The Wildlife Area offers a chance to view white-tailed deer, wild turkey, bobwhite quail, cottontail, gray squirrel, prairie chicken, beaver, raccoon, bobcat, coyote, gray fox, opossum, mink and muskrat.

A nationally recognized trails system allows visitors to take in a variety of flora and fauna.

The Green Thumb Nature Trail at the Timber Road campground is a one-mile loop with a panoramic vista of the lake.

The nearby Table Mound Hiking Trail runs 2.75 miles (4.43 km) north along the east side of the lake to the scenic overlook at the dam.

There is also a paved and handicapped accessible 3.3-mile (5.3 km) South Squaw Multipurpose trail.