Jefferson County: The Official Guide 2013 15th Annual Edition

RECREATION
Jefferson County has it all - lakes and
streams, bicycle trails and bird watching,
snowmobiling and cross country skiing.
Photos: (top row) Jacob Arnold Jefferson crosses the finish line at the Fort Kids Tri and wins the boys 13-14 year old bracket with a course record; 4 Year Old
Emmelina Zuba and her grandfather fishing at Rushing Waters, Palmyra (courtesy John Hart); On Rock Lake, Cambridge (courtesy Sarah Herring); Lake Mills
Sunset (courtesy John Laatsch); (bottom row) BMX Bikers in Whitewater (courtesy Dave Saalsa, Quiet Hut Sports).
THE GLACIAL HERITAGE AREA
The Glacial Heritage Area (GHA) is
a network of parks, wildlife and natural
areas, historic and cultural sites, waterways
and preserves – all connected by trails and
waterways, like pearls on a string. The GHA is
primarily in Jefferson County, but some portions
are also in Rock, Dodge, and Dane counties. It
supports high-quality grasslands, wetlands and
forests, interspersed with productive agricultural
land, and provides a wide range of outdoor,
nature-based recreation while sustaining viable
farming operations. The mission is to connect
more people to the land through recreation,
conservation and tourism through conservation
parks, linking trails, wildlife areas and riverbased
recreation. For more information, please
visit the Glacial Heritage Area website at
www.glacialheritagearea.org.
GREAT OUTDOOR WINTER ACTIVITIES
Jefferson County is the place to be for
snowmobilers in the winter. With over 472
miles of well-marked trails that traverse every
nook and cranny of the countryside, snowmobile
enthusiasts will never get tired of the scenery.
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County trails are funded by the Wisconsin
Snowmobile Grant and Aid Program and
maintained by the Jefferson County Snowmobile
Alliance, which represents 18 local clubs. These
clubs have bridged streams, worked with private
land owners, and have gotten permission to use
utility easements and public rights-of-way to
provide a wide ranging tour of hills and dales,
woodlands and waterways. Snowmobiles are
permitted on the 39 mile limestone section of
the Glacial Drumlin State Trail, but not the
paved asphalt section between Waukesha and
Dousman, although an alternate route can be
used west of Mickle Road to Dousman.
Visit the Jefferson County Snowmobile
Alliance’s website at www.jcsawi.com, and be
sure to refer to the parks grid on pages 46-49
for snowmobile trails in our beautiful county
parks. Download the Jefferson
County Snowmobile map on the
www.enjoyjeffersoncounty.com website
or call 920-674-7260 to have a copy sent
to you. If you want to obtain information
regarding snowmobile trail conditions in
Jefferson County, call the 24 hour hotline at
920-699-7669.