Whitewater, WI

Whitewater is a southern Wisconsin city at the meeting of Whitewater Creek and Spring Brook, named for the white sand in their beds. It is best known as the home of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, which gives the city a clear college-town rhythm. The southern Kettle Moraine State Forest is nearby, and Cravath Lake sits close to the center of town. Whitewater feels like a small university city with trails, water, older neighborhoods, and a practical rural Wisconsin edge.