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.
Fall provides a hardwood forest gone scarlet and gold. Click here to find out how. Copyright Rodale, Inc. 2001.