Located in the heart of Southwest Wisconsin, Blanchardville is centrally located to plenty of area attractions and recreation. Just minutes from New Glarus, Mineral Point and Madison, allow for many quick trips around the area for visiting local attractions.

Parks

Blanchardville is the perfect location for outdoor recreation. With the Pecatonica River and Yellowstone Lake right here, there are opportunities for fishing, camping, canoeing, boating, biking and hiking. McKellar Park is a popular spot in the summertime with the Blanchardville Public Pool, baseball field, softball field, basketball court, tennis courts, horseshoe pits, and camping. And don’t forget to stop by the Yellowstone Lake Dairy Bar at 7125 Lake Rd Blanchardville, WI for great food and it’s popular selection of ice cream.

Beautiful McKellar Park is truly a gem in the community.  With the Pecatonica River bordering it to the North, the park contains a small campground, baseball & softball fields, shelters available for rental (upper shelter can include the kitchen), playground and community swimming pool.


 


Camping

Camping is available in the village campground along the Pecatonica river, registration is available on site.


McKellar Park Swimming Pool

The McKellar Park Swimming Pool in lower McKellar Park was demolished in 2021 due to deterioration and its location in a flood plain. Friends of McKellar Park Inc are currently raising funds to build a new pool in upper McKellar Park. To learn more and donate to the project, please visit tinyurl.com/savethepool53516 or visit Friends of McKellar Park Pool on Facebook.

 


ATV/UTV Trails

Tri-County ATV Trail – Trail Map


Canoeing

Blanchardville offers plenty of opportunities for the canoeing the Pecatonica River. With boat landings above and below the Pecatonica River Dam, there is easy access in traveling from the north or traveling downstream.


The Pecatonica River

The 120-mile-long Pecatonica River, originates in and flows through southwestern Wisconsin, where remnants of oak savanna and tallgrass prairie provide glimpses of pre-settlement Wisconsin.


Nature Areas

York Prairie State Nature Area

Yellowstone Wildlife Area


Biking

County Bicycling Maps (PDF File Download)

Lafayette County

Green County

Iowa County


Golfing

Yellowstone Golf Course


Grandview

In 1937, after his children were grown, Nick Engelbert began to build an elaborate arched porch of concrete around the front entrance of his farmhouse, ultimately covering every inch of the outside surface of the house with concrete inlaid with shards of china, glass, beads, buttons, and sea shells. Over the next 15 years, Nick created more than 40 concrete sculptures in his yard, combining patriotic themes with imagery from history, fairy tales, mythology and his own imagination. At the age of 70, no longer able to make sculptures, he turned to painting, producing over 200 oils before his death in 1962.

The Grandview site is now owned and operated by the Pecatonica Educational Charitable (PEC) Foundation, Inc. Many of the statues have been restored or recreated. The house, now a museum, contains many Engelbert artifacts, family memorabilia, and copies of Nick’s paintings.


Additional Nearby Attractions

Governor Dodge State Park, Dodgeville
Blue Mounds State Park, Blue Mounds
New Glarus Woods State Park, New Glarus
Brigham County Park, Blue Mounds
Folklore Village, Dodgeville
Shakerag Alley Center for Arts and Crafts, Mineral Point
Cave of the Mounds, Blue Mounds
New Glarus Brewing


Nearby Communities

New Glarus
Mineral Point
Dodgeville
Monroe
Darlington

Hollandale

Green County Tourism
Iowa County Area Attractions