Franklin & Butternut Lakes Area
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
Twin Lake Pub Ice Fishing Jamboree
1/18/2025
Conover - 11.41 miles away
2
Memorial Day Arts and Crafts Show and Sidewalk Sale
5/25/2025
Eagle River - 12.15 miles away
3
Women on Snow Weekend & Tour
1/23/2025 - 1/26/2025
Eagle River - 12.99 miles away
4
World Series of Snowmobile Racing
2/21/2025 - 2/23/2025
Eagle River - 13.08 miles away
5
Vintage World Championship Derby
1/09/2025 - 1/12/2025
Eagle River - 13.12 miles away
6
World Championship Snowmobile Derby
1/16/2025 - 1/19/2025
Eagle River - 13.12 miles away
7
Northwoods Blizzard Blast
2/15/2025
Conover - 14.89 miles away
8
12th Annual Snowshoe Celebration & Himanaji 5K Snowshoe Race
2/01/2025
Eagle River - 16.69 miles away