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'''High Cliff State Park''' is a {{convert|1187|acre|ha|sing=on}} [[Wisconsin]] [[list of Wisconsin state parks|state park]] near [[Sherwood, Wisconsin]]. It is the only state-owned recreation area located on [[Lake Winnebago]].<ref name=dnr>{{cite web|url=http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/parks/name/highcliff/ |title=High Cliff State Park |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |date=July 19, 2013 |accessdate=September 2, 2013}}</ref> The park got its name from cliffs of the [[Niagara Escarpment]], a land formation east of the shore of Lake Winnebago that stretches north through northeast Wisconsin, [[Upper Michigan]], and [[Ontario]] to [[Niagara Falls]] and [[New York State]].<ref name=dnr/> |
'''High Cliff State Park''' is a {{convert|1187|acre|ha|sing=on}} [[Wisconsin]] [[list of Wisconsin state parks|state park]] near [[Sherwood, Wisconsin]]. It is the only state-owned recreation area located on [[Lake Winnebago]].<ref name=dnr>{{cite web|url=http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/parks/name/highcliff/ |title=High Cliff State Park |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |date=July 19, 2013 |accessdate=September 2, 2013}}</ref> The park got its name from cliffs of the [[Niagara Escarpment]], a land formation east of the shore of Lake Winnebago that stretches north through northeast Wisconsin, [[Upper Michigan]], and [[Ontario]] to [[Niagara Falls]] and [[New York State]].<ref name=dnr/> |
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==Activities and amenities== |
==Activities and amenities== |
Revision as of 05:19, 6 May 2015
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Location | Calumet County, Wisconsin, USA |
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Nearest city | Sherwood |
Built | 500 - 1500 A.D. |
NRHP reference No. | 96001629 |
Added to NRHP | January 25, 1997[1] |
High Cliff State Park is a 1,187-acre (480 ha) Wisconsin state park near Sherwood, Wisconsin. It is the only state-owned recreation area located on Lake Winnebago.[2] The park got its name from cliffs of the Niagara Escarpment, a land formation east of the shore of Lake Winnebago that stretches north through northeast Wisconsin, Upper Michigan, and Ontario to Niagara Falls and New York State.[2]
Activities and amenities
- Trails: Hiking trails include the .6-mile (0.97 km) limestone-surfaced Indian Mound Trail. The north shoreline of Lake Winnebago can be seen from a 40-foot-tall (12 m) observation tower at the top of the escarpment. Various trails are available for biking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and snowmobiling.[3]
- The park also offers camping, picnicking, boating, swimming, fishing, and hunting.[3]
- A statue of Red Bird, the Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) leader, overlooks the northeast end of Lake Winnebago.[4]
Effigy mounds
The effigy mounds at the top of the escarpment have led to a small part of the park being added to the National Register of Historic Places, listed as High Cliff Mounds.[1] A trail meanders though six long-tailed mounds and several conical mounds.[5] The group originally consisted of a bird and a mound that was most likely a bear.[5] The mounds are consistent with other mound groups found at the peak of the Niagara Escarpment along the eastern shore of Lake Winnebago, including the Calumet County Park Group.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b "High Cliff State Park". Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. July 19, 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
- ^ a b "High Cliff State Park: Activities and recreation". Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. July 19, 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
- ^ Red Bird statue, other views
- ^ a b c Birmingham, Robert A.; Eisenberg, Leslie E. (2000). Indian Mounds of Wisconsin. University of Wisconsin Press. pp. page 194. ISBN 0-299-16874-3. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
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External links
- High Cliff State Park Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources