Cam Rock Park is 500 acres of green spanning the villages of Cambridge and Rockdale in the eastern edge of Dane County. The park consists of three separate areas with three miles of trails that runs along Koshkonong Creek that features four bridges along the route.

Day trip worthy, the parks has extensive facilities modern shelters as well as updated playgrounds for the kids.

Cam-Rock Park is well-known for cross-country skiing, kayaking, mountain biking and hiking. Certainly, one of Cam Rock's highlights include its' restored prairies of natives species endemic to our area. And while you're exploring be sure to check out the Poetry Trail at Cam-Rock II.

Recent additions to the park include hundreds of newly planted tree which replaced the ones devastated by the Emerald Ash Borer. The park is well-maintained by a crew of volunteers from Friends of Cam Rock Park. The dedicated team is often around cutting out invasive species, or dead trees, and monitoring Koshkonong Creek's water quality. The creek has many natural springs key to the healthy survival of area wildlife, and replenishes Lake Koshkonong downstream.

The history of Cam-Rock Park began in the 1960s with the foresight of area citizens known as the Cambridge Foundation encouraging the purchase of land along Koshkonong Creek by attorney Donald Rumpl.



Once the foundation had accumulated enough contiguous parcels they offered the riparian woods to the Dane County Parks Commission. The County began the original construction of the trails and shelter in the 1970s.

Flash forward to today and Cam Rock Park is considered a major, staging site for mountain bike racing in the state. But you don't need a bike to enjoy this green wonderland for nature lovers of all types. Bird watching in the early morning hours is a must and pack a light bag or basket for a lunch along the quite Koshkonong Creek.