Pensaukee Unit – Green Bay West Shores State Wildlife Area

This 308-acre unit of the Green Bay West Shores State Wildlife Area is high quality Lake Michigan marshland. Road access takes you directly through the property north-to-south. There are great views of the marsh with the lake beyond. Look for Sedge and Marsh Wrens, herons, bitterns and rails as you drive slowly through the marsh. This is a popular place to launch a canoe or kayak for a bird’s-eye-view of the wetland. The Pensaukee River flows from numerous springs and meets Lake Michigan just north of the property.

Directions: Located 1 mile south of Pensaukee on Cty S.

Gazetteer: Page 68, B1.

Phone: 715/582-5000 (Wisconsin DNR).

Web site: Pensaukee Unit - Green Bay West Shores Wildlife Area

Signature species: Common Merganser, Common Goldeneye, and American Bittern.

Rare species: Snowy Egret, Yellow Rail, and Peregrine Falcon.

Seasonality: Open all year.

Parking: Parking lot.

Nearest food & lodging: Pensaukee and Oconto.