Bloomfield Prairie

Bloomfield Prairie's 400+ acres demonstrate the importance of partnerships in conservation. Owned by Iowa County, the land is co-managed by Driftless Area Land Conservancy, Iowa County Recreation and Prairie Restoration, and Iowa County Land and Water Conservation. The gorgeous, colorful prairie isn’t the only draw to this property – there’s also a fishing pond and a picnic shelter!

Quick Facts

Dodgeville, WI
400+ acres
Approximately 7 miles of mowed burn breaks that serve as hiking trails
Restored prairie, converted from cornfields into the diversity you see today
Picnic shelter
Fishing pond with pier
Hunting and trapping permitted

Several yellow coneflowers in the foreground with prairie grass and other flowers in the background.

A snow-covered field with blue shadows carved by the wind. There are a few scattered trees on the horizon.

A person carrying a butterfly net walking across a prairie landscape.

A group of four students stand together with their backs to the camera, looking at plants in a brown autumn prairie.

A rolling prairie landscape with dry, golden grass in the foreground and a long stripe of black, burned ground in the distance.

A large bumblebee flying above purple monarda flowers, with a hand holding the flowers still.