It can be very difficult to find a place to camp during summer weekends. For anyone that regularly climbs at Devil's Lake, you should consider joining the Chicago Mountaineering Club. The $25 annual membership (+$25 campground fee) allows you unlimited use of their private campground which is located in the park.
If you want to climb, try to get one of the group sites. Most are for 20 people and there is one 40 person site. These sites are at the base of the cliffs, so you don't have to drive anywhere the morning of you climb.
I did a little hiking at Devils Lake in September 2019. It's hard to cover all that this park has to offer in just one page. In reading an old article (2007) at Madison.com, it appears a number of hiker-climbers have not understood that the rock here is more than just frivolous scrambles:
(This may have been posted elsewhere, so please pardon any duplication.) This is one of Wisconsin's very best hiking-climbing destinations and not one to be underestimated!
Alpinist - Jul 27, 2005 7:24 pm - Voted 10/10
Untitled CommentIt can be very difficult to find a place to camp during summer weekends. For anyone that regularly climbs at Devil's Lake, you should consider joining the Chicago Mountaineering Club. The $25 annual membership (+$25 campground fee) allows you unlimited use of their private campground which is located in the park.
cwoods17 - Oct 10, 2005 12:10 pm - Hasn't voted
Untitled CommentIf you want to climb, try to get one of the group sites. Most are for 20 people and there is one 40 person site. These sites are at the base of the cliffs, so you don't have to drive anywhere the morning of you climb.
Alpinist - Jun 11, 2006 1:59 pm - Voted 10/10
Devil's Lake GuidebookSven Olof Swartling's 2nd edition Climber's Guide to Devils Lake. Details over 1600 routes and how to find them in the park.
Alpinist - Jun 11, 2006 2:03 pm - Voted 10/10
Devil's Lake mapnader - Jul 6, 2006 1:22 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Devil's Lake mapThanks for the map. Link made on top of the page.
(6 years later). where did the map go? I removed the link.
Alpinist - Dec 19, 2012 8:24 pm - Voted 10/10
Re: Devil's Lake mapHere's a new link to the map in a PDF format. I don't see a jpg image any more.
http://www.devilslakewisconsin.com/wp-content/images/Devilslake.pdf
nader - Dec 20, 2012 9:29 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Devil's Lake mapThank you,
I made another link.
nader - Nov 21, 2014 10:56 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Devil's Lake mapThe map was gone again so I had to make a new link again. I don't know why the address keeps changing.
nader - Jan 20, 2020 11:04 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Devil's Lake mapAnd of course the site for the map is gone again so I deleted the link altogether.
scramblingbadger - Mar 7, 2020 10:54 am - Voted 10/10
A place to enjoy, but take seriously...I did a little hiking at Devils Lake in September 2019. It's hard to cover all that this park has to offer in just one page. In reading an old article (2007) at Madison.com, it appears a number of hiker-climbers have not understood that the rock here is more than just frivolous scrambles:
https://madison.com/news/how-were-badly-hurt-or-killed-the-quartzite-rock-bluffs/article_be2af422-f225-59c7-8628-0de7fff32296.html
(This may have been posted elsewhere, so please pardon any duplication.) This is one of Wisconsin's very best hiking-climbing destinations and not one to be underestimated!