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Perched atop the highest point in southern Wisconsin, Blue Mound State Park offers spectacular views and unique geological features. A swimming pool is available during summer. Over 20 miles of scenic hiking, off-road biking and cross-country ski trails, as well as a family campground, access to the Military Ridge State Trail with bike-in campsites and a rustic cabin for people with disabilities make Blue Mound a popular destination year-round.
Blue Mound State Park is just north of the Village of Blue Mounds, about 25 miles west of Madison via US Highway 18/151. From Highway 18/151, go north on County Highway F and turn left on County Highway ID into Blue Mounds. Go west on Highway ID about a half mile to Mounds Road. Turn right (north) and follow Mounds Road north through town. (Mounds Road becomes Mounds Park Road once you leave the village.) The park entrance is one mile north of the intersection of Highway ID and Mounds Road
It is a very peaceful, quiet, and relaxing place. We stayed in their camping for a couple of nights, and it was a pleasure of tranquility! I like their interesting hiking and biking trails very much.
Beautiful WI State park with well kept trails and spectacular views. Campgrounds and facilities are well maintained. We lucked out and the water, toilets, and showers were still operational weeks after the Oct. 1 shut off date. A welcome suprise. Firewood can be purchased in the campground from the camp host or down the street at the nearest convenience store. We're definitely coming back!
One of the best state parks in Wisconsin! Great trails, views, and amenities (thanks to the active Friends group).
Very nice and quiet campground. First time here and we definitely would come back. We had site 33 and it was very shaded and clean. The bathroom/shower area was always clean and the cleaners were very polite. The east and west towers had amazing views. There's also a small nature center that was nice to go into and learn something. Playground was nice and seemed well maintained.
Camp Site #22 is very nice and away from road noise. The sites are a little bit close together, so you will definitely see and hear your neighbors, so if you have good ones, great! If you have ones with dogs and kids, there's going to be noise. And this is a great campground for kids because there is the nearby Cave of the Mounds attraction, which is why we stayed here. We don't have kids and haven't been to this attraction, so we didn't know it is mainly meant for children. We hiked up to the towers and had great views. During fall when the leaves are changing this is a beautiful place to camp. There is a nearby general store that sells fire-starter, which came in really handy because most of the wood was wet and the Camp Host sign said they had fire-starter, but there wasn't any in the storage area where all the wood was kept. We had a great time biking the trails, going to nearby Military Ridge State Trail, and seeing one neighbor's starry light show at night in their campsite. The bathroom near Site #22 was the biggest, cleanest, and most well-maintained in all the State Parks we've camped in. All in all, a great family campground.
