Welcome to the 2013 Winneshiek Driftless Safari!

Winneshiek Driftless Safari 2013 begins Memorial Day weekend!
Materials will be available at the libraries beginning Friday, May 24!

Join us yet again on an adventure exploring the historical, cultural, and natural treasures of Winneshiek County! There are several exciting changes to the 2013 Safari and we hope they will bring you even more adventures!

The 2013 Winneshiek Driftless Safari:

  • will last from Memorial Day until Halloween (not Labor Day). That means two extra months of adventuring in the fall, one of our favorite times for exploring beautiful Northeast Iowa!
  • features 15 all new sites (plus the 5 libraries) to discover and enjoy!
  • offers the opportunity for Extreme Adventures: unique ways to join one-time activities and events that will help you get to know a new place even better!
  • provides Safari Specials: exclusive discounts and specials created by our generous local sponsors and available only to Safari participants. Check them out and support the local businesses and organizations that help bring your Safari!
  • has spread! New Safaris are starting in Allamakee County and along the Turkey River Recreational Corridor in Fayette and Clayton counties. Don't miss these opportunities to discover some of the wonderful resources in our neighboring counties!

Want to join the fun? Just head to your local Winneshiek County public library to pick up your free map and guidebook! Check out the different pages of this website for more details how how Safari works, for extra maps that will help you on your explorations, and for information on the many generous sponsors who help create Safari!

Now, get to your local library, grab your guidebook and map, and start exploring!

Announcements:
Due to the recent heavy rains and high water, several sites have limited or no accessibility:
Trout River WMA: The post is placed, but as of 5/22 can only be accessed by wading across the creek. The water is currently about a food deep and six feet wide. Please use your best judgement accessing this post until the water goes down.
Bluffton Fir Stand State Preserve: As of 5/22, this post has not been placed and the preserve itself is completely inaccessible due to high water. Watch this website for details on when the water levels have dropped to safe levels and the post can be placed.

Two sites do not currently have obvious signage, but it will be installed shortly:
Marilie Forest: Look for the circle turn-in off the west side of the road.
Black Oak Hollow: The pull-in is on the south side of the road right before 360th intersects with 318th.