Completed plans
establishing goals and objectives for DNR properties.
Plan reports
monitoring goals and objectives.
Feasibility studies
studying new properties.
State-owned lands
parks, forests, wildlife, fisheries, natural areas, trails, wild rivers and flowages.
Contact information
For information on Master Planning, contact:
Diane Brusoe
Bureau of Facilities & Lands
608-261-6445

Property Master PlanningCompleted plans

The following master plans establish the level and type of public uses permitted, details the authorized resource management and the facility development, and acts as a blueprint for the property, providing for consistent, long term management, regardless of personnel changes.

State Parks

State Park Master Plans Appendices/maps
Amnicon Falls State Park [PDF], approved Nov. 1975  
Aztalan State Park [PDF]
DNR PUB-PR-693 2003
Big Bay State Park [PDF], approved Nov. 1979  
Big Foot Beach State Park [PDF]
DNR PUB-PR-253 1995
Blue Mound State Park [PDF], approved August 1984
Brunet Island State Park [PDF], approved March 1986  
Buckhorn State Park [PDF]
DNR PUB-PR-652 2007
Copper Culture State Park [PDF], approved May 1975  
Copper Falls State Park [PDF], Prepared Oct. 1975  
Council Grounds State Park [PDF] approved Aug. 1979
Cross Plains State Park (Ice Age Complex) [PDF], approved Jan. 2013  
Dells of the Wisconsin River State Natural Area [PDF], approved Jan. 1997
Devil's Lake State Park [PDF], approved Feb. 1982  
Governor Dodge State Park [PDF] approved Nov. 1984  
Governor Nelson State Park [PDF], Environmental Impact Statement, 1975  
Governor Thompson State Park [PDF]
DNR PUB-PR-690 2004
Harrington Beach State Park [PDF]
DNR PUB-PR-698 2004
Hartman Creek State Park [PDF], approved March 1984  
Heritage Hill State Park [PDF], approved April 1982  
High Cliff State Park [PDF], approved Dec. 1982  
Interstate Park [PDF], approved May 1979
Kinnickinnic State Park [PDF], approved June 1980  
Kohler-Andrae State Park [PDF], approved April 1989  
Lake Kegonsa State Park [PDF], approved Feb. 1984  
Lake Wissota State Park [PDF], approved May 1986  
Lakeshore State Park [PDF], approved Oct. 2000  
Merrick State Park [PDF], approved March 1986  
Mill Bluff State Park [PDF], approved Oct. 1979  
Mirror Lake State Park and Dell Creek State Wildlife Area [PDF],
DNR PUB-PR-693 2003
Natural Bridge State Park [PDF], approved June 1975  
Nelson Dewey State Park [PDF], approved May 1980  
New Glarus Woods State Park [PDF], approved April 1980  
Newport State Park [PDF], approved Jan. 1975
Pattison State Park [PDF], approved July 1984  
Peninsula State Park [PDF], approved Jan. 1981  
Perrot State Park [PDF], approved June 1988  
Potawatomi State Park [PDF], approved May 1987  
Rib Mountain State Park [PDF]
DNR PUB-PR-665 2005
Roche-a-Cri State Park [PDF], approved May 1983  
Rock Island State Park [PDF], approved July 1965  
Straight Lake State Park [PDF],
DNR PUB-PR-839 2010
Tower Hill State Park [PDF], approved March 1981  
Whitefish Dunes State Park [PDF], approved Dec. 1977  
Wildcat Mountain State Park [PDF], approved Oct. 1984  
Willow River State Park [PDF], approved Dec. 1984  
Wyalusing State Park [PDF], approved Jan. 1985
Yellowstone Lake State Park [PDF], approved Nov. 1981  

Trails

State Trail Master Plans Appendices/maps
400 State Trail [PDF], approved July 1990  
Ahnapee State Trail [PDF], approved March 1975  
Badger State Trail [PDF]
DNR PUB-PR-667 2006
Bearskin State Trail [PDF], approved July 1974  
Buffalo River State Trail [PDF], approved Feb. 1978  
Cattail State Trail [PDF] , approved Sept. 1999  
Chippewa River State Trail [PDF], approved Sept. 1996  
Elroy-Sparta State Trail [PDF], Trail Guidelines  
Gandy Dancer State Trail - Burnett County [PDF]
Gandy Dancer State Trail - Douglas County [PDF],
Gandy Dancer State Trail - Polk County [PDF], approved 1990
 
