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A Wisconsin state park is an area of land in the U.S. state of Wisconsin preserved by the state for its natural, historic, or other resources. The state park system in Wisconsin includes both state parks and state recreation areas, as well as some but not all of the state forests. Wisconsin currently has 66 state park units, covering more than 60,570 acres (245 km²) in state parks and state recreation areas, and 471,329 acres (1,907 km²) in state forests. Each unit was created by an act of the Wisconsin Legislature and is maintained by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

List of Wisconsin state park system units

Park name	County or counties	Area in acres (km²)	Year founded	Body of water	Remarks
	Douglas	acres (3.3 km²)	1961	Amnicon River	Features a series of waterfalls and a historic covered bridge.
	Jefferson	acres (0.7 km²)	1952	None	The site of an ancient Native American settlement that flourished during the 10th to 13th centuries.
	Lafayette		1961		Operated by the Belmont Lions Club, this park has a observation tower atop a hill.
	Ashland	acres (9.78 km²)	1963	Lake Superior	On Madeline Island, largest of the Apostle Islands.
	Walworth	acres (1.1 km²)	1949	Geneva Lake	Provides expansive picnic and camping grounds near a long, narrow beach.
	Jackson	acres (271.4 km²)	1957	Black River
	Dane	acres (4.67 km²)	1959	None
	Green	acres (2.6 km²)	1980	Beckman and Zander Lakes
	Douglas	acres (165.4 km²)	1907	Bois Brule River, Lake Superior
	Chippewa	acres (4.95 km²)	1936	Chippewa and Fisher Rivers	Features a island and backwater channels popular with canoeists.
	Juneau	acres (28.2 km²)	1971	Castle Rock Lake
	Dane	acres (12 km²)	2000	Lake Waubesa	Established near Madison in the centennial year of the state park system.
	Chippewa	acres (13.2 km²)	1971	Numerous kettle lakes	A modern visitor center interprets the area's exemplary glacial geology.
	Oconto	acres (0.16 km²)	1959	Oconto River	Interprets a burial ground used by the Old Copper Culture between 5,000 and 6,000 years ago.
	Ashland	acres (12.4 km²)	1929	Bad River
	Lincoln	acres (2.05 km²)	1938	Wisconsin River
	Sauk	acres (41.2 km²)	1911	Devil's Lake
	Manitowoc	acres (0.5 km²)	1991	Lake Michigan
	Sawyer and Price	acres (364 km²)	1930	Flambeau River
	Iowa	acres (21.33 km²)	1948	Two manmade lakes	Provides numerous outdoor recreation opportunities surrounded by Driftless Area topography.
	Burnett and Polk	acres (79.9 km²)	1970	St. Croix River	Managed as a wilderness buffer for the Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway.
	Dane	acres (1.7 km²)	1975	Lake Mendota
	Marinette	acres (10.5 km²)	2000	Caldron Falls Reservoir	Still in development.
	Ozaukee	acres (2.57 km²)	1992	Lake Michigan
	Waupaca	acres (5.73 km²)	1966	Several lakes
Havenwoods State Forest (External Link)	Milwaukee	acres (0.95 km²)	1979	Lincoln Creek	A green space and environmental education center within Milwaukee city limits.
	Brown	acres (0.19 km²)	1972	Fox River	An outdoor museum of 25 historical structures.
	Calumet	acres (4.64 km²)	1956	Lake Winnebago
	Dunn	acres (2.86 km²)	1980	None
	Polk	acres (5.38 km²)	1900	St. Croix River, Lake O' the Dalles	Wisconsin's first state park, formed in conjunction with an adjacent state park in Minnesota.
	Sheboygan, Fond du Lac, and Washington	acres (118 km²)	1936	Numerous kettle lakes
	Waukesha, Walworth, and Jefferson	acres (90.2 km²)	1936	Numerous kettle lakes
	Pierce	acres (5.01 km²)	1972	St. Croix and Kinnickinnic Rivers
	Sheboygan	acres (3.99 km²)	1927	Lake Michigan, Black River
	Dane	acres (1.38 km²)	1962	Lake Kegonsa
	Chippewa	acres (4.29 km²)	1961	Lake Wissota	A mix of forest and prairie beside a popular boating lake.
	Milwaukee	acres (0.08 km²)	1998	Lake Michigan	An urban green space in development on Milwaukee's lakefront.
	Waukesha	acres (4.07 km²)	1985	None
	Washington	acres (4.41 km²)	1987	Oconomowoc River, Loew Lake
	Buffalo	acres (1.29 km²)	1932	Mississippi River	Situated on a backwater slough, with many campsites right on the shore.
	Monroe and Juneau	acres (5.41 km²)	1936	None	Protects steep sandstone bluffs that formed as islands in a glacial lake.
	Sauk	acres (8.81 km²)	1962	Mirror Lake	Wooded shores and steep, narrow sides often give this reservoir a smooth surface.
	Sauk	acres (2.14 km²)	1972	None	Contains the largest natural arch in the state and a rock shelter once used by Paleo-Indians.
	Grant	acres (3.05 km²)	1935	Mississippi River	These river bluffs were once part of the Stonefield estate of Nelson Dewey, the state's first governor.
	Green	acres (1.74 km²)	1934	None
	Door	acres (9.6 km²)	1964	Lake Michigan	Wisconsin's only wilderness-designated state park.
	Iron, Vilas and Oneida	acres (903 km²)	1925	Numerous lakes and streams
	Douglas	acres (5.97 km²)	1920	Black River	Contains Big Manitou Falls, the highest waterfall in the state.
	Door	acres (15.2 km²)	1909	Green Bay	Rocky bluffs and nearly 7 miles of Green Bay shoreline in Door County.
	Trempealeau	acres (5.13 km²)	1918	Mississippi and Trempealeau Rivers	high bluffs bear rare "goat prairie" communities on their southwestern faces.
	Marinette and Oconto	acres (37.2 km²)	2001	Peshtigo River
	Washington	acres (2.74 km²)	1960	Pike Lake
	Manitowc	acres (11.7 km²)	1938	Lake Michigan
	Door	acres (4.95 km²)	1928	Sturgeon Bay
	Marathon	acres (6.18 km²)	1927	None
	Kenosha	acres (18.2 km²)	1963	Several small lakes
	Adams	acres (2.44 km²)	1948	None	A outcropping bears the Roche-a-Cri Petroglyphs.
	Door	acres (3.69 km²)	1965	Lake Michigan	No vehicles, including bicycles, are permitted on the island, which can be reached via passenger ferry from Washington Island.
	Juneau	acres (0.91 km²)	1932		Features sandstone outcroppings.
	Polk	acres (11.2 km²)	2002	Straight Lake	A new park still in development.
	Iowa	acres (0.31 km²)	1922	Wisconsin River	Showcases a restored shot tower.
	Door	acres (3.49 km²)	1967	Lake Michigan	Features the highest sand dunes in Wisconsin.
	Vernon	acres (14.7 km²)	1948	Kickapoo River
	St. Croix	acres (11.6 km²)	1967	Willow River	The river supports a waterfall, a reservoir, and trout fishing.
	Grant	acres (10.6 km²)	1917	Mississippi and Wisconsin Rivers
	Lafayette	acres (3.91 km²)	1970	Yellowstone Lake

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