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Northern Highland American Legion State Forest is a mouthful so the legion uses the acronym NHAL instead. A park after Hipcamp’s own heart, the NHAL is 232,000 acres of north woods with so much hiking, biking, fishing, horseback riding and hunting it has it’s own trail app! That’s right folks, at NHAL getting lost is a choice, not an OH SNAP! moment. With that in mind, don’t be timid! Explore McNaughton, Madeline and Lumberjack trails by bike in the summer and cross-country skiing in the winter or simply be overcome by wanderlust while meandering through the vast network of dirt roads. Horse optional.
Northern Highland American Legion State Forest is a mouthful so the legion uses the acronym NHAL instead. A park after Hipcamp’s own heart, the NHAL is 232,000 acres of north woods with so much hiking, biking, fishing, horseback riding and hunting it has it’s own trail app! That’s right folks, at NHAL getting lost is a choice, not an OH SNAP! moment. With that in mind, don’t be timid! Explore McNaughton, Madeline and Lumberjack trails by bike in the summer and cross-country skiing in the winter or simply be overcome by wanderlust while meandering through the vast network of dirt roads. Horse optional.
Activities in the park
Biking
Boating
Fishing
Hiking
Horseback riding
Paddling
OHV
Snow sports
Swimming
Wildlife watching
21 campgrounds in Northern Highland American Legion State Forest
Hugging the waterfront closely, Crystal Lake Campground considerately tucks in so as not to leave anyone too far from shore. Amenities like restrooms and picnic areas can be found on the other side of the water, leaving the campground itself nice and uncluttered. At Crystal Lake, you can spend your time on or around the water, or connect directly Read more...
Ditch your reality show regimen and keep company with real-life stars at East Star Lake Campground. Revel in the moment, have a laugh with your crew, feel the wind rustle up your hair a little bit, and make some memories while you’re at it. Enjoy your choice of tent, walk-to, and RV sites with nice ’n simple amenities, plus a buttery beach on the Read more...
Do you remember catching fireflies as a kid and putting them in your mason jar with the little holes punched out in the lid? You could be out catching them for hours in the slowly dimming night sky, their little bodies growing brighter by the moment, and it felt like seconds. Well it’s been years, but it’s not too late to catch that firefly feelin Read more...
Just a handful of hours from Milwaukee and Minneapolis, Razorback Lake Campground is the perfect place to engulf yourself in the slow-core tones of nature. Bring your camping face, because you’ll be camping. No fancy flushes around these parts—just the absence of time without a clock. Pull your camp chair up to the front porch off of Razorback Lak Read more...
Welcome to Nebish Lake Campground where it’s not just OK to have your cake and eat it too, but it’s encouraged! Primitive meets posh at Nebish Lake Campground—here, no neighbors and no trash pick-up means even you can be Bear Grylls for the weekend, except with a lantern, a fishing rod, and heck, maybe even a little chocolate. A boat ramp is the o Read more...
Two things: adult Red Rover and beach. Get a game going at Sandy Beach Lake Campground, where the name says it all. Before you know it, you’ll be pulling up your camp cartel and parking it lakeside every weekend. A series of sunny days never hurt anyone. In fact, we heard there is something to do with Vitamin D and health?
A friendly, family-run biz, Big Lake Campground accommodates both overnighters and those looking for a sweet second home right across from Lake Michigan. Sites are laid out in a cozy community arrangement. A rec room, a game room (yes, both a rec room and a game room), laundry facilities, and a small pond are all available on-site. Trout fishing i Read more...
You can enjoy real camping at Buffalo Lake Campground without skimping on luxuries. In fact, with WiFi, a pool, an arcade, a covered pavilion, and even a gift shop, you might feel you’re living the high life! If you’re wondering about accommodations, with awesome features or RV hook-ups, it’s not a question of whether or not—it’s a question of whi Read more...
The beach is within reach and the forest’s just waiting to be explored! Clear Lake Campground delivers on its name plus a bonus pond to boot, leaving you with the option of a lazy holiday or a cool nature trail expedition. Sites are scattered in several loops, sometimes sticking pretty close together, so select your spot carefully or prepare to be Read more...
Cut the crud and head to Cunard Lake Campground for a sans-frill genuine camping experience. Lakeside tent and RV sites happen here on the edge of Lake Boat O’Clock, also known as Lake Cunard, where electric motors are welcome on the lake’s belly, and canoes will find a friendly haven in the creek leading to it. Vault toilets and. . . well, that’s Read more...
Ready to explore some of Wisconsin’s most wild lands? The Northern Highland American Legion State Forest encompasses 232,000 acres in the northern part of the state. Musky Lake Campground is located on a little peninsula that juts out into the lake. This is primo moose habitat, so be on the lookout. You might also see beaver, loons, fox, or eagles Read more...
