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Northern Highland American Legion State Forest
Managed by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
13,632 acres11.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Lake Tomahawk
Lake Tomahawk, WI parks, trails & bike paths
About 60% of Lake Tomahawk is conserved land, roughly 14,947 acres. There are about 16 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Northern Highland American Legion State Forest (11.8 mi) and Oneida County Memorial Forest (2.2 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Lake Tomahawk, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Lake Tomahawk outdoors
Conserved land
60%
14,947 of 25,086 acres
Trails
16 mi
0.4 mi per sq mi · 14 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
3
13,169 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
Oneida County Memorial Forest
Managed by Oneida County Forestry Department
1,944 acres2.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Boat Landing Park
Park
17 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Campgrounds in Lake Tomahawk
Wisconsin River 7In Northern Highland American Legion State Forest · Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Water
Lakes & rivers
Showing 1–10 of 29 places
Beaver LakeBig Carr LakeBird LakelakeBuck LakeBurnham LakeCamp 21 LakelakeEagle LakelakeFawn LakeHawk LakeHodstradt Lakelake
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
14,947 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
Courts & fields
- Baseball2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Lake Tomahawk
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Resource Management Area 13,251 acLocal Conservation Area 1,809 acState Conservation Area 169 acUnknown Easement 41 acForest Stewardship Easement 24 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Legion State ForestState Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 13,126 | Open |
| Oneida County ForestLocal Conservation Area | County | 1,809 | Open |
| New Wood Wildlife Area 1State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 157 | Open |
| American Legion State Forest 16State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 113 | Open |
| State Owned IslandsState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 12 | Open |
| State Owned Islands - NwState Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 12 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Wilderness Rest CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Lake Tomahawk and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Tomahawk | 59.6% | 15.7 mi | 3 |
| Newbold | 37.5% | 14.6 mi | 2 |
| Cassian | 15.8% | 64.1 mi | 5 |
| Hazelhurst | 2.6% | 7.7 mi | 5 |
| Woodruff | 57.8% | 36.7 mi | 3 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Lake Tomahawk'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 23.4-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.