Every campsite at Mirror Lake State Park comes with a picnic table & fire ring.  What they don’t come with are 4 free passes to Kalahari Indoor Theme Park in Wisconsin Dells, but that would sure be handy for the days when you wake up to torrential rains! Well, we can’t give away free passes to everyone (Even though we’d sure like to!), but we will give 4 free complimentary all day passes to one lucky family on May 21st.  Here’s how our give-away works..  

To simply enter the drawing, just send an email to freestuff@skilletcreekmedia.com with the subject line “Kalahari Theme Park Passes”. Include your name, city where you live and state in the message. (One entry per person/email address) Then just wait until May 21st and we will announce the winner right here.

BUT WAIT!

If you’d like to increase your chances, here’s how..

1. Friend us at www.Facebook.com/skilletcreek.  (If haven’t already)  and we’ll enter you again.

2. Share a link to this contest with your Facebook Friends. and we’ll enter you again.

3. Follow us @skilletcreek  on Twitter and we’ll enter you again.

4. Tweet about @skilletcreek‘s Kalahari ticket giveaway with a link back to this post. and we’ll enter you again.

Just note in your email which of the above you did and we’ll enter you once for each, totaling up to 5 entries.  If you already follow us on Twitter or Facebook, just note that too and we’ve enter you again as well.  Cool huh?

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Contest Rules

• No purchase of any product is necessarily to enter.
• Participants must be 18 or older to enter.
• Participants must use their real full names in all corresponding with us.
• Participants may only send one email. If you are following or sharing our contest info, don’t email your entry until AFTER you have done so.
• Participant’s email must clearly state any additional entries or they will not be counted. For example;  1. friended on Facebook – 2. shared on Facebook – 3. followed on twitter – 4. tweeted about contest.  If we cannot easily verify a claim, we will not count it as an additional entry.  No participant will be entered more than 5 times, per contest requirements.
• All entries must be received by noon, (12 pm, CST) , May 18th 2012.
• Tweets or Facebook links will only count once.  Additional shares are appreciated but will not be counted.
• The winner will be drawn at random, by hand on May 2oth, 2012 & announced on May 21st, at the DevilsLakeWisconsin.com blog & through our Facebook page.
• Announced winner will need to confirm/accept to win via email within 24 hours after we post the winner here on the DevilsLakeWisconsin.com blog. If we do not received an email from the selected winner within 24 hours an new winner will be drawn until we do get a winner.  Content winner must include the mailing address where we can send their Kalahari passes in the acceptance email.
• Tickets will be sent by US mail within 24 hours of our receiving the winners confirmation email with mailing address.
• The contest sponsors are not responsible for lost, late or misdirected mail; printing errors; server unavailability; or computer or any other electronic or telecommunications malfunction.
• Tickets have no cash value and cannot be “returned”.
• Kalahari tickets expire on 5/13/2013 and are not valid for all attractions or activities within the park.  Restrictions are printed on the tickets.
• Acceptance of prize offered constitutes permission to use winner’s name for purposes of announcing the contest winner on this website and through our social media channels.
• Remember this contest, devilslakewisconsin.com & Skillet Creek Media are in no way associated with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

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ENTER TODAY!

So there you go.. We’re taking entries right now! Send yours to freestuff@skilletcreekmedia.com. Good Luck!  We’d also like to thank Kalahari Indoor Theme Park for providing these passes.  Thanks folks!

We just verified with the office this morning that tomorrow’s Candlelight Hike (Jan 7th, 2012) will go on starting at 6 pm.  Of course, there is not a lot of snow out there so you can leave the skis at home. On the other hand it looks like we’ll have wonderful conditions for an evening hike in January.  Remember, there will be snacks available and bonfires to warm up by as well.

The Friends of Mirror Lake and Mirror Lake State Park will be hosting their annual Halloween Candlelight Hike on Saturday October 22, 2011 from 6 pm to 8 pm.  This fun family event includes an easy 1 mile torch lit hike. Kids of all ages can help find clues along the way to discover this year’s mystery guest. Then gather around the bonfires for delightful evening with family and friends. There will be snacks and beverages offered by the Friends of Mirror Lake State Park for purchase. The event will be held at the beach picnic area of Mirror Lake State Park. For more information click here. You can also contact the park office at 608-254-2333.

