These lakes are situated among low, rolling hills. The lakes are near enough to each other for canoe portaging, and are currently linked by marked portage trails. Twilight Lake, a 54 acre clear water lake, is managed for trout. All area lakes are covered under special fisheries management, through the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. This special regulation has been enacted because the lakes in the area are relatively sterile and are low in fish production.
Hardwood forests cover the uplands of the area, with maple, white birch, beech and quaking aspen.
Hemlock spruce and balsam grow in the lowland areas along streams bogs and wetlands. The many northern hardwoods display a delicate array of colors in the early spring and a brightly colored landscape during autumn. Forests of the surrounding area are the result of logging history similar to the Big Island Lake area. As such there is little difference as compared with the surrounding area. Many species of wildlife are present in the various ecosystems of the wilderness.