Overview
Prairie du Sac is a village in the Baraboo River Valley of Wisconsin.
1 sights · 1 things to do · 1 places to stay
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Best things about Prairie du Sac
Wollersheim Winery
Offers tours and wine-tasting.
Wisconsin State Cow Chip Throw
Has been held in Prairie du Sac every Labor Day Weekend for more than thirty years. The rules are simple and steadfast: two chips to each contestant, and the chip thrown the farthest is the winner. If the chip breaks up …
Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: May–Sep. Summer highs reach about 82°F; winter lows dip to about 12°F. Cold months (Jan, Feb, Dec) can bring snow and ice; check road conditions. Wettest: Jun and Jul. (climate data from nearby Madison)
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- MSN Dane County Regional Truax Field, Madison — 22 mi away. Directions
- DBQ Dubuque Regional Airport, Dubuque — 79 mi away. Directions
- MKE General Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee — 95 mi away (major hub). Directions
Budget & where to stay
No prices are listed for this place yet. See the Sleep guide ↓ for options.
Sample 1-day itinerary
Day 1
- Morning Wollersheim Winery
- Afternoon Wisconsin State Cow Chip Throw
Stops are grouped by area so each day needs little backtracking. Check opening hours before you go.
Food for you
What to ask about, for your diet
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Get in
By plane
- Sauk Prairie Airport (91C<bdi>FAA LID</bdi>) is the airport serving the Sauk Prairie area (Sauk City and Prairie du Sac). It has no commercial flights, but is open to the public for general aviation flights.
By car
- US-12 goes through Sauk City, a neighboring city of Prairie du Sac. Take the Business route to get into Prairie du Sac. State routes including WI-60, WI-78, and WI-188 also pass through or near Prairie du Sac.
- 40 minutes from downtown Madison on US-12, and from the Dane County Regional Airport on WI-113, County K, and US-12.
- 100 minutes from Milwaukee on I-94, and 3 hours from Chicago on I-90.
- 2 hours and 30 minutes from Green Bay on I-41 and WI-60.
By train
- Amtrak's Empire Builder route stops in Wisconsin Dells and Portage (Wisconsin), each is around 30 minutes away from Prairie du Sac by car.
See
Do
Do Wisconsin State Cow Chip Throw
Has been held in Prairie du Sac every Labor Day Weekend for more than thirty years. The rules are simple and steadfast: two chips to each contestant, and the chip thrown the farthest is the winner. If the chip breaks up in the air, the piece that went the farthest will be the one that counts; the winners go on to represent Wisconsin in the nationals. There are men's and women's divisions, and the cow chips are provided (e.g. you don't have to bring your own). There are arts and crafts, live music, food and drinks as well. It's in Marion Park, off First Street.
Sleep
Go next
- Baraboo has a casino and the Devil's Head ski resort.
- Devil's Lake includes miles of hiking trails, some of them on bluffs of moraine overlooking the lake. The park has two pleasant beaches, and you can hike, bike, boat, swim, climb, hunt, or fish. It can be a bit crowded in the summer.
- Madison, the state capitol, is within an hour's reach by car.
Nearby
Baraboo
City / town · 16 listings · 13 mi away
Spring Green
City / town · 30 listings · 19 mi away
Portage
City / town · 3 listings · 22 mi away
Madison
City / town · 101 listings · 22 mi away
Verona
City / town · 23 mi away
Wisconsin Dells
City / town · 46 listings · 24 mi away
Dodgeville
City / town · 8 listings · 30 mi away
New Glarus
City / town · 6 listings · 33 mi away
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