Name: Governor Dodge State Park (Beginner)
Start: 2024-11-15T19:00:00-06:00
End: 2024-11-17T12:00:00-06:00

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**OVERVIEW:**

This will be a trip for beginner level members at the scenic Governor Dodge state park, in southwestern Wisconsin. It is one of the state's largest state parks, with 5,270 scenic acres of steep hills, bluffs, and deep valleys plus two lakes and a waterfall. Your $40 covers camping costs for both nights, meetup fees, and firewood for Friday & Saturday nights. Please note all vehicles are required to have a Wisconsin state park parking sticker or you will need to pay for daily parking at the park.

**ITINERARY:**

**11/15 Friday**

We'll meet up late Friday afternoon and spend the night at Walk-In SIte 262 in the Twin Valley Campground (far eastern loop). There is a small parking lot for the walk-in sites, so arrive as your schedule permits. Site 262 is the last one on the right and a short 85 feet walk from the cars.
Parking at (43.026773, -90.102532)

**11/16 Saturday**

Saturday morning we will begin our hike heading west to Stephens Falls, leading into a mossy glen featuring a small waterfall, then north along the northern edge of the park, coming south along the western side of Twin Valley Lake back to the campground. The terrain will be a mix of rolling hills, with a few steep inclines of about 100 feet.
We will camp Saturday evening at site 271 also located in the Twin Valley campground (surrounded by all the weekend campers).
Total miles for Saturday is \~10 miles. If anyone wants some extra miles Saturday we could add a detour down the Cave Trail (1.2 miles) to view some sandstone rock formations and 2 small caves.

**11/16 Sunday**

Sunday morning we'll shuttle cars to Enee Point at the Pine Cliff Trailhead (43.011213, -90.122451) then starting from our campsite, head south across the dam and around Cox Hollow Lake clockwise toward the cars at Enee Point. We'll grab lunch and drinks at the Grumpy Troll brewpub in Mount Horeb before heading home. Total miles for Sunday \~6 miles (we can make some choices at junctions to hike more or less).

All Trails Route (Route 1 for Saturday, Route 2 for Sunday): [Gov Dodge Route](https://www.alltrails.com/explore/map/map-july-19-2024-4bbbe6c?u=i&sh=ih4pc2)
An image of the map can be found in Event Photos.

More Park info: [DNR website](https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/parks/govdodge)

Trail Map: [Gov Dodge Map](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iYS_UaoIXnX4X7m09VsW8GQPG9_ZHtzN/view?usp=share_link)

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