If April showers bring May flowers, then it's the perfect time to look for wildflowers in the county parks! Each month, the Healthy Parks Healthy You initiative will feature four Dane County Parks on our partners social media pages, so that our community can learn about the many special places that make up the County Parks system. In May, you can visit the StoryWalk featuring The Napping House, by Audrey Wood, at Morton Forest County Park.
If you visit any of the Dane County Parks in May, share a picture from your visit on Facebook (make sure your post audience is set to 'public') by April 30st, using #HealthyParksHealthyYou for a chance to win a gift card!
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Morton Forest County Park
This 114 acre park offers passive recreational use in a quiet and tranquil setting. The park offers year-round hiking trails and two outstanding vistas looking over the countryside.
Activities: Hiking, scenic overlook
Story Walk: The Napping House, by Audrey Wood (Available through May 31st)
Silverwood County Park
This park is approximately 300 acres and is a mix of agricultural fields, woodland, and Rice Lake shoreline. A rustic lake access site has been developed on Sweet Lake and a boat portage has been established to access Rice Lake. This park also features hiking and equestrian trails.
Activities: Hiking, equestrian trails*, canoeing/kayaking, fishing
Halfway Prairie Wildlife Area County Park
This 128-acre Wildlife Area is a public hunting area located immediately north of Indian Lake County Park on STH 19. Land cover is a mix of crop fields and steep wooded hillsides. Deer and turkey hunting, foraging, hiking, snowshoeing and photography are the primary recreation opportunities.
Activities: Hiking
Badger Prairie County Park
This 317-acre park is located just east of the City of Verona and serves as the center of the Ice Age Trail Junction Area. The park has a shelter facility, play fields, mountain bike trails, a playground, two dog parks (including a small dog park), and an aeromodeling field.
Activities: Dog park*, biking, aeromodeling, mountain biking*
*Permit required. Dogs are allowed in Dane County Parks but they must have a permit and be leashed.
