page_title: Grafton (town), Wisconsin
section_title: Parks and recreation
hierarchical_section_title: Grafton (town), Wisconsin / Parks and recreation
caption_attribution_description: This picture was taken from the hiking trail in Lion's Den Gorge Nature Preserve.
context_page_description: Grafton is a town in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States, and is in the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The town was created in 1846 and at the time of the 2010 census had a population of 4,053.
  Grafton is located on the western shore of Lake Michigan. German and Irish immigrants first settled in Grafton in the 1840s. Their centers of settlement became the unincorporated communities of Lakefield and Ulao, as well as the Village of Grafton, which is partially located in the town.
context_section_description: Blue Wing Waterfowl Production Area: The United States Fish and Wildlife Service maintains a 54-acre wetland and prairie preserve which is home to species including green herons and American bitterns.
  Bratt Woods: The Ozaukee Washington Land Trust maintains this 17-acre park on the eastern bank of the Milwaukee River. The forest features endemic plants and retains the character of the beech-maple forests that sprawled across Ozaukee County in the early 19th century. The land is also a habitat for the American gromwell, a state-designated special concern plant species.
  Kurtz Woods Natural Area: Designated as a state natural area, the Ozaukee Washington Land Trust maintains this 45-acre park, which is split between the Town of Grafton and the Village of Saukville. The preserve boasts 82 documented plant species in a primeval beech-maple forest, and landforms in the park include glacially formed kettles.
  Lion's Den Gorge Nature Preserve: Ozaukee County maintains this 73-acre park on the shores of Lake Michigan with picnic facilities, walking trails, a beach, and views of the lake from 100-foot-high bluffs.
  Ulao Waterfowl Production Area: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service maintains a 44-acre waterfowl sanctuary adjacent to Lion's Den Gorge Nature Preserve trails for hiking and opportunities to observe dozens of bird species, including loons, scoters, and ducks.
  The Ozaukee Interurban Trail runs through the town, following the former route of the Milwaukee Interurban Rail Line. The southern end of the trail is at Bradley Road in Brown Deer which connects to the Oak Leaf Trail (43°09′48″N 87°57′39″W), and its northern end is at DeMaster Road in the Village of Oostburg Sheboygan County (43°36′57″N 87°48′08″W). The trail connects the community to neighboring Cedarburg and Port Washington.
  There are also two private, commercial golf courses in the town and the privately owned 20-acre Grafton Dells River Park.
caption: The clay bluffs on Lake Michigan at Lions Den Gorge Nature Preserve.
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