Park information

Welcome!

• Devil's Lake State Park is open year-round from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.
• Visitor center hours are from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily in the summer and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. during other seasons.
• The nature center hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily in season. After October 14, the nature center is closed most days.

Directions

Devil's Lake State Park is in south central Wisconsin about 3 miles south of Baraboo. From the south or east on Interstate Highway 90/94, take State Highway 33 west about 15 miles to Baraboo. Turn left (south) on State Highway 123 and go 3 miles to the park. From the northwest on I-90/94, go right (south) at exit 92. Take US Highway 12-East about 10 miles to State Highway 159. Turn left (east) on Highway 159 and go about 2 miles to the park. From the south on US 12, turn right (east) on Highway 159 and go about 2 miles to the park. From about April through November, the park can be reached via the Merrimac free ferry, State Highway 113 and County Highway DL.

Park Fees

• Vehicle admission sticker is required.
• Hunting and fishing licenses apply.
• Devil's Lake State Park is part of the Ice Age National Scientific Reserve and Federal passes [exit DNR] are honored. Holders of National Parks passports receive a waiver of the vehicle admission fees, but camping fees are not affected.

Concessions and rental equipment

There are concessions buildings on both the north and south shore ends of the lake, and in the Ice Age Campground. The buildings are open all summer and some spring and fall weekends. The stores sell food and groceries, basic camp items, ice, firewood, souvenirs, shirts and hats. Proceeds from nonprofit stores' sales go to the park and are used to enhance customer services. Both buildings on the lake rent boats and canoes during summer.

Friends group and volunteering

• Friends of Devil's Lake website [exit DNR]
• State Park System volunteering opportunities

Get Outdoors!

Get Outdoors!

• Nature center
• School field trips
• Nature
• Geology
• Wisconsin Explorer Program

Maps/publications

Park maps

• Devil's Lake State Park map [PDF] Prints on 11- by 17-inch paper
• Ice Age, Northern Lights, and Quartzite campground maps [PDF]
• Map of the group camp [PDF]
• North Shore picnic shelters map [PDF]
• South Shore picnic shelters map [PDF]

Park planning

• Master plan

Wisconsin State Park System

• Plans and reports

In the area

Department of Tourism listings

• Baraboo [exit DNR]
• Wisconsin Dells [exit DNR]
• Madison [exit DNR]
• Spring Green [exit DNR]

More in the Area

• Circus World Museum [exit DNR]
• Aldo Leopold Shack and Farm [exit DNR]
• International Crane Foundation [exit DNR]
• Mid-Continent Railway Museum [exit DNR]
• Nature Conservancy Land [exit DNR]
• Riverland Conservancy [exit DNR]
• Lake Wisconsin [exit DNR]
• Lodi, Wisconsin [exit DNR]
• Sauk County Historical Museum [exit DNR]
• Sauk County Parks [exit DNR]
• Free ferry [exit DNR]