Glacial Drumlin State Trail[PDF], approved Feb. 1987  
Great River State Trail [PDF], approved May 1986  
Hank Aaron State Trail [PDF], approved Oct. 1996
Hillsboro State Trail [PDF], Memorandum of Understanding March 1988, amended March 1994  
La Crosse River State Trail [PDF] approved April 1982  
Military Ridge State Trail [PDF], approved Aug. 1986  
Mountain-Bay State Trail [PDF], approved May 1998  
Nicolet State Trail [PDF], approved Sept. 1999  
Old Abe State Trail [PDF], approved Sept. 1996  
Pecatonica State Trail[PDF], approved Dec. 1978  
Red Cedar State Trail [PDF], approved Sept. 1996  
Saunders State Trail [PDF], approved June 1993  
Sugar River State Trail [PDF], approved May 1975  
Tomorrow River State Trail [PDF], approved Dec. 1997  
Tuscobia State Trail [PDF], approved Nov. 1984, Amended 1987
White River State Trail [PDF], approved Sept. 1999  
Wild Goose State Trail [PDF], approved June 1989  
Wild Rivers State Trail [PDF], approved May 1998  
Wiouwash State Trail [PDF], approved Feb. 1995  
Wolf River State Trail (Langlade County) [PDF], approved Aug. 2006  
Ice Age National Scenic Trail Plans Appendices/maps
Ice Age National Scenic Trail [PDF], Sept. 1983  
Ice Age Complex at Cross Plains [PDF], approved Jan. 2013  
Bohn Lake State Ice Age Trail Area [PDF]
DNR PUB-PR-835 2008
Waushara County Corridor Plan (2007) [NPS, exit DNR]  
Waupaca and Portage Counties Trailway Plan (1997) [NPS, exit DNR]  
Lake Michigan (Kewaunee, Manitowoc, and Sheboygan counties) Ice Age Trail Corridor [PDF]
DNR PUB-PR-811 2006

N Forests

Northern Forests Master Plans Appendices/maps
Black River [PDF], approved 2010
Brule River [PDF], approved 2003
Coulee Experimental [PDF], approved 2009
Flambeau River [PDF]
DNR PUB FR 462, 2010
Governor Knowles [PDF]
DNR PUB FR 485, 2012
Northern Highland - American Legion State Forest, approved 2005
Peshtigo River [PDF], approved 2007

FA, WM, NR, SNA

Fishery, Wildlife, Natural Resource, and State Natural Areas Master Plans Appendices/maps
Brillion Wildlife Area (1979) [PDF]
C. D. Besadny Fish and Wildlife Area (formerly Kewaunee F&WA) (1978) [PDF]
Caves Creek Fishery Area (1987) [PDF]
Chippewa Flowage Joint Agency Management Plan [PDF]
DNR PUB-LF-028 2001
Collins Marsh Wildlife Area (1986) [PDF]
Deer Creek Wildlife Area (1982) [PDF]
Gardner Swamp Wildlife Area (1980) [PDF]
Germania Marsh Wildlife Area (1984) [PDF]
Glacial Heritage Area Plan [PDF]
DNR PUB-LF-050 2011
Grand River Marsh Wildlife Area (1981) [PDF]
Green Bay West Shores Wildlife Area (1979) [PDF]
Greenwood Wildlife Area (1980) [PDF]
John A Lawton Fishery Area (1986) [PDF]
Lake Noquebay Wildlife Area (1981) [PDF]
Lower Chippewa River Properties [PDF]
DNR PUB-LF-052 2010
Lower Wolf River Bottomlands Natural Resources Area [PDF]
DNR PUB-LF-062 2012
Maine Wildlife Area (1983) [PDF]
Mecan River Fishery Area (1985) [PDF]
Menominee River Natural Resources Area [PDF]
January 2000
Miscauno Wildlife Area (1986) [PDF]
Mirror Lake State Park and Dell Creek State Wildlife Area [PDF],
DNR PUB-PR-693 2003
Mud Lake Wildlife Area - Door County (1987) [PDF]
Mukwa Wildlife Area (1980) [PDF]
Myklebust Lake State Natural Area (1982) [PDF]
Navarino Wildlife Area (1979) [PDF]
Nevin Springs Fish and Wildlife Area [PDF]
December 2000
North Branch Beaver Creek Fishery Area (1980) [PDF]
North Branch Embarass River Fishery Area (1984) [PDF]
North Branch Milwaukee River Feasibility Study [PDF]
March 2003
Outagamie Wildlife Area (1982) [PDF]
Peshtigo Brook Wildlife Area (1981) [PDF]Peshtigo Brook Wildlife Area Addendum (1987) [PDF]
Pike Wild Rivers Master Plan [PDF]
May 1989
Pine River System Fishery Area (1985) [PDF]
Pine-Popple Wild Rivers Master Plan [PDF]
January 1981
Powell Marsh Wildlife Area (1980) [PDF]
Poygan Wildlife Area (1981) [PDF]
Radley Creek Fishery Area (1985) [PDF]
Rat River Wildlife Area (1982) [PDF]
Sandhill-Meadow Valley Work Unit [PDF]
PUB LF-058 (2011)
Shaky Lake State Natural Area (1983) [PDF]
South Branch Oconto River Fishery Area (1982) [PDF]
Southwest Wisconsin Grassland & Stream Conservation Area Feasibility Study, Master Plan, and Environmental Impact Statement [PDF]
May 2010
Straight Lake State Park and Wildlife Area [PDF],
DNR PUB-PR-839-2010
Town Corner Wildlife Area (1985) [PDF]
Turtle-Flambeau Scenic Waters Area Master Plan and Environmental Assessment [PDF]
March 1995
White River Fishery Area - Bayfield County (1981) [PDF]
White River Marsh Wildlife Area (1987) [PDF]
White River System Fishery Area - Waushara County (1986) [PDF]
Willow Creek System Fishery Area - Waushara (1983) [PDF]
Willow Flowage Scenic Waters Area [PDF]
DNR PUB-LF-033 2003
Wolf River Wildlife Area [PDF]
Last revised: Friday May 10 2013