Candlelight Ski, Hike and Snowshoe Events will be held on Saturday January 7, 2012 & Saturday February 4, 2012

Photos From Previous Mystery Hikes

Mirror lake is a “no-wake” zone here in the Wisconsin Dells area which makes it the perfect family paddling destination.  Canoe, kayak & other boat rentals are available at the Mirror Lake boat landing.   Check out this recent blog post about a day paddle here at Mirror Lake.

Time again for the Candlelight Ski/Snowshoe evening at Mirror Lake State Park this Saturday, Feb 5th. Sponsored by the Friends of Mirror Lake State Park, this event will offer two trails lit by torches. One trail is an easy 0.8 mile trail that will be available for everyone to use. The other trail is an easy 1-mile trail for classical skiing. The Friends will have a couple of roaring bonfires to warm up by, and food, drinks and goodies for sale. Meet at the Beach Picnic area for a wonderful evening! 6-8 p.m!

Summer is just around the corner of course and it’s time again to start reserving your 2011 campsites.  In order to make choosing a site at Mirror Lake State Park a bit easier we’re working on providing photos of the individual campsites.  Today we’ve added photos from the Sandstone Ridge Campground at Mirror Lake State Park.  We’ll be adding even more campsite pictures as we head into the summer season.

Learn to cross country ski or snowshoe at Mirror Lake State Park, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011 at 2pm.  There will be lessons followed by a trail outing.  Join the Mirror Lake State Park Friends Group for a fun winter afternoon of instruction and recreation! Of course, you don’t have to go home because from 6pm to 8pm the fun continues with the annual Candlelight ski & shoeshoe festivities.  Two trails will be lit by torches. One trail is an easy 0.8-mile trail that will be available for everyone to use. The other trail is an easy 1-mile trail for classical skiing. The Friends will have a couple of roaring bonfires to warm up by, and will also have food, drinks and goodies for sale. Meet at the Beach Picnic area for a wonderful evening! 6-8 p.m.

If you need equipment contact your local vendors for reservation and rental information.  Here are a couple in the area:

Baraboo

• Wildside Adventures 608-356-9218

Wis. Dells

• Vertical Illusions   608-253-2500

Madison

• REI   608-833-6680
• Fontana Sports-West Madison
  231 Junction Rd
  608-833-9191

Contact Mirror Lake at 608-254-2333 to sign up for this FREE event. A Wisconsin State Park Sticker is required.

For more information contact Mirror Lake at 608-254-2333 or visit www.fwsp.org/mirrorlake.

Looked like a great turn out for the annual Friends of Mirror Lake State Park Mystery Hike.   Click Here for more info on how it went including a few more pictures from Saturday night.

This photo was taken this morning (10-11-2010) from the beach at Mirror Lake State Park.  As you can see it’s still pretty colorful but slipping quickly toward brown.    If you want to enjoy fall colors at Mirror Lake we’d suggest that you do it within the next 7 days at most.   Remember too that the Candlelight Mystery Hike is coming up on the 23rd.  Bright the whole family for this fun fall family event!!

Beginning today (Sept 9th, 2010) the Mirror Lake Dam (Located at Timm’s Mill County Park in Lake Delton, WI.) will be undergoing some much needed rehabilitation.  The dam has not seen any major maintenance for over 10 years and sustained some damage in the ’98 flood as well. The work will include reconstruction of the boat landing and the spillway as well as repair the lower dam area popular with local fisherman and more. In the process Mirror lake will be lowered by no more than 5 feet to accommodate the work.  The slight lowering of the water should have little effect on park visitors as the lake  has been high most of the year as it is.  According to the Sauk County Parks office the project should be completed by November 15th.

The Mirror Lake Dam holds back Dell Creek to create Mirror Lake within the state park.