Recreation Areas

Recreation Areas in Wisconsin

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Facility Name Description Activities Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest Located in Wisconsin's Northwoods, are the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forests. The name Chequamegon derives from the Chippewa Indian language and means "place of shallow water." The reference is  more... Camping , Fishing , Hiking , Historic/Cultural Sites , Pets , Picnic , Wildlife Viewing , Winter Sports Fox River National Wildlife Refuge Fox River National Wildlife Refuge encompasses 1,004 acres. The refuge is located in Marquette County, Wisconsin, approximately 60 miles west of Horicon National Wildlife Refuge, and is managed by  more... Hunting Genoa National Fish Hatchery Genoa National Fish Hatchery (NFH) was established in 1932. The hatchery's mission is to rear 23 species of fish to support high priority federal management, restoration and threatened and  more... Museum/Visitor Center , Wildlife Viewing Gravel Island National Wildlife Refuge Gravel (4 acres) and Spider (23 acres) islands comprise the Gravel Island National Wildlife Refuge. These islands are located in Lake Michigan, east of the Door county peninsula. Along with Green  more... Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge Hog Island, at 2 acres in size, is the lone component of the Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The island is located in Lake Michigan, east of Washington Island, in Door County, Wisconsin. The  more... Horicon National Wildlife Refuge Over 21,000 acres in size, Horicon National Wildlife Refuge is located on the west branch of the Rock River in southeastern Wisconsin and encompasses the northern two-thirds of Horicon Marsh.   more... Autotouring , Fishing , Hiking , Hunting , Museum/Visitor Center , Wildlife Viewing Iron River National Fish Hatchery Complex Iron River National Fish Hatchery (NFH) was established in 1981. This hatchery is located in the upper Great Lakes region and is stocked with fish and eggs. The current mission of the hatchery is  more... Museum/Visitor Center Lake Vermilion Public Islands America's Outdoors is a public information center that provides recreation information on national, state, and local outdoor areas; environmental education materials; and a professional staff to  more... Leopold Wetland Management District The Leopold Wetland Management District is named after Aldo Leopold, who is widely acknowledged as the father of wildlife conservation in America. Leopold is perhaps best known as the author of A  more... Fishing , Hunting , Museum/Visitor Center Necedah National Wildlife Refuge Whooping cranes, wolves, Karner blue butterflies, and white-tailed deer call Necedah National Wildlife Refuge "home." Ringed bog hunter dragonflies live in sedge meadows, flying squirrels in upland  more... Autotouring , Fishing , Hunting , Wildlife Viewing

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