Perrot State Park (Brady's Bluff)
Wisconsin
Sits exactly where the Trempealeau River meets the Mississippi -- climb the CCC-built stone shelter atop 520-foot Brady's Bluff and you're looking down at Trempealeau Mountain, one of the few true river islands in America with its own freestanding mountain.
Why Roamward picked it
A named French explorer (Nicolas Perrot wintered here in 1685) plus a genuinely dramatic confluence-and-bluff combo -- distinct from Grandad Bluff (different county, different vantage) and worth its own stop just south of Trempealeau, WI on WI-35.
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Hours, admission, and access change — confirm with the official source before you plan the detour.
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