Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
rural scene along the Wisconsin River, near Sauk Prairie
Sights
Four miles south of Sauk City is the ever-inspiring
Ferry Bluff,
just off WIS 60. From the
bluff, the Baraboo Range is visible to the east, as is Blue Mound to the south. Many disem-
barkinSpringGreenforanextendedstay.NeartheLoneRockBoatlandingisaprotruding
cliff called
Devil's Elbow
for its hazardous navigation and numerous wrecks. The
Avoca
Prairie,
seven miles west of the WIS 133 Lone Rock bridge, is almost 1,000 acres of wet-
mezicprairie,thelargesttallgrass-prairie remnanteastoftheMississippiRiver.(Turnnorth
off WIS 133 onto Hay Lane Road, past Marsh Creek to the parking area; be very aware of
wetconditionsoryouwillgetstuck.)You'llpasstwoofthelastextanthand-operateddraw-
spanbridgesbuiltbytherailroadsbeforereachingBearCreek.AfterpassingRichlandCity,
Bogus Bluff
comes into view, rich with apocryphal tales of subterranean riches, as well as
splendid views.
Muscoda
is the only town of any size before Boscobel, and to the west is
the
Blue River Sand Barrens,
a genuine desert—cacti, snakes, and a species of lizard all
live here.
