East Bluff State Natural Area
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Natural Attractions Type
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East Bluff State Natural Area
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East Bluff is a continuum of natural communities of great ecological interest grading from open talus slopes, to dry prairie and glade, to open oak woodland, and finally a closed canopy southern hardwood forest. A moist, shaded grotto is also present downslope. Deposited by glacial action, the extensive 400 foot high talus slope is composed of angular blocks of quartzite below the vertical cliffs. Perched atop the quartzite talus is a curious open woodland - a pygmy forest of stunted shagbark hickory and white ash. And along the bluff edge are among the best examples of dry prairie and bedrock glade within Wisconsin. Trees average only 4 to 6 feet in diameter and 20-30 feet in height.
What's Nearby
Events
Places To Stay
Dining
1
Wisconsin Gospel Music Festival
5/08/2025 - 5/10/2025
Wisconsin Dells - 11.02 miles away
2
Wisconsin Dells Spring Wine Walk
4/26/2025
Wisconsin Dells - 13.4 miles away
3
Downtown Reedsburg "Living Windows"
12/13/2024
Reedsburg - 14.85 miles away
4
CAL Center Presents: ROLL ON; THE MUSIC OF ALABAMA
2/01/2025
Reedsburg - 15.18 miles away
5
CAL Center Presents: I AM...HE SAID-THE MUSIC OF NEIL DIAMOND
2/21/2025
Reedsburg - 15.18 miles away
6
CAL Center Presents: THE LOONEY LUTHERANS
3/23/2025
Reedsburg - 15.18 miles away
7
CAL Center Presents: THE GREATEST PIANO MEN
4/25/2025
Reedsburg - 15.2 miles away
8
Wrap It Up Weekend
12/21/2024
Portage - 15.91 miles away