Governor Dodge State Park
Governor Dodge State Park is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 366 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Stephens Falls, a waterfall 0.6 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- Step-free access
- Limited
How to reach it
- 11.3 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Pine Cliff State Natural Area: 1.2 mi
- Ridgeway Pine Relict State Natural Area: 5.1 mi
- Ridgeway Pine Relict State Natural Area: 5.7 mi
- Bloomfield Prarie: 7.6 mi
- SW WI Grassland & Stream Conservation Area - Davis Unit: 9.4 mi
- Springer Park: 3.6 mi
- Oakham Lawn Park: 4.1 mi
- Harris Park: 4.2 mi
- Wilson Park: 4.4 mi
- Courthouse Pocket Park: 4.5 mi
- Bunker Hill: 1.9 mi
- Deer Shelter Rock: 5.3 mi
- Percussion Rock: 5.5 mi
- Dunbar Hill: 6.6 mi
- Tower Hill: 9.3 mi
- Old Military Road: 4.3 mi
- Cabin Foundation: 6.3 mi
- Dodge's Grove and Fort Union: 7.5 mi
- Barn Foundation: 9.2 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright: 10.6 mi
- Twin Valley Cave: 1.3 mi
- Boeing C-97G: 2.5 mi
- House on The Rock: 5.3 mi
- Ridgeway Depot: 6.5 mi
- Hyde Mill: 7.8 mi
- Enee Point: 1.0 mi
- Pinnacle Bluff: 12.1 mi
- Bogus Bluff: 17.0 mi
- Point Bluff: 17.3 mi
- Ferry Bluff: 21.4 mi
- Wisconsin Odd Fellow Rebekah Museum: 12.0 mi
- Nick Engelbert's Grandview Folk Art Environment: 13.6 mi
- Driftless Historium & Mount Horeb Area Historical Society: 19.2 mi
- Blanchardville Museum: 19.7 mi
- Black Earth Children's Museum: 20.3 mi
- Cox Hollow Beach: 0.9 mi
- Twin Valley Beach: 1.4 mi
- Beach @ Black Hawk Lake Recreation Area: 8.6 mi
- Mazo Beach: 20.6 mi
- Spring House: 0.6 mi
- Big Spring: 15.3 mi
- Big Spring: 23.4 mi
- Stephens Falls: 0.6 mi
- Pendarvis: 11.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Governor Dodge State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mounds | E 89° | 524 m | 13.4 mi |
| Platte Mounds | SW 219° | 435 m | 23.2 mi |
| Belmont Mound | SSW 214° | 427 m | 21.2 mi |
| Little Mound | SW 217° | 389 m | 22.8 mi |
| Bunker Hill | ESE 119° | 371 m | 1.9 mi |
| Dunbar Hill | NW 318° | 366 m | 6.6 mi |
| Indian Castle | ENE 72° | 354 m | 11.6 mi |
| Pine Knob | ENE 64° | 327 m | 12.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:35 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 20:01 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:43 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 21 | 33 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dodgeville Wwtp, 5 mi away.
- Eastern Skunk Cabbage94 obs
- red columbine86 obs
- Solomon's plume72 obs
- Golden Oyster Mushroom65 obs
- wild geranium61 obs
- sharp-lobed hepatica56 obs
- Jack-in-the-Pulpit54 obs
- mayapple53 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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