Hiking Near Me in Rhinelander, wi
Holmboe Conifer Forest State Natural Area
Holmboe Conifer Forest features a variety of old-growth northern forest types on very steep morainal topography along the south bank of the Pelican River. A hemlock forest occupies the... Read More
Sugar Camp Hemlocks State Natural Area
Fire Ln, Rhinelander, WI
Situated on gently rolling terrain, Sugar Camp Hemlocks features an old-growth hemlock dominated forest, apparently of fire origin. Dense stands of large 9-15 inch hemlock are present with... Read More
Stone Lake Pines State Natural Area
Stone Lake Rd, Rhinelander, WI
Stone Lake Pines features a series of five low islands of northern dry-mesic forest within an open bog. Each island, composed of unsorted rocky till and sandy soil, is about 2.5 acres and... Read More
Shallow Lake State Natural Area
Muskellunge Lake Rd, Rhinelander, WI
Shallow Lake is a 29-acre soft-water seepage lake with a boggy shoreline that supports a diverse assemblage of floating leaved and submergent aquatic vegetation. Characteristic plants include... Read More
Enterprise Hemlocks State Natural Area
3611 Shingle Mill Rd, Pelican Lake, WI
Enterprise Hemlocks features stands of mature mesic forest heavily dominated by hemlock with some very old trees present. In the mid 1980's, road crews cut 13 hemlocks for a road improvement... Read More
Big Swamp State Natural Area
Swanson Lake Road, Rhinelander, WI
Big Swamp is a vast peatland that harbors extensive stands of muskeg, open bog, poor fen, sedge meadow, and an undeveloped seepage lake. In the southern and central portion of the site is a... Read More
Rainbow Wetlands State Natural Area
Nokomis Lake Dr, Eagle River, WI
Located south and east of the Rainbow Flowage, an impounded stretch of the Wisconsin River, Rainbow Wetlands features a large peatland of sedge meadow, shrub swamp, open bog, and muskeg. The... Read More
Spur Lake State Natural Area
E Stella Lake Rd, Three Lakes, WI
Spur Lake is a 113-acre muck-bottomed soft-water drainage lake that supports dense beds of emergent, submergent, and floating-leaved aquatic plants. Wild rice is the dominant emergent species.... Read More
Atkins Lake and Hiles Swamp
Atkins Lake is a soft-water drainage lake lying within a vast conifer swamp (Hiles Swamp) on the Oneida/Forest county line. The lake is unusual in that the entire basin supports moderate to... Read More
One Stone Lake Hemlocks State Natural Area
Situated along the northern boundary of Thunder Lake Wildlife Area and the Rice Lake natural area, One Stone Lake Hemlocks supports stands of mature mesic forest with some old-growth... Read More
Thunder Lake Wildlife Area
Thunder Lake Wildlife Area is a 3,000-acre property located in northeast Oneida County, one mile north of the village of Three Lakes. It consists of 50% open peat wetland (poor fen) and 50% ... Read More
Rice Lake State Natural Area
Rice Lake is a large, shallow, soft water drainage lake, with outstanding wild rice production which varies from year to year depending on the lake level. Surrounding the lake are a sedge... Read More
Germain Hemlocks State Natural Area
5193 Kellnhauser Dr, Harshaw, WI
Situated between three lakes, Germain Hemlocks features steep-sided stony ridges that support old-growth northern mesic forest dominated by large hemlock with supercanopy white and red pines.... Read More
Two Lakes Pine-Oak Forest State Natural Area
2 Lakes Rd, Lake Tomahawk, WI
On the gently rolling, sandy terrain between three lakes and conifer swamp is a northern dry-mesic forest dominated by large to medium-sized white pine, red pine, and red oak. In the oldest and... Read More
Wind Pudding Lake State Natural Area
Wind Pudding Lake is a large, soft water, seepage lake with separate shallow and deep basins both of which contain unusual flora. The shallow central and southwest portions comprise most of the... Read More
Tomahawk Lake Hemlocks State Natural Area
8189 Rainbow Rd, Lake Tomahawk, WI
Situated on gently rolling pitted outwash, Tomahawk Lake Hemlocks features a northern mesic forest of mature hemlock and yellow birch with hemlock dominant in kettle depressions. The canopy... Read More
Lily Lake State Natural Area
Spring Creek Drive, Tomahawk, WI
Lily Lake is a 42-acre seepage lake surrounded by open bog and uplands of jack pine, paper birch, and aspen. The bog mat is similar in characteristics to those typically found in central... Read More
Haymeadow Flowage
Hay Meadow Road, Three Lakes, WI
Haymeadow Flowage features a core of open and wooded wetland communities associated with the Haymeadow Creek and Flowage. Of note are old-growth hemlock-hardwood stands that are rare on this... Read More
