Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest

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Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest is a Wisconsin state forest of more than 225,000 acres (910 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.

[edit] Outdoor Recreational Activities

Main article: Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest

[edit] Camping

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.

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• Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest is at coordinates 46°02′55″N 89°39′16″W / 46.048559, -89.654531 (Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest)Coordinates: 46°02′55″N 89°39′16″W / 46.048559, -89.654531 (Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest)