Belmont Mound State Park in Wisconsin, USA - map and visitor information

Research checked: 2026-10-27. Check linked official notices before travel.

Belmont Mound State Park near Belmont, Wisconsin, offers 2.5 miles of hiking trails around a limestone-capped mound. The Belmont Lions Club operates the park. A walk here can combine the trails and entrance picnic area, with a different set of resource-protection rules applying in Belmont Mound Woods State Natural Area.

Short trails and a wooded mound

• Trail network: Routes pass around the mound's base, through the park and into a northeastern loop.
• Belmont Mound Woods: The 80-acre natural area protects forest on the mound's northern side.
• Rock formations: DNR describes the Devil's Dining Table and Devil's Chair on the north slope.

Plan a walking visit

Fees, hours, and seasonal access

Check the hunting map before walking

Hunting and trapping occur in open areas during the Wisconsin state park hunting and trapping periods. Check the applicable dates and park hunting-map information before choosing a route. Trapping is prohibited in closed areas and within 100 yards of designated use areas, including trails.

Natural-area rules

Within Belmont Mound Woods State Natural Area, camping, campfires, horseback riding and rock climbing are prohibited. Leave wildflowers, rocks and other protected natural materials in place. Bicycles and other vehicles may use only routes designated for them; a hiking path is not automatic permission to ride.

Find the East Mound Road entrance

From U.S. Highway 151 and County Highway G in Belmont, go north on G for 2 miles, then west on East Mound Road to the park entrance. DNR identifies a parking lot there. Use the maps linked from the park's recreation page and confirm current access conditions before a walk.

Other southwestern Wisconsin parks

Governor Dodge State Park is north of Dodgeville on Highway 23. Yellowstone Lake State Park is at Lake Road near Blanchardville. Both are regional road-trip alternatives with their own entrances, and both require a vehicle admission sticker.

Walk the mound's lower routes

Use the 2.5-mile network as a choice of routes rather than an instruction to cover every path. The base trails and northeastern loop provide alternatives to spending the entire visit on the northern slope. The DNR geology guide explains the named formations and the remains of a limestone quarry on the south side.

A picnic stop near the entrance

The picnic area is near the entrance, so it can anchor a visit before or after a walk. Ask the park about the particular facility or trail surface you need before bringing a group with specific access requirements. The natural area is primarily a forest-conservation setting.

Why the mound remains above the lowlands

Geology and protection

A hard Niagara dolomite cap helped Belmont Mound resist erosion that lowered the surrounding landscape. The woods on its northern flank became a State Natural Area in 1981. That designation protects a particular forest tract within the larger state park.

Forest habitats on the northern slope

Sugar maple dominates the more moist eastern-central woods, with red oak, basswood and white ash elsewhere. Spring flowers include hepatica, may-apple and bloodroot. An intermittent stream adds habitat variety. Observe this vegetation without collecting it.

Official park information

Call 608-523-4427 for access and facility questions. The official park page identifies the operator and visitor information.