UU Fellowship of La Crosse

Wyalusing State Park Camping Weekend

May 12-14, 2023

 

 

Registration is now closed. If you have any questions about your reservation, contact Jacob. You can view the schedule and other updates here.

 

Our goals for the weekend are to have fun, strengthen friendships, and connect with nature. We will have activities (nature hikes, games, stargazing) that will be fun and educational for all ages, including young children and older adults who may not be able to hike the trails or play games. We also plan to have a UU service onsite on Sunday morning. We’ve reserved the Group Lodge and Dormitories that will accommodate up to 108 people. This provides us with a common meeting and dining location for the weekend and indoor sleeping accommodations (rustic, but dry!). We have also reserved a 40-person group tent campground site, if you would prefer, or you can reserve your own private campsite (for campers, RV’s & electric needs) via the online reservation system (https://wisconsin.goingtocamp.com/).  Prairie du Chien also has hotels that are only 15 minutes away from the park (https://www.prairieduchien.org/).

Mid-May is the peak of bird migration for many of our colorful bird species that winter in the southern USA, and Central and South America; these birds are enroute to their breeding grounds in northern Wisconsin and Canada. Mid-May is also peak blooming time for spring wildflowers (spring ephemerals) that carpet the woodlands before the trees leaf out.  Wyalusing State Park, near Prairie du Chien, WI, is one of the state’s premier locations to witness the spring bird migration and wildflowers in May. The park also has a rich cultural history, the site of numerous Native American burial mounds, and the park overlooks the confluence of the Wisconsin and Mississippi Rivers, a key location in our state’s early European history.