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MILWAUKEE COUNTY
Brown Deer Park
7835 N. Green Bay Rd.,
North side of Milwaukee
4.5 miles of trails.
Groomed for skate/
freestyle and classical/
diagonal for the beginner
and intermediate skier.
Find flat, gentle terrain;
wooded and open.
Whitnall Park
6751 S. 92nd St., Franklin
Southwest side of Milwaukee.
5 miles (4 loops) of trails.
Lightly groomed for
striding; beginner and
intermediate skiing.
Gentle, rolling terrain;
wooded and open with
a shelter; snowshoe
rentals; concessions and
toilets. Snowshoe trails
are across 92nd Street
near Ross Lodge.
WAUKESHA COUNTY
Retzer Nature Center
S14 W28167 Madison St.,
Waukesha. (22 miles south-
west of Milwaukee)
4 miles (7 loops) of trails.
Ungroomed for snow shoeing.
Rolling terrain, wooded
and open. The center
offers snowshoe rentals,
toilets and drinking water.
Trails are open sunrise
to 10pm.
KETTLE MORAINE
STATE FOREST
Southern Unit:
Lapham Peak Unit
W329 N846 County Road C,
Delafield. 25 miles west of Mil-
waukee. 17.5 miles including
2.5 miles of lighted trail.
The only state unit to
offer man-made snow
on part of its trail system.
Groomed for skating
and striding; for the
beginner, intermediate,
and expert skier. The
rolling but mostly hilly
terrain with steep climbs
and descents is wooded
and open. They offer
man-made snow on 2.4
km of trail. The Evergreen
shelter provides toilets
and drinking water. Ski
and snowshoe rentals
are available at the white
building on the road to
the Evergreen shelter on
weekends. Snowshoe on
the Ice Age Trail or Prairie
Path. Hours: 7am-9pm;
closes 5pm Sundays.
Lights on Mon.-Sat. until
9 pm. Wisconsin vehicle
pass and skier trail pass
required.
Nordic Trails
N9084 County Road H,
Whitewater. 50 miles south-
west of Milwaukee
Cross-country skiing is a great winter
activity that the whole family can enjoy.
Enjoy a leisurely ski on groomed trails, take part
in a race or blaze trails in the backcountry. Here
are a few suggestions of where you can explore
some of these trails in and around Milwaukee.
DON'T SKI ON
CLOSED TRAILS OR
FOOT TRAILS
WHEN STOPPED,
STEP TO THE SIDE,
OUT OF TRACKS
YIELD TO
SKIERS COMING
FROM BEHIND
IF YOU FALL, MOVE
OFF THE TRACK
SKATE SKIERS
SHOULD STAY OFF
CLASSIC TRACKS
KNOW THE
TRAIL DIFFICULTY
SYMBOLS
TRAIL
ETIQUETTE
ENJOY
SOME
WINTER
MAGIC
CROSS-COUNTRY SKI TRAILS
IN MILWAUKEE AND BEYOND
Get your Wisconsin vehicle pass at yourpassnow.com/ParkPass/wi
and your skier trail pass at dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/parks/admission/trailpass
