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Cravath Lake was created in the mid-1850s at the intersection point of Whitewater Creek and Spring Brook to power a gristmill that was built upon the creek. It is named after Prosper Cravath, one of Whitewater's first settlers. Over time the lake's use for industry gave way to recreation, and it currently hosts Cravath Lakefront Park and ...
Whitewater Lake, located in Walworth County, is an extension of the Kettle Moraine's Southern Unit and is part of the southernmost edge of its territory.This 625 acre lake [4] is located in the country side near Whitewater, Wisconsin, and has several public access points for boat launching and fishing. [4]
Cravath Lake; G. Geneva Lake; W. Whitewater Lake (Wisconsin) This page was last edited on 8 July 2017, at 18:10 (UTC). ...
Access is provided to sightseeing, hiking, biking, camping, cross-country skiing and fishing facilities. [3] The following state parks and forests are accessible via the scenic drive – from south to north: [1] Kettle Moraine – Southern Unit; Glacial Drumlin State Trail; Kettle Moraine – Lapham Peak Unit; Kettle Moraine – Pike Lake Unit
There are five community parks in Whitewater: Cravath Lakefront Park, Moraine View Park, Starin Park, Trippe Lake Park, and Whitewater Creek Nature Area. Effigy Mounds Preserve is an archeological park. [20] An aquatic and fitness center is located in Whitewater. [21]
The park offers camping, hiking, biking and swimming, and has an observation tower overlooking the park and lake. The Loew Lake Unit is a small recreation area located in the town of Erin, on the Oconomowoc River and Loews Lake in southwestern Washington County. It offers hiking, hunting and horse riding.
Geneva Lake: Offers camping and fishing adjacent to a 100-foot (30 m) beach. [7] Blue Mound State Park: Dane: 1,153 467 1959 Ryan Creek: Contains observation towers atop the highest point in southern Wisconsin and the state park system's only swimming pool. [8] Brunet Island State Park: Chippewa: 1,225 496 1936 Chippewa and Fisher Rivers
Prosper Cravath, Jr., (May 28, 1809 – May 20, 1886) was an American lawyer and Wisconsin pioneer. He was one of the original settlers of Whitewater, Wisconsin, and helped lay out the town plat. He represented Whitewater in the Wisconsin State Assembly during the 1st Wisconsin Legislature (1848). He is the namesake of Cravath Lake in Whitewater.