Recreation
Hiking • Biking • Canoeing • Kayaking • Tubing • Golfing • Camping • Fishing
Camping
Crazy Horse Campground
N3201 Crazy Horse Ln
Brodhead, WI 53520
P: (608) 897-2207
New Glarus Woods State Park
W5446 County Highway NN
New Glarus, Wisconsin 53574
(608) 527-2335
Sweet Minihaha Campground
N4697 County highway E
Brodhead, WI 53520
sweetminihaha@gmail.com
(608) 862-3769
Hiking, Biking, Running on the Area Trails
Badger State Trail—Featuring the 1200-foot long Stewart Tunnel!
The trail has different uses (biking, hiking, snowmobiling, ATV) in different areas, dependent on the season. For current trail conditions, information on allowed uses, and opening and closing of all-terrain vehicle and snowmobile trails; call the Department of Natural Resources Green County Trails Information Line (608) 527-2910.
Trail Pass Purchases & Bike Rental
New Glarus Chamber of Commerce
418 Railroad St
New Glarus, WI 53574
info@swisstown.com
P: (608) 527-2095
TF: (800) 527-6838
Trail passes can also be purchased at the Chalet Landhaus and the Swiss Aire Hotel.
The Badger State Trail begins at Madison with a connection to the Capital City Trail, and extends 40 miles south to the Illinois border. Along the way there is great sightseeing, plus lodging and dining options in the Green County communities of New Glarus, Belleville, Monticello, and Monroe.
At the Illinois border, the Badger trail connects to the Jane Addams Trail and continues to Freeport, Illinois. Visit the Freeport/Stephenson County Convention and Visitor Bureau website for more information on continuing your adventure into Illinois.
History of the Stewart Tunnel, by Kim Tschudy
“Running from the state capital of Madison south to the Illinois border, the 40-mile route could well become the most popular of Wisconsin's 32 rails-to-trails conversions. It will skirt farm fields and visit small towns and wind amid the scenic hills and valleys that remain largely untouched by the urban sprawl that has gobbled much of the state's rural countryside.”
Silent Sports Magazine
Mike Ivey
Sugar River State Trail
The Sugar River State Trail was one of the first rails-to-trails conversions in Wisconsin. The scenic trail winds its way 23 miles (39 kilometers) through picturesque countryside. Four Green County communities are linked by the trail: New Glarus (Trail Headquarters), Monticello, Albany and Brodhead. A trail pass is necessary for biking and can be purchased at Trail Headquarters located in the historic train depot in New Glarus or a variety of locations in Brodhead, Albany, and Monticello.
Trail Pass Purchases & Bike Rental
New Glarus Chamber of Commerce
418 Railroad St
New Glarus, WI 53574
info@swisstown.com
P: (608) 527-2095
TF: (800) 527-6838
Trail passes can also be purchased at the Chalet Landhaus and the Swiss Aire Hotel.
Trout Fishing
Anglers have nearly a dozen streams scattered across Green County where they can cast a fly for our fighting brown and brook trout. Our designated sport-fishing sites are as follows:
Bushnell Creek (Brown trout)
Near County Highway J, northeast of Monroe
County Road FF (Brown trout)
Near the road in S10, T3N, R7E
Dougherty Creek (Brown trout)
West of Monticello
Hammerly Creek (Brown, Brook trout)
Southeast of Monroe, north of Highway 39
Liberty Creek (Brown trout)
South of Brooklyn, north of Highway 59
Marsh Creek (Brown trout)
Southeast of Albany
New Glarus Branch (Brown trout)
Between S23-24, T4N, R7E
Sawmill Creek (Brown trout)
West of New Glarus, south of Highway 39
Sylvester Creek (Brown trout)
Near the road in S22, T2N, R8E
Ward Creek (Brown trout)
East of New Glarus
Tubing, Canoeing & Kayaking on the Sugar River
Tube, Canoe or Kayak Rental:
Brodhead Park and Recreation Department
1111 W 2nd Ave
Brodhead, WI 53520
P: (608) 897-2159
Crazy Horse Campground
N3201 Crazy Horse Ln
Brodhead, WI 53520
P: (608) 897-2207
S&B Tubing
100 E Main St
Albany, WI 53502
P: (608) 862-3933
Sugar River Outfitters
Canoe and Kayak Rental Service on the Upper Sugar River
Daily 8AM to 5PM
P: (608) 692-7910
help@sugarriveroutfitterswi.com
Sweet Minihaha Campground
N4697 County highway E
Brodhead, WI 53520
P: (608) 862-3769
