Devil's Lake State Park
Devil's Lake State Park is a state park located in the Baraboo Range in eastern Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States. Visitors find it in Merrimac. Records date it to 1911.
A state park inside Merrimac
Winters are cold
January nights drop to 10°, with about 43" of snow a year. When to go ↓
Baraboo is the nearest base
Baraboo is 4 miles north, with 9 places to stay. Where to stay ↓
A day trip from Milwaukee
Milwaukee is about 91 miles east (straight-line). Where to stay ↓
Established in 1911
Devil's Lake State Park dates from 1911. About ↓
Best months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep
May, June, July, August and September are the mild months, with highs of 70–83°. When to go ↓
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Weather, month by month
Each month’s highs and lows around Devil's Lake are below.
Devil's Lake State Park
Devil's Lake State Park is a state park located in the Baraboo Range in eastern Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States. It is just south of the city of Baraboo, around 35 mi (56 km) northwest of Madison, and is on the western edge of the last ice-sheet deposited during the Wisconsin glaciation. The state park encompasses 9,217 acres (3,730 ha); it is the largest state park in Wisconsin. The state park is known for its 500-foot-high (150 m) quartzite bluffs along the 360-acre (150 ha) Devil's Lake, which was created by a glacier depositing terminal moraines that plugged the north and south ends of the gap in the bluffs during the last ice age approximately 12,000 years ago. The sand at the bottom of Devil's Lake is thought to be deposited by glaciers.
- Type
- State park
- Established
- 1911
- Area
- 1,740 acres
- Listed
- National Register of Historic Places (2015) · listed in the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places (2014)
- Wikipedia readers
- 12K a year
Bases for Devil's Lake State Park
Places to stay start in Merrimac (4) and Lake Delton (81).
- 1Ice Age Trail
- 2Camp Randall Stadium
- 3Dells of the Wisconsin River
- 4Noah's Ark Water Park
- 5Circus World Museum
- 6Kohl Center
- 7Mid-Continent Railway Museum
- 8Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Devil's Lake | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimac 32% vacation homes | in town | — | 4 1 hotel · 2 lodges & cabins · 1 campground | 1,296 | $455K | — |
| Lake Delton | 13 mi north | 20 min | 81 61 hotels · 8 motels · 8 lodges & cabins · 3 campgrounds · 1 RV park | 3,451 | $178K | — |
| Wisconsin Dells | 16 mi north | 25 min | 60 33 hotels · 17 motels · 1 inn or B&B · 4 lodges & cabins · 5 campgrounds | 3,149 | $207K | — |
| Baraboo | 4 mi northwest | 5 min | 11 1 hotel · 2 motels · 1 lodge or cabins · 7 campgrounds | 1,778 | $350K | — |
| Baraboo | 4 mi north | 5 min | 9 1 hotel · 2 motels · 2 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 1 campground · 1 RV park | 13,224 | $222K | — |
| Madison | 27 mi southeast | 40 min | 97 83 hotels · 4 motels · 6 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 1 hostel · 1 campground | 286,233 | $373K | C |
| Delton | 11 mi north | 15 min | 11 3 hotels · 5 campgrounds · 3 RV parks | 2,441 | $273K | — |
| Greenfield | 5 mi northeast | 5 min | 5 2 inns & B&Bs · 3 campgrounds | 881 | $360K | — |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
More to see nearby
Other well-known places within 29 miles.
1in town Park & preserveIce Age Trail
228 mi Stadium & arenaCamp Randall Stadium
316 mi Canyon & gorgeDells of the Wisconsin River414 mi Theme parkNoah's Ark Water Park
54 mi MuseumCircus World Museum
629 mi Stadium & arenaKohl Center79 mi MuseumMid-Continent Railway Museum
814 mi Theme parkMt. Olympus Water & Theme ParkPhoto credits
Ice Age Trail: MDuchek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Camp Randall Stadium: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Dells of the Wisconsin River: atramos, CC BY 2.0 · Circus World Museum: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2 · Kohl Center: Pbrown111 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park: User Royalbroil on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5
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Visiting Devil's Lake
Is Devil's Lake State Park in Merrimac?
Yes. It’s inside Merrimac, WI.
When is the best time to visit Devil's Lake State Park?
May, June, July, August and September, with highs of 70–83°.
How far is Devil's Lake State Park from Milwaukee?
About 91 miles east of Milwaukee, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Devil's Lake State Park?
Dane County Regional Truax Field (MSN), about 27 miles away. The nearest big hub is General Mitchell (MKE), about 97 miles.
Where should I stay near Devil's Lake State Park?
Lake Delton (13 mi, 81 places to stay), Wisconsin Dells (16 mi, 60 places to stay) and Baraboo (4 mi, 11 places to stay).
Inside knowledge from Merrimac
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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.