Please register or login . In the midst of dense tree cover in Nicolet National Forest, typical of the Lake Superior Highlands, four large crystal-clear springs give life to Blackjack Creek. Glaciation from the last ice age produced here a terrain rolling and uneven. One lake in the northeastern section with the delightful name of Whispering can be found, surrounded by a forest that provides habitat for black bear, deer, fisher, ruffed grouse and variety of sweet-voiced songbirds. Three streams drain the area, and produce occasional ponds and wetlands.
Visitors come to hunt and fish, paddle and hike.
Ten trails enter the area, at least one from each of the four directions. From the Whispering Lake Trailhead near Whispering Lake, a path leads one-half mile to the lake itself with one branch leaving the trail and crossing the northern portion of the Wilderness for approximately two miles. To follow Blackjack Creek Trail to Blackjack Springs, enter from the northwest corner at a trailhead off Forest Service Road 21990 and hike approximately one mile. Keep following the creek on up to reach the heart of the Wilderness. Summer brings the most recreational hikers.