High Cliff State Park

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High Cliff State Park
ConicalMoundHighCliffStateParkWisconsin.jpg
Conical effigy mound
Map showing the location of High Cliff State Park
Map showing the location of High Cliff State Park
Location of High Cliff State Park in Wisconsin
LocationCalumet, Wisconsin, United States
Coordinates44°09′33″N 88°17′22″W / 44.15917°N 88.28944°W / 44.15917; -88.28944Coordinates: 44°09′33″N 88°17′22″W / 44.15917°N 88.28944°W / 44.15917; -88.28944
Area1,187 acres (4.80 km2)
Established1956
Governing bodyWisconsin Department of Natural Resources
WebsiteHigh Cliff State Park
High Cliff Mounds
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
LocationCalumet County, Wisconsin, USA
Nearest citySherwood
Built500 - 1500 AD
NRHP reference No.96001629
Added to NRHPJanuary 25, 1997[1]

High Cliff State Park is a 1,187-acre (480 ha) Wisconsin state park near Sherwood, Wisconsin. It is the only state-owned recreation area located on Lake Winnebago.[2] The park got its name from cliffs of the Niagara Escarpment, a land formation east of the shore of Lake Winnebago that stretches north through northeast Wisconsin, Upper Michigan, and Ontario to Niagara Falls and New York State.[2]

A new Master Plan for the park created in 2013 aims to nearly double the size of the park, to add new amenities, and expand conservation efforts.[3]

Activities and amenities[]

  • Trails: Hiking trails include the .6-mile (0.97 km) limestone-surfaced Indian Mound Trail. The north shoreline of Lake Winnebago can be seen from a 40-foot-tall (12 m) observation tower at the top of the escarpment. Various trails are available for biking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and snowmobiling.[4]
  • The park also offers camping, picnicking, boating, swimming, fishing, and hunting.[4]
  • A statue of Red Bird, the Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) leader, overlooks the northeast end of Lake Winnebago.[5]

Effigy mounds[]

The effigy mounds at the top of the escarpment have led to a small part of the park being added to the National Register of Historic Places, listed as High Cliff Mounds.[1] A trail meanders through six long-tailed mounds and several conical mounds.[6] The group originally consisted of a bird and a mound that was most likely a bear.[6] The mounds are consistent with other mound groups found at the peak of the Niagara Escarpment along the eastern shore of Lake Winnebago, including the Calumet County Park Group.[6]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "High Cliff State Park". Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. July 19, 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
  3. ^ Wisconsin DNR. "High Cliff State Park 2013 Master Plan" (PDF).
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "High Cliff State Park: Activities and recreation". Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. July 19, 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
  5. ^ Red Bird statue, other views
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c Birmingham, Robert A.; Eisenberg, Leslie E. (2000). Indian Mounds of Wisconsin. University of Wisconsin Press. pp. 194. ISBN 0-299-16874-3. Retrieved 2008-09-29. calumet county park mounds.

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