High Cliff State Park
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| Country |  United States |
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| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Calumet |
| Location | Sherwood |
| - coordinates | 44°09′33″N 88°17′22″W / 44.15917°N 88.28944°WCoordinates: 44°09′33″N 88°17′22″W / 44.15917°N 88.28944°W |
| Area | 1,187 acres (480 ha) |
| Founded | 1956 |
| Management | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |
  Location of High Cliff State Park in Wisconsin
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| Website: High Cliff State Park | |
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High Cliff Mounds
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| Location | Calumet County, Wisconsin, USA |
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| Nearest city | Sherwood |
| Built | 500 - 1500 AD |
| NRHP Reference # | 96001629 |
| Added to NRHP | January 25, 1997 |
High Cliff State Park is a 1,187-acre (480 ha) Wisconsin state park near Sherwood, Wisconsin. It is the only state-owned recreation area located on Lake Winnebago. The park got its name from cliffs of the Niagara Escarpment, a land formation east of the shore of Lake Winnebago that stretches north through northeast Wisconsin, Upper Michigan, and Ontario to Niagara Falls and New York State.
A new Master Plan for the park created in 2013 aims to nearly double the size of the park, to add new amenities, and expand conservation efforts.
The effigy mounds at the top of the escarpment have led to a small part of the park being added to the National Register of Historic Places, listed as High Cliff Mounds. A trail meanders though six long-tailed mounds and several conical mounds. The group originally consisted of a bird and a mound that was most likely a bear. The mounds are consistent with other mound groups found at the peak of the Niagara Escarpment along the eastern shore of Lake Winnebago, including the Calumet County Park Group.
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