Chequamegon–Nicolet National Forest
National forest in Wisconsin, United States.
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.

Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway sees about 852K visitors a year. Nothing on our list is inside Barksdale; the 4 places to visit are within 40 miles. There are a national forest, a national lakeshore and a museum to choose from. The best-known trip out is to Split Rock Lighthouse, 43 mi away.

69,372 acres in Bayfield, Wisconsin (US) managed by the National Park Service.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
To the south is where most of the 4 lie.
Orange: Barksdale. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
All 14 on the list lie within 60 miles.
National forest in Wisconsin, United States.
69,372 acres in Bayfield, Wisconsin (US) managed by the National Park Service.
Maritime museum in Duluth, Minnesota.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Barksdale → · Barksdale’s history →
Chequamegon–Nicolet National Forest: MDuchek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Split Rock Lighthouse: Jim Sorbie, CC BY 2.0 · Apostle Islands National Lakeshore: NPS Photo, Public domain · Tettegouche State Park: Desertson67 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gooseberry Falls State Park: Chuck Kochmann, Copyrighted free use · Great Lakes Aquarium: Tmajewski, Public domain · Lake Superior Railroad Museum: User resedabear on Flickr, CC BY 2.0 · Duluth Depot: Hikki Nagasaki, Public domain · Two Harbors Lighthouse: pmarkham, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Fairlawn Mansion: Nfarmakes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tweed Museum of Art: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0