Governor Dodge State Park
4175 Highway 23 N.
Dodgeville, Wisconsin 53533

Governor Dodge, in the Western Coulee and Ridges landscape of Wisconsin, is one of the state's largest parks, with 5,270 scenic acres of steep hills, bluffs, and deep valleys plus two lakes and a waterfall.

Enee Point rises above Cox Hollow Lake and the valley floor.
DNR Photo by Joseph Warren

Things to do

Things to see

Driftless area geology —bluffs and valleys
Plants
Wildlife

...And more

In the Area

Military Ridge State Trail
Mineral Point and Dodgeville [exit DNR]—Accommodations, Activities, Dining, Events, and More

How to Get There

Take US Highway 18 to Dodgeville, which is about 48 miles west of Madison, Wisconsin. Then go north on State Highway 23. The park entrance is on your right about 3 miles north of Highway 18. You also can take the scenic Highway 23 south from Spring Green or north from Mineral Point to reach the park.

By foot or bicycle, you can get to Governor Dodge by way of the Military Ridge State Trail. There's a surfaced access trail from the Military Ridge to the park just east of County Highway Z.

Geographic coordinates are 43° 0' 58.5" N, 90° 8' 29.0" W.

For more information, ask Governor Dodge State Park, (608) 935-2315.

Last Revised: Monday November 23 2009