Wisconsin state parks with no sticker needed
39 properties need no pass at all, and 24 state trails are free to walk.
Most state parks, forests and recreation areas need a vehicle admission sticker for every car that stops. The places below don't. One catch: if you park in a lot inside a state park, forest or recreation area to reach a trail, that lot still needs a sticker. Prices and which one to buy are on the Pass page.
No sticker or trail pass (39)
Northwoods & Lake Superior
- Chippewa Flowage (wild river / flowage)
- Gandy Dancer State Trail (Northern) (northern segment)
- Menominee River State Recreation Area (state recreation area)
- Nicolet State Trail (state trail)
- Pike Wild River (wild river / flowage)
- Pine-Popple Wild Rivers (wild river / flowage)
- Saunders State Trail (state trail)
- Totogatic Wild River (wild river / flowage)
- Turtle-Flambeau Scenic Waters Area (scenic waters area)
- Tuscobia State Trail (state trail)
- Wild Rivers State Trail (state trail)
- Willow Flowage (wild river / flowage)
West & Central
- Cattail State Trail (state trail)
- Green Circle State Trail (state trail)
- Hoffman Hills State Recreation Area (state recreation area)
Door County & Northeast
- Ahnapee State Trail (state trail)
- Copper Culture State Park (state park)
- Devil's River State Trail (state trail)
- Friendship State Trail (state trail)
- Lost Dauphin State Park (state park)
- Mascoutin Valley State Trail (state trail)
- Newton Blackmour State Trail (state trail)
- Oconto River State Trail (state trail)
- Rock Island State Park (state park)
- Wiouwash State Trail (state trail)
- Wolf River State Trail (state trail)
Driftless Southwest
- Belmont Mound State Park (state park)
- Coulee State Forest (state forest)
- Cross Plains State Park (state park)
- Fenley State Recreation Area (state recreation area)
- Lower Wisconsin State Riverway (state riverway)
Madison & South Central
- MacKenzie Center (education center)
- Wild Goose State Trail (state trail)
Milwaukee & Kettle Moraine
- Eisenbahn State Trail (state trail)
- Hank Aaron State Trail (state trail)
- Havenwoods State Forest (state forest)
- Kettle Moraine State Forest – Loew Lake Unit (kettle moraine state forest)
- Kettle Moraine State Forest – Mukwonago River Unit (kettle moraine state forest)
- Lakeshore State Park (state park)
State trails, free to walk (24)
Walking and hiking these trails is free. Some uses need a state trail pass ($5 a day or $25 a year).
Northwoods & Lake Superior
- Bearskin State Trail: riders 16 and older need a trail pass for biking
- Gandy Dancer State Trail (Southern): riders 16 and older need a trail pass for biking
West & Central
- Buffalo River State Trail: riders 16 and older need a trail pass for biking and horseback riding
- Chippewa River State Trail: riders 16 and older need a trail pass for biking and in-line skating
- Great River State Trail: riders 16 and older need a trail pass for biking
- La Crosse River State Trail: riders 16 and older need a trail pass for biking
- Old Abe State Trail: riders 16 and older need a trail pass for biking, in-line skating and horseback riding
- Red Cedar State Trail: riders 16 and older need a trail pass for biking and cross-country skiing
- Stower Seven Lakes State Trail: riders 16 and older need a trail pass for biking
Door County & Northeast
- Fox River State Trail: riders 16 and older need a trail pass for biking, in-line skating and horseback riding
- Mountain-Bay State Trail: riders 16 and older need a trail pass for biking
- Tomorrow River State Trail: riders 16 and older need a trail pass for biking and horseback riding
Driftless Southwest
- 400 State Trail: riders 16 and older need a trail pass for biking and horseback riding
- Badger State Trail: riders 16 and older need a trail pass for biking and in-line skating
- Elroy-Sparta State Trail: riders 16 and older need a trail pass for biking
- Great Sauk State Trail: riders 16 and older need a trail pass for biking and in-line skating
- Hillsboro State Trail: riders 16 and older need a trail pass for biking
- Military Ridge State Trail: riders 16 and older need a trail pass for biking and in-line skating
- Mound View State Trail: riders 16 and older need a trail pass for biking and in-line skating
- Pecatonica State Trail: riders 16 and older need a trail pass for biking and horseback riding
Madison & South Central
- Capital City State Trail: riders 16 and older need a trail pass for biking and in-line skating
- Glacial Drumlin State Trail: riders 16 and older need a trail pass for biking and in-line skating
- Sugar River State Trail: riders 16 and older need a trail pass for biking
Milwaukee & Kettle Moraine
- White River State Trail: riders 16 and older need a trail pass for biking and horseback riding
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