Join the Ice Age Trail Alliance and Friends of Pike Lake for a family-friendly hike at Pike Lake.

Come anytime between 3:30 and 6:30 pm for an on-your-own scavenger hunt hike at the Kettle Moraine State Forest – Pike Lake Unit. There will be various hike options depending on how far you want to go. Start and end at the amphitheater. S’mores and apple cider around the campfire will be available until 6:30 p.m. Decorate your own walking stick. Meet Monty, the Ice Age Trail mammoth mascot, at 3:30, 4:30 and 5:30.

Enter the Kettle Moraine State Forest – Pike Lake Unit at Kettle Moraine Drive. Follow the yellow Ice Age Trail Event yard signs to the North beach shelter area and amphitheater. Bathroom facilities available at the park.

This is a Mammoth Hike Challenge event!

Event Details: 

• Thursday, October 19, 2023
• Arrive anytime between 3:30 – 6:30 p.m.
• On-your-own hikes start and end at the amphitheater.
• Meet Monty, the Ice Age Trail mammoth mascot, at 3:30, 4:30 or 5:30.
• Campfire, s’mores and apple cider available until 6:30 p.m.
• Decorate your own walking stick (available while supplies last).

Registration is not required. A DNR park vehicle sticker is needed to enter.

Explore Slinger, an Ice Age Trail Community, before or after the hike!

Photo credit: Candy Grande