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Lower Narrows State Natural Area
Fairfield Rd, Baraboo, WI 53913, United States
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Ti
Review №1

Great view, even if you just drive past it! No trails so there maybe some water standing. Smaller area but has a beautiful quartzite cliff face that if you go after it rains, you may hear/see water draining through the rock.

Jo
Review №2

Fun for a quick hike. Parking area is kind of overgrown though and easy to miss. The trail up is pretty well work down so its easy to follow. The view from above is great.I suggest packing a picnic and sitting back and enjoying the view.Bring bug spray and check yourself for ticks.

Ol
Review №3

It was raining when I stopped to visit. I enjoyed the sights. I only explored the lower level and a little bit up the cliff side. I would definitely like to return and see all this place has to offer on a sunny day. Some great photo opportunities await here.

Ni
Review №4

Decently muddy during the wet seasons, even at the top. Bluff can be tough to ascend, but there is a trail that brings you up the terraces on the northwestish side. To find the trail, go from the Man Mound road lot and either cut through the brush into the small wooded hill, or go around the woods (with the trail) and climb a somewhat shear rock face to reach it. Spectacular view of the baraboo range.

La
Review №5

Very short path, steep climb on loose rocks.

Fr
Review №6

Beautiful. And even more so in fall, the leaves and the rocks create such a magnificent sight, a wonder to behold.

Cu
Review №7

Loved it just gorgeous, pictures dont do it justice

Ja
Review №8

A terrific place to visit, but be cautious. There are no trails maintained by the DNR in the park area, there are a number of unmarked paths on the floor of the quarry and one I found one going up the west side. Climbing up the path, it was steep with a lot of loose rocks and fallen leaves, the views were spectacular well worth the effort. I went about 2/3rds of the way up and had to leave because of time constraints but I plan on returning and spending a day there. A wonderful, rugged, and scenic spot in Wisconsin.

Ke
Review №9

Short quick hike, with some beautiful views to get some great pictures

Ma
Review №10

Beautiful place to visit

Ni
Review №11

Another Great State Natural Area (SNA).This large gap, called the Lower Narrows, is one of three major gorges that cut through the 50 Mile circumference of the Baraboo Range. These gorges were created by rivers more than 500 million years ago and then burled by sediments in a vast sea over the next 150 million years. Wind, water and glacial erosion have once again exposed the gorges. The Baraboo River now flows through the Upper Narrows gorge near Rock Springs, entering a basin surrounded by the Baraboo Range, and exits here at the Lower Narrows. Notable for its ancient rock formations, the Lower Narrows features vertically-tilted Precambrian pink Baraboo quartzite rock ribs on both walls of the gorge. Red rhyolite rock, over 1.5 billion years old, is visible on the northeast flank of the Lower Narrows along highway 33. Devils lake, in the longest and deepest gorge of the Baraboo Range, was formed when the gap was block by glacial debris 15,00 years ago. Of the Baraboo Range, geologist and president of the University of Wisconsin, Charles R. Van Hise commented “I know of no other region in Wisconsin which illustrates so many principles of the science of geology.

Ma
Review №12

Steep hike up the hill but well worth the trip!

M
Review №13

Super cool little wooded area, allot of up hill hiking

Do
Review №14

Quite scenic, however, somewhat inaccessible. Thats ok though, to keep things natural and pristine, you need to keep people away. Not a park, its mostly a drive through.

Do
Review №15

Lived here all my life. Seen everything from rattlesnake to songbirds. Rock outcroppings and trees. Color and water at any time. Sometimes it takes imagination to appreciate it but dreams come true.

Ph
Review №16

Visitors Beware! The State has small unattended parking areas around this park that have dinky little signs warning that you need a day pass. For this place Youll have to drive all the way back to Devils Lake to get one. They have the time for enforcement, but not service. Looks like entrapment to Me. Nice way to ruin Your otherwise beautiful day. Beware of other parks around Wisconsin having this same problem!

Bo
Review №17

Beautiful place to drive through.

De
Review №18

Absolutely beautiful. Must see

St
Review №19

Rest in peace.

Ja
Review №20

Great place to visit

Ky
Review №21

Great little place to check out!

Ho
Review №22

Explored the quarry at the Lower Narrows SNA. Hiked up about 200 feet on the crude, steep and muddy trail on the west side of the quarry face. Stopped and took in the view at each of the levels of the quarry, admiring the scenic view of the Baraboo hills and rolling farm land. If your not interested in the hike to top quarry levels, the view from the base is just as impressive.

Ni
Review №23

I honestly was unaware this was a park

Ju
Review №24

Breathtaking

A
Review №25

Cool place

Mo
Review №26

Beautiful

Ma
Review №27

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  • Address:Fairfield Rd, Baraboo, WI 53913, United States
  • Site:http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Lands/naturalareas/index.asp?SNA=533
  • Phone:+1 888-936-7463
Categories
  • Tourist attraction
  • Nature preserve
Working hours
  • Monday:Open 24 hours
  • Tuesday:Open 24 hours
  • Wednesday:Open 24 hours
  • Thursday:Open 24 hours
  • Friday:Open 24 hours
  • Saturday:Open 24 hours
  • Sunday:Open 24 hours
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance:No
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