The Ice Age National Scientific Reserve is a collection of nine sites in Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...

 that preserve geological evidence of glaciation. The reserve was created in 1971 to protect the scientific and scenic value of the landforms. The landforms are the result of the last glacial period which lasted from about 110,000 to 10,000 years ago.

The nine units of the reserve, mostly Wisconsin state parks or other protected areas, are administered by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is an agency of the state of Wisconsin. Its purpose is to preserve, protect, manage and maintain the natural resources of the state. The WDNR has the authority to set policy for itself and to recommend regulations for approval by the State Legislature...

. Several units are not yet developed for visitation, having only minimal trails and no interpretive experience. A plan is currently underway for the future development and management of the Cross Plains unit. Several of the sites are joined by the Ice Age National Scenic Trail, but the reserve is a separate affiliated area of the National Park Service

National Park Service

The National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations...

. For this reason, the units of the reserve that charge state park access fees also accept federal passes.

Sites

Site Name	Location	Geologic features	Recreation
Campbellsport Drumlins	Campbellsport Campbellsport, Wisconsin Campbellsport is a village in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,913 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Campbellsport is located at ....	Drumlin Drumlin A drumlin, from the Irish word droimnín , first recorded in 1833, is an elongated whale-shaped hill formed by glacial ice acting on underlying unconsolidated till or ground moraine.-Drumlin formation:... s	Scenic drive
Chippewa Moraine State Recreation Area Chippewa Moraine State Recreation Area Chippewa Moraine State Recreation Area is a state park unit of Wisconsin, USA, preserving numerous glacial landforms. The abundance and quality of these geological features led to its being included in the Ice Age National Scientific Reserve. The Ice Age National Scenic Trail passes through the park...  http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/parks/specific/chipmoraine/	New Auburn New Auburn, Wisconsin New Auburn is a village in Barron and Chippewa Counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 562 at the 2000 census. The village is located mostly within the Town of Auburn in Chippewa County. A small portion extends east into the adjacent Town of Bloomer, also in Chippewa County...	Kettle lakes Kettle (geology) A kettle is a shallow, sediment-filled body of water formed by retreating glaciers or draining floodwaters.-Overview:...  and ponds, stagnant ice terrain, ice-walled lake plains	Interpretive center, camping, and trails
Cross Plains State Park	Cross Plains Cross Plains, Wisconsin Cross Plains is a village in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,084 at the 2000 census. The village is located partially within the Town of Cross Plains. It is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area...	Driftless Zone topography, glacial lakes, gorge	Trails
Devil's Lake State Park http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/parks/specific/devilslake/	Baraboo Baraboo, Wisconsin Baraboo is the largest city in, and the county seat of Sauk County, Wisconsin, USA. It is situated on the Baraboo River. Its 2010 population was 12,048 according to the US Census Bureau...	Large kettle lake Kettle (geology) A kettle is a shallow, sediment-filled body of water formed by retreating glaciers or draining floodwaters.-Overview:... , terminal moraine Moraine A moraine is any glacially formed accumulation of unconsolidated glacial debris which can occur in currently glaciated and formerly glaciated regions, such as those areas acted upon by a past glacial maximum. This debris may have been plucked off a valley floor as a glacier advanced or it may have...	Interpretive center, camping, non-motorized boating, trails, swimming, picnicking
Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area Horicon Marsh Horicon Marsh is a marsh located in northern Dodge and southern Fond du Lac counties of Wisconsin. It is the site of both a national and state wildlife refuge. The extinct glacial lake is the largest freshwater cattail marsh in the United States....  http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/wildlife/reclands/horicon/index.htm	Horicon Horicon, Wisconsin Horicon is a city in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,775 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Horicon is located at . The city of Horicon is located at the southernmost tip of the Horicon Marsh...	Extinct glacial lake, drumlin Drumlin A drumlin, from the Irish word droimnín , first recorded in 1833, is an elongated whale-shaped hill formed by glacial ice acting on underlying unconsolidated till or ground moraine.-Drumlin formation:...	Wildlife viewing, trails
