| Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest | |
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| IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
|  Beach at the Crystal Lake campground in Vilas County. | |
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| Location | Wisconsin, United States | 
| Coordinates | 46°2′54″N 89°39′16″W / 46.04833°N 89.65444°W / 46.04833; -89.65444 | 
| Area | 223,283 acres (903.59 km2) | 
| Established | 1925 | 
| Governing body | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 
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.
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 backcountry backpack camping and deer-hunting camping.
See also
External links
- Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest official website
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