Hiking

Wisconsin’s 50 state parks comprise nearly 156,000 acres and are enjoyed annually by about 20 million campers, hikers, anglers and others. The parks differ in size, popularity, staffing and ability to maintain their amenities and natural resources.

The head of the first park in Wisconsin’s State Park System encouraged all residents to go out and enjoy the outdoors at one of the state’s many parks. 

The Driftless Area Land Conservancy has started the process of working with private landowners to build a new trail, which will one day be 50 miles long.

The proposed route promises a breathtaking journey and could boost tourism in central Wisconsin.

Wisconsin is one of four states with a National Scenic Trail of its own. Here’s why some hikers choose to trek all 1,200 miles of it.

A travel guide to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula was recently released in its sixth edition. The author gives tips on where Wisconsin residents should consider visiting.

Door County resident Sandie Custer tries to hike, camp or snowshoe with her husband a few times a month, often in Peninsula State Park overlooking Lake Michigan. “Wisconsin is just […]

The Ice Age and North Country National Scenic Trails in Wisconsin are joining hundreds of national treasures after being designated as parks under the National Park System. The two trails […]

When COVID-19 brought lockdowns and gathering restrictions, people flocked to Wisconsin’s outdoors to escape crowds and catch a break from being confined to their homes. But while users crowded parks […]

Endurance athlete Brad Birkel took a little more than three days in October to run over 200 miles nearly nonstop. More impressive is where he ran it and how. Propelling […]