Dell Creek Wildlife Area

Dell Creek Wildlife Area is a 2,557 acre property located in Sauk County. Find it 7 miles northeast of Reedsburg and 7.5 miles west of Wisconsin Dells on Hwy H. Scattered properties along Dell Creek. The property is comprised mostly of grasslands, forest, trout streams, farmland, and savanna.

History of Property

A Department management project began on Dell Creek in the early 1950’s as a fishery restoration initiative to address soil erosion, siltation, and other fishery habitat quality problems. The Bureau of Wildlife Management assumed management responsibility for the property when purchasing larger blocks of land became necessary to protect the stream. Subsequently, in 1971, the Dell Creek property was designated as a wildlife area with both fisheries and wildlife management objectives. The Dell Creek Wildlife Area boundary stretches along about 10 miles of Dell Creek, Sauk County’s longest trout stream.