Fall Colors
Falls Colors to Dazzle and Delight
Washburn County bursts into brilliant color in September and October, luring visitors and residents alike onto the highways and trails. Fall ATVing is an excellent way to experience the extraordinary fall colors. Along with the spell-binding scenery, you’ll also want to partake in the colorful local festivals that celebrate the harvest. While you’re here, be sure to sample our unsurpassed fall produce — the world’s finest apples, pumpkins, cranberries, wild rice and honey.
To view the Fall Color Report, click here.
Berry Tasty Affair
Stone Lake residents and visitors look forward to cranberry harvest with great anticipation — so much so that one weekend of every October is set aside for the Stone Lake Cranberry Festival. With the marshes bright red with berries and the fall colors at their peak, it’s a festival you and your family won’t want to miss. The celebration includes cranberry marsh tours, a cranberry crate derby, parade, arts and crafts, music and a bake-off contest. Food booths will tempt every appetite — from Stone Lake’s famous crandogs to brats and chicken dinners. There’s always a veritable smorgasbord of cranberry favorites, from pancakes to ice cream sundaes. And of course, tons of fresh cranberries fresh off the local marshes are sold by the pound. Come see first-hand the harvest of Wisconsin’s most valuable fruit crop. Click to view a list of Washburn County Cranberry Marshes (pdf) for contact information.
Fall Color Routes
Pick up a Washburn County Highway Map and check out these four amazing fall color routes by car, bicycle or motorcyle.
NW ROUTE
**PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO CONSTRUCTION THERE ARE PORTIONS OF THIS ROUTE THAT ARE GRAVEL
Begin at 122 N River Street,
Follow 63 N for .4 miles,
Turn Left on Hwy K, travel 15.7 miles,
Turn Left on Hwy 77, travel .2 miles,
Turn Right on Chicog L. Rd, travel 2.7 miles,
Turn Left on Bald Eagle Drive, travel 1.0 miles,
Turn Right on Hwy 77, travel 8.9 miles,
Turn Left on Hwy H, travel 7.7 miles,
Turn Left on Hwy A (note: at the 90 degree corner, turn right), travel 3.3 miles,
Turn Left on Hwy E, travel 7.1 miles,
Turn Right on Hwy N, travel 1.9 miles,
Turn Left on Hwy A, travel 5.9 miles,
Turn Right on 63 S, travel 1.5 miles
TOTAL TRIP: Approximately 56 miles
NE ROUTE
Begin at 122 N River Street,
Follow 63 N for 6.8 miles,
Turn Right on 63 toward Hayward, travel 3.2 miles,
Turn Left on North Rd, travel 5 miles,
Turn Right on Hwy F, travel 5.5 miles,
Turn Left on Hwy 63, travel 1.9 miles,
Turn Left on Hwy M, travel 4.1 miles,
Turn Left on Hwy 77, travel 11.9 miles,
Turn Left on 53 S, travel 8.4 miles,
Turn Left on Hwy F, travel .5 miles,
Turn Right on Lakeside Rd, travel 5.9 miles,
Turn Right on 63 S, travel 7.5 miles
TOTAL TRIP: Approximately 61 Miles
SE ROUTE
Begin at 122 N River Street,
Follow 63 N 1.5 miles,
Turn Right on Hwy H, travel 2.5 miles,
Turn Right on Hwy A, travel 14.5 miles,
Turn Right on Lake Rd, travel 2 miles,
Turn Right on Hwy 70, travel 1.9 miles,
Turn Left on second Hwy B, travel 9 miles,
Turn Left on Hwy M, travel 4 miles,
Turn Right on Hwy D, travel 3.7 miles,
Continue straight on Hwy P, travel 3.4 miles,
Turn Left on B, travel 3.7 miles,
Turn Right on 253, travel 4.8 miles,
Turn Right on Hwy 63, travel 1 mile
TOTAL TRIP: Approximately 52 Miles
SW ROUTE
Begin at 122 N River Street,
Follow 63 N for 1.5 miles,
Turn Left on Hwy A, travel 11.4 miles,
Turn Left on Hwy G, travel 1.9 miles,
Turn Left on Hwy H, travel 9.5 miles,
Turn Left on Sand Road, travel 8.1 miles,
Turn Left on 63, travel 6.4 miles
TOTAL TRIP: Approximately 39 Miles