| Richard Bong State Recreation Area | |
| Map: | USA Wisconsin#USA |
| Relief: | 1 |
| Location: | Kansasville, Wisconsin, United States |
| Coordinates: | 42.6339°N -88.1433°W |
| Area Acre: | 4515 |
| Established: | 1963 |
| Named For: | Richard Bong |
| Governing Body: | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |
Richard Bong State Recreation Area is a 4515acres unit of the state park system of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is located in the town of Kansasville, in Racine County. This managed prairie contains 8.3miles of mountain bike trails. Other recreational activities include high power rocketry, swimming, dogsledding, falconry, ATV sports, land sailing, horseback riding, hunting, fishing, camping with amenities, and ultralight aviation. There is a wildlife preserve where great egrets, sandhill cranes, and great blue herons are known to nest. The Richard Bong SRA is one of the centerpieces of the proposed Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge.
The park is on land once intended for the Richard Bong Air Force Base, whose namesake is World War II veteran aviator Maj. Richard Ira Bong. Part of what was intended to be the 12500feet main airstrip is still visible from aerial photos of the site.
Largely due to its name's coincidental allusions to marijuana use, Bong Recreation Area is a frequent target of sign theft.[1] This has led to the manufacturing of T-shirts and sweatshirts bearing the highway exit sign.