Jay Creek Pine Forest State Natural Area
Jay Creek Pine Forest State Natural Area
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715-284-1400
This property is a mix of wet to dry pinewoods developed on the flat and poorly drained soils of extinct Glacial Lake Wisconsin. The uplands are a northern dry-mesic forest of red and white pines, red maples and white oaks. Of special interest is a site that runs along Jay Creek, a fast moving, cold-water stream populated by brook trout. This unusual community is a white pine and red maple swamp that grows on the gently sloping wet sand along the creek. Black spruce is a common tree near the stream along with paper and yellow birch and some tamarack. Interesting birds found here include Ovenbird, Pine, Canada and Black-throated Green Warbler and Blue-headed Vireo.
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1
CPKC Holiday Train - Tomah
12/11/2025
Tomah - 12.81 miles away
2
TWSA Ice Fisheree 2026
2/14/2026
Tomah - 13.22 miles away
3
Freeze Fest 2026
2/02/2026 - 2/07/2026
Tomah - 13.24 miles away
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Freeze Fest 2026
2/02/2026 - 2/07/2026
Tomah - 13.24 miles away
5
The French Family Band
3/07/2026
Tomah - 13.33 miles away
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Freeze Fest 2026
2/02/2026 - 2/07/2026
Tomah - 13.39 miles away
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Freeze Fest 2026
2/02/2026 - 2/07/2026
Tomah - 13.92 miles away
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CPKC Holiday Train - Sparta
12/11/2025
Sparta - 21.86 miles away


