MADISON - The Wisconsin State Park System is celebrating a big milestone in 2025: 125 years since the opening of the first state park in northwestern Wisconsin, Interstate State Park.

While VanLanduyt said she wasn't sure that Wisconsin was the first state to create a system to protect special areas as state parks, it was one of the first.

The three most-visited Wisconsin state parks in 2024 remain unchanged from 2023. Devil's Lake State Park in Sauk County had nearly 2.4 million visitors, almost 1 million more than any other park.

Almost 20 million people visited Wisconsin's state parks, forests, trails and recreation areas in 2024, according to the DNR.

What were the most visited state parks in Wisconsin? The most-visited parks in the last three years have been pretty much the same.

Wisconsin State Parks are celebrating their 125th anniversary with different events happening all throughout the summer.

(WFRV) – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is gearing up to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Wisconsin State Park System in 2025. According to a press release, the DNR ...

The Wisconsin DNR invites the public to participate in candlelight events at state parks this fall.

You can get outdoors for free in Wisconsin this weekend. State park passes, trail passes and fishing licenses are waived Saturday and Sunday.

Since 1900, Wisconsin has established 50 state parks, 44 state trails, 15 state forests, 9 state recreation areas and 8 river and resource areas.

Almost 20 million people visited Wisconsin's state parks, forests, trails and recreation areas in 2024, according to the DNR.