Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest is a Wisconsin state forest of more than 225,000 acres (910Â km2) across Vilas, Oneida, and Iron counties in north-central Wisconsin. The state forest includes numerous lakes, rivers, and streams. The most prominent rivers are the Wisconsin, Flambeau, and Manitowish. The state forest supports a large variety of outdoor recreation activities including camping, hiking, snowmobiling, bicycling, boating, fishing, hunting, and birdwatching. In addition to recreational activities the state forest also hosts a number of research programs. The forest is a state-managed timber resource providing opportunities for commercial logging, individual firewood collection, and individual Christmas tree harvesting.
Camping
Firefly Lake Campground sites 201-236, Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest - Photographs and slideshow by John Wanserski for Creative Juice LLC, c2012 Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/StateForests/nhal/ My Wisconsin Space...
The forest offers abundant opportunities for campers with a wide range of facilities. The state forest hosts 18 campgrounds, 2 group camp areas, and 131 remote campsites. Additionally special permits can be obtained for backcounty backpack camping and deer-hunting camping.
See also
- Raven Trail
External links
- Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest official website
