As soon as we arrived in southwestern Wisconsin this past weekend, I fell instantly in love! I had never been to this part of the state before and I couldn’t take my eyes off of the landscape. Huge rolling hills, expansive farmland, and plunging valleys were at every turn.

We spent fours days and three nights camping at Perrot State Park, just 25 miles north of La Crosse, Wisconsin and right next to the little town of Trempealeau.

Just 5 miles from our campsite was a gorgeous winery called Elmaro Vineyard. We spent one afternoon tasting delicious wines and wandering through the vineyard.

We also biked into Trempealeau and had some ice cream at Driftless Bike ‘n Bean. 

There are tons of hiking trails right at Perrot State Park. We went on a hike one day up in the bluffs; it seriously felt like we were in a rainforest! Everything was so green and lush.

We just couldn’t get enough of this area’s landscape so we went on a few country drives around sunset. I’m still daydreaming about it.