It’s guppies over puppies at the 3,816-acre lake along South Trout Lake Campground. The pooch is allowed here, but you might just want to leave the furry friend with Grandma and Grandpa—you’ll be spending the majority of your time on the water. Afraid you’ll miss your pup-sitting slot? This primitive prize in the vast and beautiful Northern Highla Read more...
Get your fish baster ready because your pole will be going, the fish will be flowing, and your hunger will be growing here at Starrette Lake Campground. Baste your fresh-caught bass with that special campfire blend of lemon-garlic-herb and feast in the flicker of the glowing Starrett Lake on the edge of your awesome, rustic campsite in the forest. Read more...
Come one, come all! First-come, first-served! At Upper Gresham Lake Campground, you’ll find a pitch-perfect primitive post for camping, fishing, beaching, and glowing. Cozy little campsites surround the tiny little lake shore of Upper Gresham Lake—take your pick, not a bad sap in the lot!
You might not earn that anchor tattoo at West Star Lake Campground, but you sure might consider getting a buoy inked. With an as-good-as-it-gets swimming hole and a boater’s dream run in Star Lake, you’ll be a man or woman of the seas—err, lake—in no-o time. Bring the crew along and catch this drifter’s find, with first-come, first-served tent-, R Read more...
Ever heard of Minocqua, WI? We hadn’t either. Literally an “Island City,” parts of Minocqua are only accessible by bridges over the land of lakes that surround it. Doesn't that sound awesome? Well, itgets even more awesome and remote than Minocqua, at nearby (albeit 4 miles is practically next door in these parts) Clear Lake Campground in Northern Read more...
Ever heard of Minocqua, WI? We hadn’t either. Literally an “Island City,” parts of Minocqua are only accessible by bridges over the land of lakes that surround it. Doesn't that sound awesome? Well, get even more awesome and remote than Minocqua, at nearby(albeit 4 miles is practically next door in these parts) Clear Lake Campground in Northern Hig Read more...
A pair of waders and a lantern are all you’ll need a Allequash Lake Campground, where “fancy” means you remembered to bring toilet paper. Naturally kept, Allequash has no development (with the exception of a boat ramp), embodying the wilder side of mother nature.
Northeast of Minocqua, WI, off of Highway 70, is the greatest misnomer there ever was. Bitter Sweet Wild Campground, the largest camping area in the Bittersweet Wild Lakes Area, is as sweet as apple pie. Five sites span four lakes: Prong Lake, Smith Lake, Oberlin Lake, and Bittersweet Lake, and each covet the promise of pure, back country livin’. Read more...
Looking for the best swimming and fishing in The Northern Highland American Legion State Forest? You’ll find it in the 3,816-acre North Trout Lake. Surrounded by serious forest, rugged hiking trails, and a hard-pack bike trail, North Trout Lake Campground is not just for water babies and mermaids. Take your pick of a myriad of recreational activit Read more...
Epic “me time" is the game here. Indulge that core part of you that craves quiet and solitude at the remote boat-up-only Day Lake Campground (sorry canoe gurus—Day Lake is motors only). With only a few remote sites, each with a small tent pad (fitting up to 2 tents), an open-air toilet, and a table, you’ll be rocking the wild(-ish) all on your own Read more...
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Northern Highland American Legion State Forest
Activities in the park
21 campgrounds in Northern Highland American Legion State Forest
Hugging the waterfront closely, Crystal Lake Campground considerately tucks in so as not to leave anyone too far from shore. Amenities like restrooms and picnic areas can be found on the other side of the water, leaving the campground itself nice and uncluttered. At Crystal Lake, you can spend your time on or around the water, or connect directly Read more...
Ditch your reality show regimen and keep company with real-life stars at East Star Lake Campground. Revel in the moment, have a laugh with your crew, feel the wind rustle up your hair a little bit, and make some memories while you’re at it. Enjoy your choice of tent, walk-to, and RV sites with nice ’n simple amenities, plus a buttery beach on the Read more...
Do you remember catching fireflies as a kid and putting them in your mason jar with the little holes punched out in the lid? You could be out catching them for hours in the slowly dimming night sky, their little bodies growing brighter by the moment, and it felt like seconds. Well it’s been years, but it’s not too late to catch that firefly feelin Read more...
Just a handful of hours from Milwaukee and Minneapolis, Razorback Lake Campground is the perfect place to engulf yourself in the slow-core tones of nature. Bring your camping face, because you’ll be camping. No fancy flushes around these parts—just the absence of time without a clock. Pull your camp chair up to the front porch off of Razorback Lak Read more...
Welcome to Nebish Lake Campground where it’s not just OK to have your cake and eat it too, but it’s encouraged! Primitive meets posh at Nebish Lake Campground—here, no neighbors and no trash pick-up means even you can be Bear Grylls for the weekend, except with a lantern, a fishing rod, and heck, maybe even a little chocolate. A boat ramp is the o Read more...
Two things: adult Red Rover and beach. Get a game going at Sandy Beach Lake Campground, where the name says it all. Before you know it, you’ll be pulling up your camp cartel and parking it lakeside every weekend. A series of sunny days never hurt anyone. In fact, we heard there is something to do with Vitamin D and health?
