Potato Creek State Wildlife Area
Features
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Natural Attractions Type
- Wildlife Refuge & Reserves
Potato Creek State Wildlife Area
Information:
715-532-3911
This 984-acre property includes marshes and streams, flowages and small pothole ponds, and is surrounded by grasslands and upland forests. Four miles of hiking trails gives the bird watcher good access to the property. Ruffed Grouse, Barred Owl, and Pileated Woodpeckers are found in the forested part of the property. Grassland birds including meadowlarks and in the meadows are a variety of sparrows. Eagles and Osprey hunt for fish in the flowages. This is a wonderful, serene stop for a hike or nature watching.
What's Nearby
Events
Places To Stay
Dining
1
New Auburn FFA Alumni Dairy Breakfast
6/28/2025
New Auburn - 11.47 miles away
2
Chetek Liberty Fest
7/03/2025 - 7/06/2025
Chetek - 12.47 miles away
3
Northland Mardi Gras- Ladysmith
7/17/2025 - 7/20/2025
Ladysmith - 16.69 miles away
4
Barron County Fair
7/16/2025 - 7/20/2025
Rice Lake - 20.75 miles away
5
Hoofbeat Festival
6/26/2025 - 6/28/2025
Cadott - 22.47 miles away
6
Rock Fest
7/17/2025 - 7/19/2025
Cadott - 22.47 miles away
7
Force Fields
6/06/2025 - 6/07/2025
Cadott - 22.52 miles away
8
50th Annual Barron County Dairy Breakfast
6/07/2025
Barron - 22.56 miles away