Willow Flowage Scenic Waters Area
Managed by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
1,107 acres5.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Cassian
Cassian has 4,525 acres of parks, 4,339 for every 1,000 residents
17% of Cassian’s land is conserved, about 6,841 acres. 64 miles of mapped trail cross Cassian, 1.0 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Willow Flowage Scenic Waters Area (5.4 mi), Oneida County Memorial Forest (0.7 mi).
Ahead of 87% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
17%
6,841 acres · of 64.0 sq mi of land
Trails
64 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
4,525 ac
4,339 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
37%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
7.7 mi
7.7 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
33
What kind of outdoors town is Cassian?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Cassian have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cassian is ahead of 87% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cassian’s overall grade.
Conserved land17% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%ATrails1.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (64 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land4,339 acres of park per 1,000 residents (4,525 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home37% 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 87%
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Water is 6% of Cassian’s area (4 of 68 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 16%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to A+. 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 Willow Flowage Scenic Waters Area, with 5.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Oneida County Memorial Forest
Managed by Oneida County Forestry Department
4,100 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Germain Hemlocks State Natural Area
Nature preserve
91 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Willow Flowage Scenic Waters Area-Dick Steffes Unit
Nature preserve
58 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Willow Flowage Scenic Waters Area1,107 acres · 5.4 mi of trail · Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Oneida County Memorial Forest4,100 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · Oneida County Forestry Department
Germain Hemlocks State Natural Area91 acres
Willow Flowage Scenic Waters Area-Dick Steffes Unit58 acres
Bearskin State Trail Park8 acres · Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Who protects it
6,841 conserved acres
17% of Cassian’s land. Water is left out: Cassian has 64.0 square miles of land and 4.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Cassian’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County4,165 ac
State natural resources2,926 ac
Private owners629 ac
U.S. Forest Service519 ac
Bureau of Land Management1 ac
Local Conservation Area · 4,165 acState Conservation Area · 1,627 acState Recreation Area · 972 acPrivate Park · 599 acNational Forest · 519 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oneida County Forest Local Conservation Area | County | 4,165 | Open |
| Willow Flowage Scenic Waters Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 1,868 | Open |
| Pinewood Country Club Private Park | Private owners | 599 | Open |
| Nicolet National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 519 | Open |
| Willow Flowage Scenic Waters Area 15 State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 360 | Open |
| Bearskin State Trail State Park | State natural resources | 148 | Open |
| Scattered Forest Lands State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 122 | Open |
| Scattered Forest Land - Nw State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 122 | Open |
| Willow Flowage Scenic Waters Area - Dick Steffes Unit State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 56 | Restricted |
| Statewide Habitat Areas State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 55 | Restricted |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Trails & water
33 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Alva LakelakeArneson LakeBearskin LakelakeBirch LakelakeClear LakelakeCorner LakelakeCurrie LakelakeEast Horsehead LakelakeEast Mitchell LakeElna LakelakeGoodyear LakeHeiress LakelakeHodag LakeJosie LakelakeLiege LakeLittle Bearskin LakelakeLittle Muskie LakelakeLong LakelakeMaud LakelakeO'Day LakelakeRoby LakeRocky Run FlowagereservoirRuth LakeSand LakelakeSimons LakeSpruce LakelakeSwamp LakeTimber LakelakeTyler LakelakeWest Horsehead LakelakeWest Mitchell LakelakeWhitey LakeTomahawk River
Biking & sports
7.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
7.7 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Cassian
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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 21 | 26 | 38 | 51 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 54 | 38 | 26 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Cassian →
Next door
Cassian and its neighbors
Cassian has the most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cassian | 17% | 1.0 | 4,339 | 37% | A |
| Lake Tomahawk | 69% | 0.5 | 1,778 | 20% | A− |
| Nokomis | 23% | 0.2 | 1,817 | 78% | A− |
| Hazelhurst | 3% | 0.2 | 242 | 36% | B |
| Little Rice | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Newbold | 44% | 0.2 | 1,239 | 50% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Cassian
Where can I hike in Cassian?
The longest trail networks: Willow Flowage Scenic Waters Area, 5.4 miles; Oneida County Memorial Forest, 0.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Cassian is conserved land?
17% 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 Cassian’s trails?
Willow Flowage Scenic Waters Area and Oneida County Memorial Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Cassian?
7.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 7.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Cassian?
116,535 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cassian or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5,071 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cassian have?
Ahead of 87% 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 Cassian 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 →