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Big Bay State Park
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State Park Overview
Big Bay State Park is on Madeline Island, the largest of Lake Superiors 22 Apostle Islands. The 2,350-acre park, has picturesque sandstone bluffs and caves and a 1.5-mile sand beach.
The park, established in 1963, has picnic areas with tables, grills, water and toilets a campground with drinking water, showers and toilets an indoor camp for nonprofit groups an outdoor group camp and more than nine miles of trails, including interesting nature trails.
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Current conditions at Big Bay State Park, Wisconsin
Exit DNR Big Bay State Park Conditions Conditions as of Friday -pril 18, 2003 Snow in the park is 95 percent gone. We will still
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travelwisconsin.com. The Web site also has a detailed page on Big Bay State Park. Camping Big Bay State Park has 60 sites in
Photos from Big Bay State Park.
Waiting/ferry. Waiting/ferry. These photos are from Big Bay State Park. Shoreline. Shoreline. Shoreline. Shoreline. Shoreline. Photos on this site can
Apostle Islands 3 times, camping twice on the big island in Big Bay State Park. The 21 Apostle Islands are located on Lake Superior
main attraction is Big Bay State Park on Madeline Island
Big Bay State Park Campground Setting up Camp after chasing away the Deer [Next View] ?CopyrightHoffmann Computer Enterprises 2001 ontheroad@bhoffcomp.com
National Lakeshore. On the largest island, Madeline, there is a state historical museum and Big Bay State Park. You can take a ferry boat to Madeline or an excursion cruise among the outer
Ferry boats operate on regular schedules between Bayfield and La Pointe from April to December.
County Highway H loops around Madeline Island from La Pointe. To get to Big Bay State Park, take Highway H counterclockwise (Middle Road) from La Pointe about 4 miles to Hagen Road and continue east on Hagen Road about 2 miles to the park entrance.
No launching facilities are available at the park, but boats can be launched at the public landing in Bayfield or at a privately operated landing on, Madeline Island. (Consult the Coast Guard at Bayfield for Lake Superior navigation information.)
The parks mailing address is 141 S. 3rd St., Box 589, Bayfield WI 54814-0589.
Big Bay State Park
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