High Cliff State Park

High Cliff State Park
Map showing the location of High Cliff State Park
Map showing the location of High Cliff State Park
Location of High Cliff State Park in Wisconsin
Map showing the location of High Cliff State Park
Map showing the location of High Cliff State Park
High Cliff State Park (the United States)
LocationCalumet, Wisconsin, United States
Nearest cityAppleton
Coordinates44°09′33″N 88°17′22″W / 44.15917°N 88.28944°W / 44.15917; -88.28944
Area1,187 acres (4.80 km2)
Established1956
Governing bodyWisconsin Department of Natural Resources
WebsiteHigh Cliff State Park
High Cliff Mounds
LocationCalumet County, Wisconsin, USA
Nearest citySherwood
Built500–1500 AD
NRHP reference No.96001629
Added to NRHPJanuary 25, 1997[1]

High Cliff State Park is a 1,187-acre (480 ha) Wisconsin state park near Sherwood, Wisconsin. It is the only state-owned recreation area located on Lake Winnebago.[2] The park got its name from cliffs of the Niagara Escarpment, a land formation east of the shore of Lake Winnebago that stretches north through northeast Wisconsin, Upper Michigan, and Ontario to Niagara Falls and New York State.[2]

A new Master Plan for the park created in 2013 aims to nearly double the size of the park, to add new amenities, and expand conservation efforts.[3]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ a b "High Cliff State Park". Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. July 19, 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
  3. ^ Wisconsin DNR. "High Cliff State Park 2013 Master Plan" (PDF).