Outdoor Recreation

 

Tiffany Bottoms Wildlife Area

Located just north of Nelson on Hwy. 25 & 35, This area offers 12,500 acres of free rustic walking trails and 14 public boat launching ramps are located right along the highway. Hunting, fishing, trapping, nature photography, and wild berry picking. Primitive camping is allowed with permit. You can get this by contacting the DR office in the Buffalo Co. Court House located in Alma, WI.

        Buena Vista Park

This park is located on a bluff 500 feet above the Mississippi River in Alma. The Native Americans, that once inhabited this area,  practiced ecology by burning off the slopes annually to insure the continuing growth of plants and trees they used. Better Homes and Gardens magazine once called Buena Vista Park "one of the river valley's finest natural balconies." You can visit the park by taking County E (on the south end of Main St.) up to Buena Vista Park or hike up the walking trail starting on 2nd St. 

Rieck's Lake Park

Located 3 miles north of Alma, Rieck's Lake Park is a perfect spot to view the annual fall migration of graceful Tundra Swans. Large concentrations of these magnificent birds arrive here starting in mid-October and stay there until late November or until the lake freezes up. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service have built a platform near the lake which gives you a perfect spot to view the Swans. This platform is handicapped accessible.

Castleberg Park

Located in Nelson, Castleberg Park has a shelter perfect for picnic lunches and family outing. Enjoy the manicured serenity of Castleberg Park, which lies beneath the twin bluffs at the south end of town.