Rocky Arbor State Park

Spring has finally arrived, and we are super stoked to check off adventures on our bucket list; this will be a great year since we already know what to expect in Wisconsin. We have so many adventures we are excited to share with everyone.

Mondays are for adventures, workouts, exploring new things, and challenging new families to get outdoors.

We headed to the Rocky Arbor State Park located in Wisconsin Dells. We were the only adventures at the gate. Unfortunately, we have no plans to go camping in this park. As promised, we want to share our honest opinion, and I will share the pros and cons. Rather than that, we had a blast! But we are not going back to Rocky Arbor State Park in the future; been there than that✔️

There is a small parking lot for about five cars outside the gate. During the off-season, the gate is closed, and you will need the Wisconsin state sticker to park or pay $ 8 for day use. The office is not open until May 5, so you have to park at the gate and walk in the park.

One hundred feet away from the office, there is a super cool playground; this is where you will begin hiking.

The trail is very narrow; we noticed the island in the summer would be a paradise for mosquitoes; this trail will be damp and bugs all over; it was perfect timing for the Dowd family.

The first spring wildflowers along the trail will be captured in 2018; whoop!

Beautiful rock formations, but something was bothering us; the noise from the road was freaken annoying, and there was no peace on this trail. I can’t imagine how people who camp here survive a night.

Half a mile away, we came across this beautiful rock sitting on the island, but wait, something freaked me out; there was poison ivy everywhere. Seriously, stay away from this trail with your kids; I mean it, I don’t recommend this trail to anyone else.

The trail is shaded all the way, and I love that. It’s easy to follow and a short loop with a staircase on both sides.

The upper trail leads to the campground, or you can take the staircase down. We could hear nearby highway traffic on the upper trail.

There is more poison ivy on this part leading to the staircase.

Our family picture on the last snow left on the trial in April 2018

We made it back to the playground. There was still snow, but as I said, even without the snow, I would not have let my daughter play on the playground.

Short 1-mile trail loop with great cliffs and geological features.

This is our least favorite state park.