Interstate State Park Interstate Park Interstate Park comprises two adjacent state parks on the Minnesota-Wisconsin border, both named Interstate State Park. They straddle the Dalles of the St. Croix River, a deep basalt gorge with glacial potholes and other rock formations. The Wisconsin park is and the Minnesota park is . The...  http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/parks/specific/interstate/	St. Croix Falls St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin St. Croix Falls is a city in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,033 at the 2000 census. The city is located within the Town of St. Croix Falls....	Dalles of the St. Croix River St. Croix River (Wisconsin-Minnesota) The St. Croix River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately long, in the U.S. states of Wisconsin and Minnesota. The lower of the river form the border between Wisconsin and Minnesota. The river is a National Scenic Riverway under the protection of the National Park Service. A... , glacial potholes	Interpretive center, camping, non-motorized boating, trails, swimming, picnicking, fishing
Kettle Moraine State Forest Kettle Moraine State Forest The Kettle Moraine State Forest is a state forest in southeastern Wisconsin, USA. The chief feature of the reserve is the Kettle Moraine, a highly glaciated area. The area contains very hilly terrain and glacial landforms, such as kettles, kames and eskers... , Northern Unit http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/parks/specific/kmn/	Glenbeulah Glenbeulah, Wisconsin Glenbeulah is a village in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Mullet River. The population was 378 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Sheboygan, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area...  and Kewaskum Kewaskum, Wisconsin Kewaskum is a village in Washington and Fond du Lac counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 3,274 at the 2000 census. The village is located mostly within the Town of Kewaskum.-History:...	Kettle Moraine Kettle Moraine Kettle Moraine is a large moraine in the state of Wisconsin stretching from Walworth County in the south to Kewaunee County in the north. It has also been referred to as the Kettle Range and, in geological texts, as the Kettle Interlobate Moraine.... , kame Kame A kame is a geological feature, an irregularly shaped hill or mound composed of sand, gravel and till that accumulates in a depression on a retreating glacier, and is then deposited on the land surface with further melting of the glacier... s, esker Esker An esker is a long winding ridge of stratified sand and gravel, examples of which occur in glaciated and formerly glaciated regions of Europe and North America... s, kettle lakes Kettle (geology) A kettle is a shallow, sediment-filled body of water formed by retreating glaciers or draining floodwaters.-Overview:...	Interpretive center, camping, boating, trails, swimming, picnicking
Mill Bluff State Park Mill Bluff State Park Mill Bluff State Park is a state park of Wisconsin, USA, preserving several prominent sandstone bluffs. The park is located in eastern Monroe and western Juneau counties, near the village of Camp Douglas, and is a unit of the Ice Age National Scientific Reserve. The park protects several...  http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/parks/specific/millbluff/	Camp Douglas Camp Douglas, Wisconsin Camp Douglas is a village in Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 592 at the 2000 census. Camp Douglas is home to Volk Field Air National Guard Base.-History:...	Former islands and lakebed of Glacial Lake Wisconsin Glacial Lake Wisconsin Glacial Lake Wisconsin was a prehistoric proglacial lake that existed from approximately 19,000 to 15,000 years ago, at the end of the last ice age, in the central part of present-day Wisconsin in the United States....	Camping, trails, swimming, picnicking
Two Creeks Buried Forest State Natural Area Two Creeks Buried Forest State Natural Area Two Creeks Buried Forest State Natural Area is a site in the Wisconsin State Natural Areas Program and a unit of the Ice Age National Scientific Reserve. The site lies in the northeast corner of Manitowoc County on the shore of Lake Michigan north of Two Creeks, Wisconsin, USA...  http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/er/sna/sna50.htm	Two Creeks Two Creeks, Wisconsin Two Creeks is a town in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 551 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Two Creeks is located in the town.-Geography:...	Exposed stratum with floral remains	Undeveloped

External links

• Ice Age National Scientific Reserve geology
• Black, Robert F. Geology of Ice Age National Scientific Reserve of Wisconsin National Park Service Scientific Monograph No. 2, 1974.