The largest of Wisconsin's Great Lakes state parks are well known, and justly so: The beautiful Peninsula, Kohler-Andrae, and Big Bay state parks draw thousands of visitors every year. But the shores of the Great Lakes sparkle with smaller county and local parks that are charming and well worth visiting – if you know where to go. The map below shows you where they are and what they look like.

Google Earth
Google Earth is a free program from Google that puts a planet's worth of imagery and other geographic information right on your desktop. View exotic locales as well as points of interest such as local restaurants, hospitals, schools, and more.

Download Google Earth (for both Mac and PC)

Download the Google Earth Version of the Maps on this Website
After you've downloaded and installed Google Earth, you can take advantage of some of its advanced features to view the maps on this site.

OpenLayers
OpenLayers is an open-source web mapping software.  It is a project that includes the participation of software developers from around the world.

OpenLayers web mapping application including panoramas, parks, lighthouses, shipwrecks, beaches, parks, webcams, and NEXRAD radar (works in Mozilla Firefox).

Wisconsin State Parks, Forests, Recreation Areas, and Trails
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/ORG/land/parks/
 

Wisconsin State Natural Areas Program
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/er/sna/
 

Wisconsin State Wildlife Recreation Lands
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/wildlife/reclands/
 

Milwaukee County Parks
http://www.co.milwaukee.wi.us/router.asp?docid=7720