Chippewa Moraine
Ice Age Trail
13394 Co Highway M ,New Auburn, WI 54757
(715) 967-2800

The Chippewa Moraine segment of the Ice Age National Scientific Reserve includes 23 miles of well-marked trails. Begin your visit at the Interpretive Center where you are encouraged to experience hands-on activities.

No motorized vehicles, horses or mountain bikes are allowed off public roads in the Reserve. Primitive camping is available at designated areas.

Hikers - be aware that trails may vary in difficulty and are not surfaced.

Chippewa County Forest
An old-growth northern mesic forest perched atop a monadnock, an isolated rock of conglomerate and quarzite rising 300'-400' above the countryside. The forest is dominated by sugar maple, basswood, and red and white oak, which covers both the north and south slopes of a ridge on the southeastern edge of the Flambeau Ridge. The forest has a wide range of tree size classes, from seedling and sapling maples to the canopy layer of mature trees, some more than 30" in diameter at breast height(dbh). A few white pines on the north side of the tract are in the 3' dbh class. Groundlayer species are typical mesic woodland plants such as bedstraws, large-leaved aster, golden saxifrage (in springs), baneberries, miterworts, spring beauty, Canada mayflower, wild geranium, and violets. The site was donated by Henry and August Plagge. Plagge Woods is owned by the DNR and was designated a State Natural Area in 1975.

Lake Wissota State Park
18127 Cty Hwy O
Chippewa Falls, WI 54729
715-382-4574

Lake Wissota State Park has a number of bluebird houses that are maintained every year. This park northeast of Chippewa Falls has 1,062- acres of primarily young rich forests and open prairie on a 6,300-acre manmade lake.