Pike Lake Unit, Kettle Moraine State Forest

Pike Lake Unit, Kettle Moraine State Forest

Geobox|Protected area
name = Pike Lake Unit, Kettle Moraine State Forest
category = Wisconsin State Forest
category_iucn = V


image_caption =
country = United States
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state = Wisconsin
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state_type = State
region_type = County
region = Washington
city_type = City
location = Hartford
lat_d = 43
lat_m = 18
lat_s = 41
lat_NS = N
long_d = 88
long_m = 18
long_s = 50
long_EW = W
area_unit = acre
area_imperial = 678
area_round = 1
established = 1960
map_locator = Wisconsin


management_body =Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

The Pike Lake Unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest is a convert|678|acre|km2|0|sing=on member of the Wisconsin state park system. The unit is located just east of Hartford, Wisconsin on State Highway 60, on the east shore of the convert|446|acre|km2|0|sing=on Pike Lake. It was dedicated by Wisconsin governor Patrick J. Lucey in June 1971.

The park provides a campground, a beach, an observation tower, hiking and biking trails and a naturalist program. A section of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail runs through the park as it follows the Kettle Moraine.

External links

* [http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/parks/specific/pikelake/ Pike Lake Unit] official website


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