staff saw your recent comment on a wolfeei extras video and if you had a discord account we would have added you to a server with them

[@ARandomDonut]

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