About La Crosse
La Crosse has a personality all its own - shaped by towering bluffs, the shimmering Mississippi, and friendly people. Densely-wooded coulees (gorges between bluffs), three rivers, and a lush marsh provide prime locales for running, skiing, hunting, fishing, skating, swimming, camping, hiking and biking. If you enjoy crisp, clean autumn air, making angels in the snow, and playing under the spring and summer sun, then you'll relish four-season living in La Crosse.
La Crosse caters to those times when you need peace and quiet. Pull up a bench in one of the 26 city parks, visit the zoo (it's only a block from campus), or take a walk along the river. There are museums and art galleries to stimulate your imagination and give you a taste of river city history.
For those times when you crave activity, noise, and fun, La Crosse knows how to make things jump. Take in a concert at the 8,000-seat La Crosse Center. Attend camps, clinics and athletic contests. Go to a community theatre production, try a movie, take to the dance floor. The La Crosse metro area, home to more than 107,120 people, is a regional center for shopping, business and industry. Excellent restaurants, top-notch motels, and numerous malls and shopping centers abound. Two quality medical institutions call La Crosse home.
Getting around town is easy. The bus or your bike will take you anywhere. Air service to La Crosse is provided by Northwest, American Eagle, and Skyway. Amtrak and Greyhound make daily stops here. Campus Close-Ups Campus Tours and Appointments Group Information Sessions Parking Directions to Campus Interactive Campus Tour
Directions to Campus
From the West: Exit Interstate I-90 at Onalaska Highway 157 (Exit 4). Turn right on Highway 157 and then right again onto Highway 16. Drive 3.5 miles and turn right on La Crosse Street and then left on East Avenue to campus.
From the North: Highways 61 on the Minnesota side of the Mississippi and 53 on the Wisconsin side join Interstate I-90.
If traveling south on Highway 61, go east on I-90 to Highway 157 (Exit 4). Turn right onto Highway 157 and then right again onto Highway 16. Drive 3.5 miles and turn right on La Crosse Street and then left on East Avenue to campus.
If traveling south on Highway 53 (go over I-90 at Exit 4). Follow Highway 157 to Highway 16. Turn right on Highway 16. Drive 3.5 miles and turn right on La Crosse Street and then left on East Avenue to campus.
From the East: Travelers heading west to La Crosse on Interstate I-90 exit at Onalaska-La Crosse Highway 16 (Exit 5). Turn left onto Highway 16. Drive 4.8 miles and right on La Crosse Street and then left on East Avenue to campus.
From the South: Highway 14, 61, and 35 enter the city on the South. Follow the green "UW-La Crosse" signs north on Losey Boulevard to Highway 16 (3.0 miles). Turn left on La Crosse Street and then left on East Avenue to campus.
