Aztalan State Park is located on Highway Q in the Village of Aztalan, near the City of Lake Mills in south-central Wisconsin. It is about 30 miles east of Madison and 50 miles west of Milwaukee.

For information about park hours, admission fees,and history, please visit the Department of Natural Resource’s website, or call the office at: 1-608-873-9695

Things to Do at Aztalan

• Explore the Aztalan Archeological site including:

  • Reconstructed Platform Mounds

  • Partial Reconstruction of the stockade surround the village site

  • View the surviving mounds on the ridgetop overlooking the village site and Crawfish River

  • Hike the guided trail through the site complete with interpretive signs

  • During periods of low water in the late summer months you may get a chance to see the remains of the prehistoric fish weir in the Crawfish River at the southern portion of the site.

• Cross County ski and snowshoe the Park in the winter time

• Enjoy a lunch in the picnic areas

• Canoe or Kayak the Crawfish River and visit the mounds across the river.

Nearby Places of Interest

• Tour the Aztalan Historical Society Museum’s collection of artifacts from the the Aztalan archeological site, and other items of interest from the early days of Aztalan.

• Glacial Drumlin Bike Trail, 1 mile south of Aztalan. Bikers on the Glacial Drumlin can take a quick detour north on County Highway Q to visit Aztalan.

• Vist nearby Effigy Mound Grroups open to the public

  • Garman Preserve Mound Group, Waterloo

  • Indian Mounds County Park, Fort Atkinson

  • Dorothy Carnes County Park(West) panther mound mound, Fort Atkinson

  • Intaglio panther effigy, Fort Atkinson

History of Aztalan State Park (exit to DNR website)