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EXPLORE MILWAUKEE | | | | | | | 6141 N Hopkins St
Milwaukee,
WI
53209
414-527-0232 | | | | | Description: GLENDALE. The 237-acre Havenwoods state forest has an interesting, albeit brief, history. The land has hosted everything from a prison to a missile site to a landfill, but you'd never know it today. At the Environmental Awareness Center, pick up a guide to the 1 ½ mile trail that covers these details plus many more. Hikers and bicyclists enjoy over six miles of trails that meander through woods, wetlands, and grasslands. In the winter, 2.5 miles are open to cross country skiers. Loads of special programs and workshops are offered throughout the year, for children, adults, and families.
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| Kettle Moraine State Forest Northern UnitN1765 Highway G
Campbellsport,
WI
53010
262-626-2116 | | | | | Description: Situated about 45 minutes from Milwaukee, Kettle Moraine is nationally known and attracts thousands of visitors from all over the country. The Northern Unit encompasses about 30000 acres of forests, hills, lakes, and interesting glacial formations. Start your visit at the at the Henry S. Reuss Ice Age Visitor Center, where you can learn about the geology and topography of the park, pick up maps and trail guides, and find out about any current restrictions. Then you're free to enjoy a wealth of activities: hiking and bicycling on over 130 miles of trails, camping, fishing, canoeing, horseback riding, cross country skiing and snowshoeing.
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| 1111 E Brown Deer Rd
Bayside,
WI
53217
414-352-2880 | | | | | Description: BAYSIDE. Fifteen minutes north of downtown Milwaukee, you'll find seven miles of trails, a beach, prairies, forests, bluffs, ravines, and ponds in a 185-acre wildlife sanctuary. Visitors enjoy hiking in the warmer months, and snowshoeing and cross-country skiing during the winter. The Dorothy K. Vallier Environmental Learning Center building is an ecologically friendly structure, with solar power, geothermal wells for heating, and a visually impressive interior. Programs, classes, and workshops for children, adults and families are offered throughout the year.
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| 1010 N Lincoln Memorial Dr
Milwaukee,
WI
53202
414-257-8005 | | | | | Description: DOWNTOWN. This beautiful park is adjacent to Lake Michigan and downtown Milwaukee. Great green space and a stretch of beach bordering the lake provide natural space for picnics or an afternoon stroll. Watch passing boats and roller-bladers.
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| 9701 W College Ave
Franklin,
WI
53132
414-425-8550 | | | | | Description: FRANKLIN. Situated on 200 hundred acres of Whitnall Park, the Wehr Nature Center offers numerous loop trails that enable visitors to explore prairie, woodlands, wetlands, an oak savanna, and Mallard Lake. Trails are short (.5 to 1.7 miles), yet still give an up close view of the various ecological habitats native to the Milwaukee area. Interesting themed gardens surround the center, including ones devoted to prairie and woodland habitats and ethnobotany.
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| 5879 S 92nd St
Franklin,
WI
53130
414-425-7303 | | | | | Description: DOWNTOWN. This 600-acre municipal park is listed as one of the largest in the United States. On-site golf course, archery range, picnic areas and flowering botanical gardens. Perfect for a nice lunch or relaxing afternoon walk.
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