Lodging
The following hotels and campgrounds are among those within reasonable driving distance:
Prevailing Winds Lodge in Blue Mounds
Village Inn Motel in Mt. Horeb
Deer Valley Lodge in Barneveld
Quality Inn and Suites in Madison
Country Inn and Suites in Madison
Area Attractions
Looking for things to do before or after the ride? Check out these local attractions:
- American Players Theatre
- Apple Berry Farm
- Blue Mound State Park (of course!) is on the tallest hill in southern Wisconsin, about 25 miles west of Madison. The 1,153-acre park is a popular place for swimming, hiking, camping, cross-country skiing, mountain biking (both double and single track), and finding peace and solitude.
- Botham Vineyards and Winery
- Brigham Park
- Cave of the Mounds
- Deer Valley Golf Course
- Donald Park
- Folklore Village
- Gonstead Chiropractic Clinic
- Governor Dodge State Park
- House on the Rock
- Military Ridge Bike Trail – This 40-mile state trail, in Iowa and Dane counties, connects Dodgeville and Madison via the communities of Ridgeway, Barneveld, Blue Mounds, Mount Horeb, Riley, Klevenville, and Verona.
- Mount Horeb: Antique Shopping
- Mount Horeb Family Aquatic Center – Features a 35-meter pool, zero-depth baby pool, water slide, wet sand play area, and grass decks.
- Stewart Park – Within this 191-acre park is Stewart Lake, an artificial lake on a spring-fed tributary of Blue Mound Creek. The lake offers a challenge for trout and bass fishing. Recreational facilities include picnic shelters, beach, play equipment, and cross-country ski and hiking trails. Gas motors are not allowed on Stewart Lake. (Electric motors are permitted.)
- Tyrol Basin Ski Resort
- Wollersheim Winery
- Yellowstone Lake State Park
