1. Enjoy Blackjack Springs Wilderness Area hiking trails located just a short distance south of Manuel Lake which offers hiking year-round. The popular Anvil Lake cross country ski trail area is.
2. Blackjack Springs is part of Blackjack Springs Wilderness, which in turn, is part of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest.

• Blackjack Springs Wilderness Trails
• Blackjack Springs Wilderness Area Map
• Blackjack Springs Wilderness Area Wi

The Blackjack Springs Wilderness is a 5,800-acre (23 km²)^[1]wilderness area northeast of Eagle River, Wisconsin. It is located within the Nicolet unit of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest and is administered by the US Forest Service. The area protects four large, crystal-clear springs at the headwaters of Blackjack Creek, part of the Eagle River and Wisconsin River drainage. The area was added to the National Wilderness Preservation System by Congress in 1978.

The area displays the rolling, uneven landscape caused by the Wisconsin Glacial Episode, typical of the Lake Superior highlands. The wilderness area itself contains one lake, Whispering Lake, and a number of other streams, ponds, and wetland areas. A majority of the forest is new-growth secondary forest, a result of extensive logging during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Logging roads and railroad grades are still evident in the area.^[2]

Wildlife found in the wilderness area include American black bear, white-tailed deer, ruffed grouse, various songbirds, and fisher.

The Blackjack Springs area provides opportunities for camping, hunting, hiking, canoeing, birdwatching, and fishing.

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The Blackjack Springs Wilderness is a 5,800-acre (23 km 2) wilderness area northeast of Eagle River, Wisconsin. It is located within the Nicolet unit of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest and is administered by the US Forest Service.

1. ^Blackjack Springs Wilderness - United States Forest Service. Retrieved 9 Nov 2011
2. ^Blackjack Springs Wilderness - Wilderness.net. Retrieved 9 Nov 2011.

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Blackjack Springs Wilderness Trails

• Official Site at United States Forest Service
• Blackjack Springs - Wilderness.net

Blackjack Springs is part of Blackjack Springs Wilderness, which in turn, is part of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. Complicated, eh? My visit here was with my mother, precluding much off-trail exploration. There is a large parking area off of FR2178 (gravel) and a trail that starts west of the road and skirts the northern edge of the SNA. This area of the SNA could also be named Fern Gully for the abundance of ferns throughout. Other areas were hummocky with a carpet of spongy sphagnum moss. Whisper Lake is a picturesque lake north of the trail and technically not within the SNA’s boundaries. There is a campsite and fire ring here, which falls under the purview of the US Forest Service. We ran into a couple of surprised campers and their dog during the visit here. Clearly, I want to revisit this site and work my way toward the namesake springs and explore a bit more of the fairy-like moss-scape.

More of my photos from Blackjack Springs can be viewed here.

Blackjack Springs Wilderness Area Map

Additional Information

Blackjack Springs Wilderness Area Wi