Contact Info
1170 Fourth Avenue South
Park Falls, WI 54552
Park Falls, WI 54552
- Phone 1:
- 715-362-1371
- Phone 2:
- 715-762-2461
Basics
- Length:
- 0.5 mile
- Difficulty:
- Easy
- Time:
- 30 mins
Description
Scott Lake Trail leads south (from FR 2183) through a towering stand of white pines and hemlocks about 300 years old and follows the wetland around Scott Lake. A short trail to Shelp Lake winds north through large, old hemlocks to a bog surrounding the lake, providing close-up views of bog plants. This is an excellent area to glimpse some of northern Wisconsin's distinctive birds--gray jays, black-backed woodpeckers, and boreal chickadees. Shelp Lake is a Research Natural Area and part of the Headwaters Wilderness. Along with Scott Lake, this is part of a cooperatively designated State Scientific Natural Area.
Details
Length:
0.5 mile
Difficulty:
Easy
Time:
30 mins
