Lake Wissota: WGA State Park Series Traditional Geocache

Lake Wissota State Park has 1,062 acres of young, rich forests and open prairie and is located along a 6,300-acre man made lake. The park has many trails for hiking, biking and horseback riding. This cache is along the Staghorn Trail, which is reached by way of the Beaver Meadow Nature Trail. No horses or bikes are allowed on the Beaver Meadow Nature Trail, so this is a hiking cache.

Entrance into Wisconsin State Parks requires a pass. Either a one-day pass or an annual pass can be purchased at the park or online at https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/parks/admission

Mississippi and Chippewa Rivers Biome

The Driftless Region serves as home to these two rivers, and many, many more, and is in a deciduous forest biome.  Most of this part of southwestern Wisconsin was not touched by the last glaciers and displays a very rugged landscape dominated by limestone bluffs rising above the two main rivers.  Valleys carved by smaller rivers and streams abound, but anything resembling a lake is the result of human intervention.  The predominant vegetation is mixed hardwoods such as oak, aspen, and maples.  With the abundant spring fed streams in every valley, the trout fishing in this biome is world class.  The big river is one of the main flyways for bird migration and plays host to birds using that flyway, including huge concentrations of Tundra Swans in the spring and fall. Timber Rattlesnakes are timid venomous snakes that inhabit those rocky bluffs.

WISCONSIN GEOCACHING ASSOCIATION

The Wisconsin Geocaching Association (WGA) is a group of geocachers dedicated to promoting and protecting geocaching within the state of Wisconsin. The WGA organizes geocaching events, works with land owners/managers on geocaching policies, educates the public at large about geocaching, and facilitates communication between WGA members. To learn more about the WGA visit: www.wi-geocaching.com

2013 kicks off the beginning of the Wisconsin Geocaching Association State Parks series. It is our goal to place a geocache in every state park in the state of Wisconsin so watch out for more in this series that encourages geocachers to explore the natural resources in this beautiful state of ours.

The Geocache Notification Form has been submitted to the Wisconsin DNR. Geocaches placed on Wisconsin Department of Natural Resource managed lands require permission by means of a notification form. Please print out a paper copy of the notification form, fill in all required information, then submit it to the land manager. The DNR Notification form and land manager information can be obtained at: http://dnr.wi.gov/files/PDF/forms/2500/2500-118.pdf

This a WGA STATE PARK SERIES geocache: