Blockhouse Lake & Flambeau Trail & Hay Creek Wildlife Area

Upland forest, conifers, streams, wetlands and Blockhouse Lake combine to create abundant habitat for many birds and mammals. Good concentrations of waterfowl are attracted to Blockhouse Lake during migrations. Mammals include fishers, timber wolf and bobcats.

Directions: From Park Falls travel 6 miles east on Hwy. 182, turn north on Hoffman Road to a parking lot at the intersection with Blockhouse Lake Road. This area is a matrix of DNR and US Forest Service lands. The Flambeau trail radiates from the Blockhouse Lake parking area. Hay Creek is a 13,424-acre state-owned wildlife area north of Blockhouse Lake just across the Iron County line. The Hay Creek Wildlife Area can be accessed by traveling east of Park Falls 8 miles on Hwy 182, then north on Forest Road 153. You’ll find ample parking throughout the area.

Gazetteer: Page 87, A-6 (prior to 10th edition). | Page 35, AB-5 (10th edition).

Phone: 715/762-3204 (Park Falls WDNR).

Web site: Blockhouse Lake Association | Flambeau Trail System | WDNR Hay Creek Wildlife Area

Signature species: Trumpeter Swans, Black-backed Woodpeckers, Gray Jays, Bald Eagle, Common Raven, Boreal Chickadee and Sharp-tailed Grouse.

Hours: 24/7.

Nearest food & lodging: Park Falls, 8 miles southwest.