Guye Woods

Discover Guye Woods in Winterset

Guye Woods County Park Park visitors are greeted by a 100 foot long cable suspension bridge over North River that provides the only access to this densely timbered 93 acre wilderness. Once park visitors cross the bridge they encounter a lush river bottom timber that quickly gives way to steeply elevating slopes that grow some of the finest upland hardwood timber anywhere in the County. This 93 acre timber tract was a treasured retreat of the Guye family who donated the property to the Conservation Board in 1985. Guye Woods is bordered on the north by North River. A high hill located in the southern reaches of the park is designated as the highest elevation in Madison County. This area is managed as a “wilderness” area as a means to protect the quality of flora and fauna found in this unique location. Public hunting is allowed.