{{Short description|State park in Douglas County, Wisconsin}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox park | name = Amnicon Falls State Park | image = Covered bridge at Amnicon Falls.jpg | image_caption = The park's signature covered bridge | image_alt = River and bridge | image_size = 280 | location = Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States | coordinates = {{coord|46|36|50|N|91|53|58|W|display=inline,title}} | coords_ref = | area = {{convert|828|acre|abbr=on}}<ref name="hist"/> | elevation = {{convert|742|ft|m|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite gnis|1560839|Amnicon Falls}}</ref> | established = 1961<ref name=parkshistory/> | administrator = Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | free_label = | free_data = | visitation_num = | visitation_year = | visitation_ref = | website = {{Official website}} | module = {{Infobox protected area | map = USA Wisconsin#USA | label = Amnicon Falls State Park | label_position = | map_caption = Location in Wisconsin | relief = 1 | module = Wisconsin State Parks }} }} '''Amnicon Falls State Park''' is a state park of Wisconsin, United States. The {{convert|828|acre|ha|adj=on}} park is located in South Range, Wisconsin, southeast of the city of Superior. It features a series of waterfalls on the Amnicon River as it flows around a small island and under a historic covered bridge.<ref name=parks/>
==History== The park was founded as '''Bardon Park''' in 1932. It expanded in size through land purchases by the Town of Amnicon in the 1950s. The park was transferred to the State of Wisconsin in 1961 and 1965 by Douglas County and the Town of Amnicon, respectively, with the state eventually expanding the size of the park by another {{convert|138|acre|ha}}.<ref name="hist"/>
==Activities and amenities== The falls are divided into Upper and Lower Falls areas, and swimming is allowed at both. The park's {{convert|1.8|mi}} of trails include paths along both banks of the river and a snowshoeing trail into remoter park areas. The park has 36 campsites, two walk-in and one accessible to persons with disabilities.<ref name=parksrecreation/>
==References== <references> <ref name=parks>{{cite web |url=https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/parks/amnicon |title=Amnicon Falls State Park |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |access-date=2024-11-17}}</ref>
<ref name=parksrecreation>{{cite web |url=https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/parks/amnicon/recreation |title=Amnicon Falls State Park: Recreation |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |access-date=2026-03-12}}</ref>
<ref name=parkshistory>{{cite web |url=https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/8cdf6c4573b7494a8695880b1cc1c585 |title=History and Timeline of the Wisconsin State Park System |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |year=2025 |access-date=2026-03-12}}</ref>
<ref name="hist">{{cite web |title=History: Amnicon Falls State Park |url=https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/parks/amnicon/history |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |access-date=September 11, 2022}}</ref> </references>
==External links== *[https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/parks/amnicon Amnicon Falls State Park] Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources *[https://widnr.widen.net/s/85hdzqj8fr/amnicon-falls_area-map Amnicon Falls State Park Map] Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources {{commons category|Amnicon Falls State Park|position=left}} {{Protected Areas of Wisconsin}}
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Category:State parks of Wisconsin Category:Protected areas of Douglas County, Wisconsin Category:Landforms of Douglas County, Wisconsin Category:Waterfalls of Wisconsin Category:Protected areas established in 1932 Category:1932 establishments in Wisconsin