1
Douglas County Forest
Nature preserve
6,048 acres4.4 mi of trail
Abandoned Railroad
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Hawthorne
Hawthorne, WI parks, trails & bike paths
About 21% of Hawthorne is conserved land, roughly 6,056 acres. There are about 13 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Douglas County Forest (4.4 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Hawthorne, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Hawthorne outdoors
Conserved land
21%
6,056 of 29,377 acres
Trails
13 mi
0.3 mi per sq mi · 10 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
2
5,176 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Amnicon Town Forest
Managed by Town of Amnicon
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 1.1 miHorses 1.1 miUnpaved 1.1 mi
- Abandoned Railroad5.3 mi
- ATV Trail1.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
6,056 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Hawthorne
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Conservation Area 5,899 acState Park 103 acPrivate Park 56 acState Conservation Area 2 acState Resource Management Area 2 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas County ForestLocal Conservation Area | County | 5,899 | Open |
| Wild Rivers State TrailState Park | State natural resources | 103 | Open |
| Norwood Golf CoursePrivate Park | Private owners | 56 | Open |
| State Owned IslandsState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 2 | Open |
| State Owned Islands - Douglas County - Steele Lake - Island No 1State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 1 | Open |
| State Owned Islands - Douglas County - Steele Lake - Island No 2State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Parkview CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Hawthorne and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorne | 20.6% | 13.1 mi | 2 |
| Bennett | 33.1% | 11.5 mi | 3 |
| Amnicon | 3.4% | 8.7 mi | 4 |
| Lake Nebagamon | 11% | 2.2 mi | 2 |
| Oakland | 30.4% | 12.5 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Hawthorne's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 22.2-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.