Bogus Swamp State Natural Area

This 870-acre site owned by Langlade County is a combination of open wetland types. The major feature is the broad muskeg of stunted tamarack and black spruce over a ground cover of sphagnum mosses, sedges, and bog shrubs. Along the northern boundary flows an intermittent, mineral-rich stream lined with emergent aquatic plants and sedge meadow. South of this zone is an unusual “patterned bog”, one of only two well-developed examples of this type in Wisconsin.

Directions: From Summit Lake travel southwest 4 miles on Forest Road to the western boundary of the site. Park along the road and walk east to the wetland.

Gazetteer: Page 77, B-7.

Phone: 608/266-7012 (Wisconsin DNR).

Web site: Bogus Swamp State Natural Area

Signature species: Palm Warbler, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Northern Harrier, American Bittern.

Rarities: Rare plants include livid sedge, hair-like sedge, and northern bog sedge.

Hours: 24/7.

Nearest food & lodging: Summit Lake, 4 miles north.