Ledge View Nature Center

Ledge View Nature Center Ledge View Nature Center is a Calumet County Park. There is 105 acres with about 2.5 miles of hiking trails. The park and trails are open dawn until dusk.

A wonderful 60 foot observation tower overlooks our prairie. We have 3 caves that can be explored with a naturalist on a guided tour. The caves are closed to the public at this time. Ledge View Nature Center is a 105-acre (0.42 km2) park and interpretive center. It is located two miles (3 km) south of Chilton, Wisconsin. The facility is part of the Calumet County Parks system operated by Calumet C

ounty. The park features 2.5 miles (4.0 km) of hiking and cross country ski trails through field and forest; a 60-foot (18 m) observation tower; an arboretum; a butterfly garden; a rain garden; prairie; three natural solution dolostone caves accessible only by guided tour; and a quarry. The caves are the only publicly-accessible caves in eastern Wisconsin. The nature center offers school programs in caving, sedimentary geology, maple syruping, and winter ecology on traditional wood-framed snowshoes. It also has exhibits which explain the geology of the area, including the drumlins and the Niagara Escarpment. The park is open to the public. The interpretive center has interactive exhibits on lake sturgeon, birds, bats of Wisconsin, honeybees, and the Niagara Escarpment, in addition to some live animals. The facility’s exhibits and educational programming are financially supported by the 501(c)(3) volunteer group Friends of Ledge View Nature Center. Every spring the group has a fundraiser called Maple Syrup Sunday, where visitors can enjoy a pancake breakfast with real maple syrup. Visitors can participating in tapping and collecting, and view the boiling process. The Escarpment Bicycle Tour in August, Fall Food and Energy Fest in September, and Halloween Candlelight Cave Tours in October also raise funds for the Friends group and nature center.

04/29/2026

Beautiful, freshly hatched, cecropia moths. They are vibrating to pump hemolymph (insect blood) into their wings to prepare for flight. Ledge View Nature Center

We are excited to begin our public cave tours on Saturday, May 2nd!Join in on the fun and explore the caves for yourself...
04/16/2026

We are excited to begin our public cave tours on Saturday, May 2nd!

Join in on the fun and explore the caves for yourself. We have two different tours to choose from.

The Adventure Cave Tour is at 9:30am and is full of crawling tunnels! For more details and to sign up for this tour please visit this link: https://www.reservecalumet.org/parks/programs-and-activities/2026-05/adventure-cave-tour-may-2nd-2026-2026-05-02/

The Carolyn's Caverns Cave Tour is at 1pm and is a walking tour with optional crawling opportunities. For more details and to sign up for this tour please visit this link:
https://www.reservecalumet.org/parks/programs-and-activities/2026-05/carolyns-caverns-cave-tour-may-2nd-2026-2026-05-02/

Check out the May caving schedule below!

02/24/2026

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Do you love cranes? Every year on one Saturday in April volunteers participate in an annual crane count to help monitor ...
02/23/2026

Do you love cranes? Every year on one Saturday in April volunteers participate in an annual crane count to help monitor population numbers in the Midwest. Would you like to join us? It involves 2 hours sitting at a site and counting breeding pairs and individuals. The Crane count this year is on April 18th 5:30-7:30am. The nature center will provide a breakfast to follow. We would love to hear from you if you have an interest or if you have any other questions.
Please reach out to us at; [email protected]
or ph. 920 849 1471

Address

W2348 Short Road
Chilton, WI
53014

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4pm
Tuesday 8am - 4pm
Wednesday 8am - 4pm
Thursday 8am - 4pm
Friday 8am - 4pm
Saturday 8am - 4pm

Telephone

+19208491471

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