Owen Conservation Park — Attraction in Madison

Visiting this blessed place is ALWAYS a joy! {I especially 💚💛💙 SEEING goats grazing during some seasons 🐐

Friendly REMINDER for all: please WEAR PROTECTION FROM BUGS SPRAY! even if you're just going for a "quick hike on way home" or whatever! i accidentally picked up a "hitchhiker", not discovered until I was home....

& yeah: i even tried a bit of a "brush & shake off possible tag-a-longs" when in parking lot; but apparently wasn't through enough 😜

As always ~ stay safe; watch for deer/ turkeys/ ETC!} 😻 🚜 🌽 🦡 🦌

SEEING emphasized: NOT petting or touching animals in ANY way; apparently this concept confused some humans. OK, that's enough for...

Beautiful! Cross country skiing does not require a permit here. Walked trails in the fall, the paths have a few benches along the way if you need a break. The slopes can get pretty steep and have turns, so if you're very new you may just want to practice in a flat park (or on the trails west of Ice Age Dr, they have tiny hills). Bring a water bottle, there is a fountain but the water was shut off when I visited late fall. Bathrooms are in a building and were clean, well lit, and...

This park is wild forest, there are two small ponds and a creek that runs during the summer provided there is enough rain. There are mosquitoes when it's warm, but not as many as I expected given the available water bodies. The creek is nice and there is a trail along it. There are several trails about 6 feet wide and you can forget you are in a city, actually you can't see much of a city from there and you feel like you are in the middle of the...