Resources

Use this page for maps, links, and area information of Northeast Wisconsin and the Upper Penninsula of Michigan for hiking, snowshoeing and photography.

Forest County Wisconsin

Click the link at the very bottom to view a county-wide location map of where hiking trails are located within Forest County.

This is a general location map but unfortunately does not give specific locations.

Clicking each trail link below will provide more specific information and take you to either the USDA Forest Service, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources or a local Forest County website.

Forest County trails on this map include:

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Forest County Forestry and Parks division also provide an opportunity for hiking, snowshoeing and photography since these areas are available for public use.

Michigan Rapids, Forest County Wisconsin

Marinette County Wisconsin

Known as the Waterfall Capital of Wisconsin, Marinette County offers 14 designated sites broken down into four tours: Enchanted Trails Tour, Hidden Falls Tour, Log Jam Legends Tour, and Rocky Trails Tour.

To view all the tours in its entirety, it would take approximately 2-3 days.

Not all Waterfall sites are located within the Marinette County Park System, but there are a total of 22 County Park Properties that are available to explore.

For maps, guides and more information on the Marinette County Park system, visit The Real North website.

Also managed by Marinette County is their forest properties, which are available to hike, snowshoe and offers some great opportunities for more “off the beaten path” photography – even though there are gravel roads throughout the forest properties.

For forest road maps, land use areas, recreational area maps, among others, visit the Marinette County Forestry Department. All the resources you need to utilize the county forests.

While there is no Federal Land in Marinette County, there are 20 properties managed by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

For the complete list, click HERE.

Lake Noquebay State Wildlife Area, Marinette County Wisconsin

Dickinson County Michigan

My experience is limited in exploring Dickinson County Michigan with only visiting Fumee Lake Natural Area for picture taking. I visit this location at least twice a year during the summer and winter and always come away with some great shots at this location.

For other Dickinson County hiking sites, visit uptrails.org

Also located within Dickinson County is the Copper Country State Forest. I haven’t taken the time to explore this area because I know very little about it and the Michigan DNR website – in my opinion – isn’t very user-friendly by providing details on the state forest.

Even as I’m typing this, I’m searching for information on the state forest and am unable to find anything useful.

Fumee Lake Natural Area, Dickinson County Michigan

Florence County Wisconsin

Florence County is usually where I spent most of my time hiking and snowshoeing. There are so many places to explore from National Forests, State Natural Areas, County Forests, Industrial Forests, National Forest Natural Areas, Land Trusts among others.

Many are designated trails and many are not.

Instead of listing every location available to explore, I’m going to provide links to websites that already have all the information you will need to check out these areas.

Let’s start with the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest

Visit the Florence County website for everything recreation. Florence County prides itself on the number of outdoor recreation opportunities – and rightfully so – the number of places to explore is impressive.

The State of Wisconsin also hosts twelve areas in Florence County.

Sand Lake within Spread Eagle Barrens Wisconsin State Natural Area
Sand Lake within Spread Eagle Barrens Wisconsin State Natural Area, Florence County Wisconsin