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Parking in grass, on street, or on gravel
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Foot Traffic Only
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Dogs welcome. Please clean up after your pets
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Wear orange during hunting season
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No restrooms on site. Feel free to visit the Woodman’s Corner on Route 213 & W. Spring Creek Rd.
General Visitor Information
Androne Woods
7101 W Cleophas Rd. Beloit, WI 53511 (42.5555/-89.1443)
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1 ¾ miles of Trails on 16 acres with Benches
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Once part of Cleophas Homestead
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Yellow Lady Slipper Orchids, Maidenhair Fern, Trillium, and woodland grasses
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Large Black Walnut and White Oak trees
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Nesting site for many woodland birds
Cleophas Reserve
6734 W. Cleophas Rd. Beloit, WI 53511 (42.5555/-89.1328)
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2 miles of trails on 40 acres
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Once part of the Cleophas Homestead
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Native prairie restoration
Gabower-Reilly Reserve
6705 W. Cleophas Rd. Beloit, WI 53511 (42.5554/-89.1316)
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Bluebird Trail on 25 acre prairie and 4 acre oak savannah with benches
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Another 39 acres acquired on eastside in 2020, set for future restoration efforts, including springs that feed into the East Branch Raccoon Creek
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Jason Briggs Wetland is adjacent to the southern border
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East Branch Raccoon Creek flows through this reserve and is classified as a category 5 (catch and release) trout stream (one of three trout streams in Rock County)
Spring Creek Reserve
3499 W Spring Creek Rd, Beloit, WI 53511 (42.5257/-89.0955)
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2 ¼ miles of Trails on 67 acres
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Restored prairie and Tillable Farm Land
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Pond frequented by waterfowl and wildlife
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Spring Creek flows through the reserve
Bass Creek canoe launch
South side of 1st St, Afton, WI 53501 (42.601531/ -89.070808)
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Public access for canoe/kayak launching to Bass Creek, tributary of the Rock River