A friendly, family-run biz, Big Lake Campground accommodates both overnighters and those looking for a sweet second home right across from Lake Michigan. Sites are laid out in a cozy community arrangement. A rec room, a game room (yes, both a rec room and a game room), laundry facilities, and a small pond are all available on-site. Trout fishing i Read more...
You can enjoy real camping at Buffalo Lake Campground without skimping on luxuries. In fact, with WiFi, a pool, an arcade, a covered pavilion, and even a gift shop, you might feel you’re living the high life! If you’re wondering about accommodations, with awesome features or RV hook-ups, it’s not a question of whether or not—it’s a question of whi Read more...
The beach is within reach and the forest’s just waiting to be explored! Clear Lake Campground delivers on its name plus a bonus pond to boot, leaving you with the option of a lazy holiday or a cool nature trail expedition. Sites are scattered in several loops, sometimes sticking pretty close together, so select your spot carefully or prepare to be Read more...
Cut the crud and head to Cunard Lake Campground for a sans-frill genuine camping experience. Lakeside tent and RV sites happen here on the edge of Lake Boat O’Clock, also known as Lake Cunard, where electric motors are welcome on the lake’s belly, and canoes will find a friendly haven in the creek leading to it. Vault toilets and. . . well, that’s Read more...
Ready to explore some of Wisconsin’s most wild lands? The Northern Highland American Legion State Forest encompasses 232,000 acres in the northern part of the state. Musky Lake Campground is located on a little peninsula that juts out into the lake. This is primo moose habitat, so be on the lookout. You might also see beaver, loons, fox, or eagles Read more...
It’s guppies over puppies at the 3,816-acre lake along South Trout Lake Campground. The pooch is allowed here, but you might just want to leave the furry friend with Grandma and Grandpa—you’ll be spending the majority of your time on the water. Afraid you’ll miss your pup-sitting slot? This primitive prize in the vast and beautiful Northern Highla Read more...
Get your fish baster ready because your pole will be going, the fish will be flowing, and your hunger will be growing here at Starrette Lake Campground. Baste your fresh-caught bass with that special campfire blend of lemon-garlic-herb and feast in the flicker of the glowing Starrett Lake on the edge of your awesome, rustic campsite in the forest. Read more...
Come one, come all! First-come, first-served! At Upper Gresham Lake Campground, you’ll find a pitch-perfect primitive post for camping, fishing, beaching, and glowing. Cozy little campsites surround the tiny little lake shore of Upper Gresham Lake—take your pick, not a bad sap in the lot!
You might not earn that anchor tattoo at West Star Lake Campground, but you sure might consider getting a buoy inked. With an as-good-as-it-gets swimming hole and a boater’s dream run in Star Lake, you’ll be a man or woman of the seas—err, lake—in no-o time. Bring the crew along and catch this drifter’s find, with first-come, first-served tent-, R Read more...
Ever heard of Minocqua, WI? We hadn’t either. Literally an “Island City,” parts of Minocqua are only accessible by bridges over the land of lakes that surround it. Doesn't that sound awesome? Well, itgets even more awesome and remote than Minocqua, at nearby (albeit 4 miles is practically next door in these parts) Clear Lake Campground in Northern Read more...
Ever heard of Minocqua, WI? We hadn’t either. Literally an “Island City,” parts of Minocqua are only accessible by bridges over the land of lakes that surround it. Doesn't that sound awesome? Well, get even more awesome and remote than Minocqua, at nearby(albeit 4 miles is practically next door in these parts) Clear Lake Campground in Northern Hig Read more...
A pair of waders and a lantern are all you’ll need a Allequash Lake Campground, where “fancy” means you remembered to bring toilet paper. Naturally kept, Allequash has no development (with the exception of a boat ramp), embodying the wilder side of mother nature.
Northeast of Minocqua, WI, off of Highway 70, is the greatest misnomer there ever was. Bitter Sweet Wild Campground, the largest camping area in the Bittersweet Wild Lakes Area, is as sweet as apple pie. Five sites span four lakes: Prong Lake, Smith Lake, Oberlin Lake, and Bittersweet Lake, and each covet the promise of pure, back country livin’. Read more...
Looking for the best swimming and fishing in The Northern Highland American Legion State Forest? You’ll find it in the 3,816-acre North Trout Lake. Surrounded by serious forest, rugged hiking trails, and a hard-pack bike trail, North Trout Lake Campground is not just for water babies and mermaids. Take your pick of a myriad of recreational activit Read more...
Epic “me time" is the game here. Indulge that core part of you that craves quiet and solitude at the remote boat-up-only Day Lake Campground (sorry canoe gurus—Day Lake is motors only). With only a few remote sites, each with a small tent pad (fitting up to 2 tents), an open-air toilet, and a table, you’ll be rocking the wild(-ish) all on your own Read more...
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