Cadiz Springs State Recreation Area

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Cadiz Springs State Recreation Area
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
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Lake Zander at Cadiz Springs
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Location of Cadiz Springs State Recreation Area in Wisconsin
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Cadiz Springs State Recreation Area (the United States)
Location Green, Wisconsin, United States
Coordinates 42°35′3″N89°46′19″W / 42.58417°N 89.77194°W / 42.58417; -89.77194 Coordinates: 42°35′3″N89°46′19″W / 42.58417°N 89.77194°W / 42.58417; -89.77194
Area644 acres (261 ha)
Established1980
Governing body Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Cadiz Springs State Recreation Area is a state park unit of Wisconsin, United States, featuring two reservoirs on a spring-fed creek. The creek was dammed to provide water recreation opportunities in the Driftless Area, a region with few natural lakes. The total surface area of Beckman and Zander Lakes is 95 acres (38 ha). The current park was created in 1980 when Cadiz Springs State Park was combined with the Browntown Wildlife Area.


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