Parfrey’s Glen trail 

Parfrey’s Glen is located in a small town called Merrimac near Baraboo; it’s a hidden gem that not too many people living around know about; it is approximately 45 min from the sun prairie via Lodi, then you take a ferry to cross Lake Wisconsin.

The trail starts with a paved trail, continues, and changes to gravel; then you cross the stream.

What I love about this trail leading you to the waterfall is that Armani was very entertained all the way, with the sounds of the birds, the berries we found on the trees, and her friends picked a few rocks for her to throw in the streams

Then we finally got to the point where we had to hike in the stream to reach the waterfall

It was such a great day; there was no sign of the rain that day, and as we kept hiking through the canyons, nature was too loud. We were all taking it in, getting nervous and excited, curious about this trail; nobody explained how gorgeous it was from the reviews I read before; it was breathtaking. I had a flashback and told my friends that this trail brought good memories from Utah

We meet a friendly guy and his daughter hiking and ask him to take a picture of all of us; we continue soaking in, laughing, and having a blast.

Then I finally jumped on the giant boulder because I am that mom, force

Getting to the top of the giant boulders was pretty fun and challenging; we were hiking with a 4-year-old little girl; she was pretty awesome; she managed to get to the top with the help of an extra two hands

These kids were super excited to finally get out of the backpack and play with the mud, throw rocks in the water, share cheese and strawberries, and give each other hugs; suddenly, we heard the sound of the thunderstorms and decided to pack up

I’m like, wait; I need to get on top of the waterfall, lol. Redefining motherhood

We headed back, and more people started passing us; it was way busy with all the kids off school, and we met many couples on an adventure with the little ones in the backpack. Then Armani decided to walk and pick up some sticks
I didn’t have to worry about. This trail is toddlers friendly, and potty training adventures on a trail she wanted to pee and  was holding her pee the whole time, I guess

They got off the trail and threw rocks in the stream while singing Itsy Bitsy Spider

We stopped again to adore this beautiful lily

We saw this frog and thought it was dead, not it was alive, the kids awe…. forgive

They noticed this big rock with a sign and continued chasing each other

Mommy, look, said Armani, no Armani, stay away from that yucky

Before we knew it, we were out of the trail. The kids ran to the picnic table, laughing and having fun as always. I will go back to this trail over and over. Then, the sound we thought was a thunderstorm. We realized it was an airplane, and it sounded pretty loud in the canyons

The parking lot is tiny; I suggest you plan and make it to the trailhead by 9:30 am during the week if you want to park around the school holidays. Every vehicle requires a Wisconsin state park sticker, or you can pay $8 for a day visit. Street parking is prohibited.

This is the link to the location

Parfrey’s Glen State Natural Area

1377 County Rd DL, Merrimac, WI 53561

(608) 266-2621

https://goo.gl/maps/9JaTd7NyqbK2
Go check it out and have a blast!!!!!