| Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest
- Established in 1933 and located in Wisconsin's Northwoods, it
covers over a million and a half acres. The Chequamegon side
of the forest covers about 858,400 acres in Ashland, Bayfield,
Sawyer, Price, Taylor, and Vilas counties. Fifield is located
in the heart of the 75,0000-acre Park Falls Unit of the Medford/Park
Falls Rangers District providing a wide variety of existing outdoor
experiences throughout the four seasons. Directions:
4 miles east of Fifield and about 20 miles west of Woodruff on
scenic Highway 70. Forest offices and information are located
4 miles north of Fifield on Highway 13 in Park Falls. (Day use fees may apply in some areas) |
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Trails for Everyone and for ALL Seasons -
Over a thousand miles of some
of the best trails in Northern Wisconsin are found within the
Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, and hundreds of those miles can
be found right here in the Township of Fifield. We have trails for ATV's, snowmobiles, bikes, hiking, canoeing on the South Fork of the Flambeau River, cross country skiing, horseback riding, nature study, wildlife viewing, snowshoeing, and hunting. Many of these trails connect with county and statewide trail systems offering a wide variety of exiting and interesting trail experiences during all seasons. Our Forest are naturally fragmented into a mosaic of many different habitat types due to past glacial history that produced a variety of soil types, topography, lakes, streams, wetlands and uplands, and spectacular scenery. Thus, the forest has a rich diversity of plant life composed of hardwood and conifer trees including sugar and red maples, paper birch, quaking and large-tooth aspen, red pine, white pine, tamarack, while cedar, black spruce, hemlock wetlands, grassland, and wildflowers. This creases habitat (food, water, shelter & space) for a wide variety of interesting wildlife such as as white-tailed deer, black bear, gray wolves, common loons, bald eagles, and osprey. |
Smith Rapids Covered Bridge-
| This is one of the few covered bridges in Wisconsin and the first Towne lattice truss covered bridge built in the state in over 100 years. Built in 1991, it spans 90 feet over the South Fork of the Flambeau River. It is designed to last at least 80 years and hold a maximum legal weight of 80,000 pounds, with a tunnel clearance of 14 feet 11 inches. In 1992 the bridge was awarded the outstanding engineering project in Wisconsin. The bridge is adjacent to the Smith Rapids Campground and Saddle Trail that connects with the Round Lade Semi-Primitive Non-Motorized Area trails and the 60-mile Flambeau Multiple Use Trail System in the national forest. Directions: 13 miles east of Fifield on Highway 70 and 2 miles north on FR 148. |
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Pike Lake Area Chain of Lakes-
