Northern Highland American Legion State Forest
Managed by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
40,855 acres57 mi of trail
Fallison Lake Nature TrailMann Lake Boat Landing
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailheadWebsite ↗
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Boulder Junction
Boulder Junction has 119 acres of parks, 80 for every 1,000 residents
68 miles of mapped trail cross Boulder Junction, 0.9 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Northern Highland American Legion State Forest (57 mi), Allequash Lake And Pines State Natural Area (1.1 mi). 27% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
394 acres · of 78.7 sq mi of land
Trails
68 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
119 ac
80 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
27%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
21 mi
21 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
39
2 beaches · 9 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Boulder Junction?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Boulder Junction have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Boulder Junction is ahead of 54% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Boulder Junction’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (68 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land80 acres of park per 1,000 residents (119 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home27% of residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 54%
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Water is 20% of Boulder Junction’s area (20 of 99 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Northern Highland American Legion State Forest, with 57 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Allequash Lake And Pines State Natural Area
Managed by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
396 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Trout Lake Station
Managed by University of Wisconsin-Madison
57 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Trout Lake Conifer Swamp State Natural Area
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
394 conserved acres
1% of Boulder Junction’s land. Water is left out: Boulder Junction has 78.7 square miles of land and 20.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Boulder Junction’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources502 ac
Private owners1 ac
State Resource Management Area · 328 acState Recreation Area · 85 acForest Stewardship Easement · 66 acState Conservation Area · 24 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 66 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scattered Forest Lands State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 303 | Open |
| Scattered Forest Land - Nw State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 85 | Open |
| State Owned Islands State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 24 | Open |
| State Owned Islands - Nw State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 24 | Open |
| Northern Highland State Forest State Resource Management Area | Private owners | 1 | Open |
Things to do
64 places to go in Boulder Junction
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Boulder Junction
2 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Swimming spots in Boulder Junction
1 swimming spot without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Boulder Junction
9 boat launches without a name on the map.
Picnic areas in Boulder Junction
4 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Boulder Junction
Big Canoe 1In Northern Highland American Legion State Forest · Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
DirectionsBig Canoe 2In Northern Highland American Legion State Forest · Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
DirectionsBoulder Canoe 1In Northern Highland American Legion State Forest · Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
DirectionsBoulder Canoe 2In Northern Highland American Legion State Forest · Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
DirectionsBoulder Canoe 3In Northern Highland American Legion State Forest · Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
DirectionsFirefly Lake CampgroundFee · In Northern Highland American Legion State Forest · Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
DirectionsFish Trap Canoe 10In Northern Highland American Legion State Forest · Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
DirectionsFish Trap Canoe 11In Northern Highland American Legion State Forest · Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Directions22 more campgrounds
Fish Trap Canoe 8In Northern Highland American Legion State Forest · Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
DirectionsFish Trap Canoe 9In Northern Highland American Legion State Forest · Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
DirectionsHigh Canoe 5In Northern Highland American Legion State Forest · Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
DirectionsIsland Canoe 1In Northern Highland American Legion State Forest · Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
DirectionsIsland Canoe 2In Northern Highland American Legion State Forest · Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
DirectionsIsland Canoe 3In Northern Highland American Legion State Forest · Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
DirectionsIsland Canoe 4In Northern Highland American Legion State Forest · Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
DirectionsJag Canoe 1In Northern Highland American Legion State Forest · Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
DirectionsJag Canoe 2In Northern Highland American Legion State Forest · Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
DirectionsJag Lake CampgroundFee · In Northern Highland American Legion State Forest · Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
DirectionsLost Canoe 1In Northern Highland American Legion State Forest · Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
DirectionsLost Canoe 2In Northern Highland American Legion State Forest · Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
DirectionsLost Canoe 3Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
DirectionsLower Gresham Canoe 1In Northern Highland American Legion State Forest · Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
DirectionsManitowish Canoe 12In Northern Highland American Legion State Forest · Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
DirectionsManitowish Canoe 13In Northern Highland American Legion State Forest · Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
DirectionsManitowish Canoe 14In Northern Highland American Legion State Forest · Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
DirectionsManitowish Canoe 15In Northern Highland American Legion State Forest · Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
DirectionsManitowish Canoe 16In Northern Highland American Legion State Forest · Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
DirectionsManitowish Canoe 17In Northern Highland American Legion State Forest · Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
DirectionsManitowish Canoe 18In Northern Highland American Legion State Forest · Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
DirectionsManitowish Canoe 19In Northern Highland American Legion State Forest · Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Directions48 campgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
Trails & water
3 named trails and 39 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 4.4 mi
Fallison Lake Nature Trail1.7 mi
Mann Lake Boat Landing0.1 mi
Boat Landing0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Allequash LakelakeBear LakeBig Crooked LakelakeBig LakelakeBoulder LakelakeDay LakelakeEdith LakelakeElizabeth LakepondEmerald LakeFallison LakelakeFirefly LakelakeFishtrap LakelakeGrassy LakeIsland LakelakeJag LakelakeJohn Junior LakelakeLittle Crooked LakelakeLittle John LakelakeLittle Rice LakelakeLost Canoe LakelakeMann LakelakeMaple LakelakeMiddle Gresham LakelakeNellie LakelakeNichols LakelakeOswego LakelakeRudolph LakelakeSnort LakelakeStreet LakelakeTrout LakelakeUpper Gesham LakelakeWhite Sand LakelakeWhitney LakelakeWild Rice LakelakeWildwood LakelakeWolf LakelakeWool LakelakeManitowish RiverTrout River
Biking & sports
21 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
21 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
6Tennis
2Pickleball
1Basketball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Boulder Junction: May and August
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.6 |
| High (°F) | 21 | 26 | 37 | 50 | 65 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 67 | 53 | 37 | 26 |
| Rain (in) | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
February is the driest month (1.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Boulder Junction →
Next door
Boulder Junction and its neighbors
Boulder Junction has the second most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Plum Lake69 miBoulder Junction68 miLand O'Lakes67 miArbor Vitae45 miLac du Flambeau37 miPresque Isle36 miManitowish Waters15 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder Junction | 1% | 0.9 | 80 | 27% | B− |
| Presque Isle | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Arbor Vitae | 1% | 0.7 | 40 | 11% | C+ |
| Manitowish Waters | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Lac du Flambeau | 11% | 0.4 | 11 | 14% | B− |
| Plum Lake | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Land O'Lakes | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Boulder Junction
Where can I hike in Boulder Junction?
The longest trail networks: Northern Highland American Legion State Forest, 57 miles; Allequash Lake And Pines State Natural Area, 1.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Boulder Junction is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 4% for a Wisconsin town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Boulder Junction’s trails?
Northern Highland American Legion State Forest and Allequash Lake And Pines State Natural Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Boulder Junction?
21 miles of bike routes are on the map: 21 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Boulder Junction?
239,595 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Boulder Junction or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 41,233 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Boulder Junction have?
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Boulder Junction neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →