Yawkey Forest Reserve
Nature preserve
464 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
BOutdoors
Outdoors in Hazelhurst
Hazelhurst has 302 acres of parks, 242 for every 1,000 residents
36% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 7.7 miles of mapped trail cross Hazelhurst, 0.2 per square mile of land. 3% of Hazelhurst’s land is conserved, about 584 acres.
Ahead of 57% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
584 acres · of 30.9 sq mi of land
Trails
7.7 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
302 ac
242 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
36%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
6.5 mi
6.5 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
20
1 beach · 1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Hazelhurst?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hazelhurst have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hazelhurst is ahead of 57% 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 Hazelhurst’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land242 acres of park per 1,000 residents (302 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home36% 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 57%
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Water is 12% of Hazelhurst’s area (4 of 35 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Bearskin State Trail Park
Managed by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
108 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Oneida County Memorial Forest
Managed by Oneida County Forestry Department
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Yawkey Forest Reserve464 acres
Bearskin State Trail Park108 acres · Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Hazlehurst Town Park5 acres
DirectionsOneida County Memorial Forest3 acres · Oneida County Forestry Department
Lake Katherine Beach Park2 acres · Town of Hazelhurst
DirectionsWho protects it
584 conserved acres
3% of Hazelhurst’s land. Water is left out: Hazelhurst has 30.9 square miles of land and 4.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Hazelhurst’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources905 ac
Private owners26 ac
State Conservation Area · 522 acState Park · 210 acState Resource Management Area · 86 acState Recreation Area · 81 acPrivate Park · 20 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Natural Area - Nw State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 261 | Restricted |
| Statewide Natural Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 261 | Open |
| Bearskin State Trail State Park | State natural resources | 210 | Open |
| Scattered Forest Lands State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 81 | Open |
| Scattered Forest Land - Nw State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 81 | Open |
| Timber Ridger Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 20 | Open |
| Forest Legacy Program State Resource Management Area | Private owners | 5 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Hazelhurst
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Hazelhurst
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Hazelhurst
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Trails & water
20 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Alice LakelakeDollar LakepondDugout LakelakeFoster LakelakeGarth LakelakeKatherine LakelakeLake 17lakeLee LakelakeLost LakelakeLower Kaubashine LakelakeMcCormick LakelakeMiller LakelakeMyrtle LakelakeRound LakelakeSilver LakeSouth Blue LakelakeSwartz lakelakeTwin lakesUpper Kaubashine LakelakeYawkey Lakelake
Biking & sports
6.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
6.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Tennis
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Hazelhurst
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 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 21 | 26 | 38 | 51 | 65 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 67 | 53 | 38 | 26 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Hazelhurst →
Next door
Hazelhurst and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazelhurst | 3% | 0.2 | 242 | 36% | B |
| Minocqua | 25% | 0.4 | 127 | 44% | A− |
| Cassian | 17% | 1.0 | 4,339 | 37% | A |
| Lake Tomahawk | 69% | 0.5 | 1,778 | 20% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hazelhurst
How much of Hazelhurst is conserved land?
3% 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 Hazelhurst’s trails?
Yawkey Forest Reserve and Bearskin State Trail Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Hazelhurst?
6.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Hazelhurst?
93,999 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hazelhurst or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 315 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hazelhurst have?
Ahead of 57% 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 Hazelhurst 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 →