The Black Creek Nature Sanctuary provides varied landscapes, several beaver ponds, sand dunes fringed by giant white birch, mixed conifers, lowland hardwoods, and 1,500 feet (460 m) of Lake Superior shoreline.

Starting in 1991, local citizens began purchasing land for preservation, and by 1992, a total of 241 acres (98 ha) were acquired.

The trail ends at a lagoon formed by the convergence of Hill and Black Creeks where they empty into Lake Superior.

[1][dead link‍] A small footpath marks the entrance to Black Creek near the end of Sedar Road between Calumet and Allouez.

The trail will take you to the Lake Superior shoreline as well as the beaver marshes, dune habitat, and conifers that surround the creeks.