Franklin & Butternut Lakes Area
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A wonderful 1,000-acre site for the hiker/birder. A 13-mile loop of trail winds around a number of beautiful and remote lakes. A one-mile interpretive nature trail (brochures available on site) takes you through a 400-year-old hemlock and pine forest. A boardwalk crosses an open bog. Woodpeckers, Wood Pewee, Winter Wren, Blackburnian Warbler, Cape May Warbler, and Ovenbird. Waterfowl on and near the lake include Loon, Great Blue Heron, Mallard, Spotted Sandpiper, and Willow Flycatcher.
What's Nearby
Events
Places To Stay
Dining
1
Music on the Lake
6/20/2025
Phelps - 9.91 miles away
2
Spring Classic of Champions Musky Tournament
6/14/2025 - 6/15/2025
Eagle River - 11.9 miles away
3
4th of July Celebration!
7/04/2025
Eagle River - 12.63 miles away
4
Up North Beerfest & Premier Beer Night
6/13/2025 - 6/14/2025
Eagle River - 12.73 miles away
5
Culpepper & Merriweather Circus
7/04/2025
Eagle River - 13.4 miles away
6
Great Northern Highland Paddle & Portage
6/21/2025
Star Lake - 23.78 miles away
7
Walk in the Woods Art Fair
6/14/2025
St. Germain - 24.34 miles away
8
Independence Day Celebration
6/29/2025
St. Germain - 24.36 miles away