Whitman Dam State Wildlife Area
Features
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Natural Attractions Type
- Wildlife Refuge & Reserves
Whitman Dam State Wildlife Area
Information:
608-685-6222
Whitman Dam State Wildlife Area is six miles of marsh and slough from Merrick State Park north to the village of Buffalo. The southern part of this 2,173-acre property has areas where you can walk and sight lowland forest birds such as Black-billed Cockoos, woodpeckers and Prothonatary Warbles. Bald and Golden Eagles have also been seen along this stretch of the river. A three-mile dike stretching north from Lock and Dam #6 creates Spring Lake that draws record numbers of ducks and Tundra Swans in the spring and fall migration seasons. You can walk the dike to see huge rafts of Canvasbacks, Ring-neck ducks and Scaup.
What's Nearby
Events
Places To Stay
Dining
1
Tour de Pepin
6/06/2026
Stockholm - 23.47 miles away
2
Tour de Pepin
6/06/2026
Nelson - 23.47 miles away
3
European Outdoor Christmas Market
11/15/2025 - 11/16/2025
Pepin - 26.82 miles away
4
CPKC Holiday Train - La Crosse
12/11/2025
La Crosse - 35.21 miles away
5
La Crosse Skyrockers New Year's Eve Fireworks at the Bluff
12/31/2025
La Crosse - 37.52 miles away
6
Blue Violin Candlelight Christmas Extravaganza
12/17/2025
Eau Claire - 46.16 miles away
7
Banbury Art Crawl
2/06/2026 - 2/07/2026
Eau Claire - 46.59 miles away
8
Christmas Kickoff
12/06/2025
Eau Claire - 48.6 miles away


