Crex Meadows Wildlife Area, Wisconsin

Text And Photography By Wayne Nelson

Published September 1, 2006
Updated October 19, 2018

Crex Meadows is a mix of flowages, wetlands, prairies and forest located in northwest Wisconsin. About 30,000 acres in size, it has an excellent system of gravel roads that allows you to travel the edges as well as cut across the central areas of the park. The easiest way to find the park is by taking Interstate 35 north from Minneapolis, Minn., to Highway 70.

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