Ferry Bluff State Natural Area

Ferry Bluff State Natural Area

Ferry Bluff Rd - Sauk City, WI 53583
Information: 888-936-7463
The entire northern unit, consisting of Ferry Bluff and Cactus Bluff, is closed to all entry from December 1 to April 1 to protect roosting bald eagles. The southern unit is open at all times.
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Ferry Bluff and the adjacent Cactus Bluff tower more than 300 feet above the confluence of Honey Creek and the Wisconsin River. The sandstone bluffs, capped with dolomite harbors undisturbed open cliff vegetation, prairie remnants, and steep wooded slopes of white and red oaks with with basswood, hackberry, elm, hickory, and ironwood. Although the forest on the summit and north-facing slopes is relatively young, the ground layer is rich, with many ferns on the slopes and a diverse spring flora throughout.