Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest
State Forest in Iron, Oneida and Vilas Counties, WIsconsin
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest is a Wisconsin state forest of more than 236,000 acres (96,000 ha) across Vilas, Oneida, and Iron counties in north-central Wisconsin. The state forest includes 900 lakes.[2] Prominent rivers are the Wisconsin, Flambeau, and Manitowish. The state forest supports a large variety of outdoor recreation activities including camping, hiking, snowmobiling, cycling, boating, fishing, hunting, and birdwatching.[3] 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.
| Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beach at the Crystal Lake campground in Vilas County. | |||||
 Interactive map of Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest | |||||
| Location | Vilas, Oneida, and Iron counties, Wisconsin, United States | ||||
| Coordinates | 46°2′54″N 89°39′16″W | ||||
| Area | 236,000 acres (96,000 ha) | ||||
| Established | 1925[1] | ||||
| Administrator | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | ||||
| Website | Official website  | ||||
| |||||
Camping
The forest offers abundant opportunities for campers with a wide range of facilities. The state forest hosts modern, group, rustic and primitive campgrounds.[3] Additionally special permits can be obtained for backcountry backpack camping and deer-hunting camping.