Fox Maple Woods State Natural Area

An outstanding 41-acre northern mesic forest surrounded on three sides by the Whisker Lake Wilderness Area. Canopy trees include old-growth sugar maple, basswood, hemlock, and yellow birch. Herbaceous plants are very rich and cover the forest in abundant spring ephemerals such as spring-beauty, yellow trout-lily and Dutchman’s breeches. Exceptional in undisturbed areas.

Directions: From Florence travel 10.5 miles west on Hwy. 70 to a parking area north of the road, (1.1 miles west of where Hwy. 70 crosses Wakefield Creek).

Gazetteer: Page 91, A-5.

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

Web site: Fox Maple Woods State Natural Area

Signature Species: Warblers and many types of northern songbirds, hawks and owls.

Hours: 24/7.

Seasonality: Best in spring, summer, fall.

Nearest food & lodging: Florence, ten miles east.