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Wisconsin currently has 51 state park units, covering more than 60,570 acres (245.1 km 2) in state parks and state recreation areas. Each unit was created by an act of the Wisconsin Legislature and is maintained by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources , Division of Parks and Recreation.
Black River State Forest: Jackson: 67,070 acres (271.4 km 2) 1957: Black River: Brule River State Forest: Douglas: 40,882 acres (165.4 km 2) 1907: Bois Brule River, Lake Superior: Site of Cedar Island Lodge, or "the Summer White House," where American presidents have vacationed. Popular with canoeists, and cross-country skiers. Coulee ...
Fig tree, common fig [6]: 46–47 Ficus microcarpa: Chinese Banyan Fig [6]: 44–45 Ficus neriifolia: Willow-leaved Fig Ficus rubiginosa: Port Jackson Fig Fortunella hindsii: Dwarf orange [6]: 48–49 Fraxinus: Ash Fuchsia, including Fuchsia fulgens hybrids Fuchsia [6]: 54–55 Gardenia, including Gardenia jasminoides: Gardenia [6]: 50–51
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In 2001, species lists were compiled for the county's islands. Snake Island had 156 species, Cana Island had 111, Hat Island 22, Chambers Island 398, Adventure Island 58, Little Strawberry Island 44, Jack Island 28, Horseshoe Island 49, Sister Island 6, Spider Island 42, Plum Island 259, Detroit Island 25, Pilot Island 40, Washington Island 626, Hog Island 34, Rock Island 333, and Gravel and ...
The Chequamegon National Forest comprises three units in the north-central part of the state totaling 865,825 acres (3,503.87 km 2). In descending order of forestland area, it is located in parts of Bayfield , Ashland , Price , Sawyer , Taylor , and Vilas counties.
The state park encompasses 9,217 acres (3,730 ha), [3] making it the largest in Wisconsin. [4] The state park is known for its 500-foot-high (150 m) quartzite bluffs along the 360-acre (150 ha) Devil's Lake , which was created by a glacier depositing terminal moraines that plugged the north and south ends of the gap in the bluffs during the ...
Potawatomi State Park was created in 1928 by the Wisconsin state legislature after the purchase of 1,046.10 acres from the federal government. During the ten succeeding years after the property was purchase, facilities for camping, picnicking, and hiking were developed.