Sawyer County Forest
Managed by Sawyer County
23,881 acres50.9 mi of trail
Dump Gate LoopBig Fat LoopATV Trail 8Trail 8+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailhead
A+Outdoors
Outdoors in Lenroot
More than half of Lenroot’s land is conserved: 55%
55% of Lenroot’s land is conserved, about 28,684 acres. 26,002 acres are parks and preserves, 18,107 per 1,000 residents. 83 miles of mapped trail cross Lenroot, 1.0 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 96% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
55%
28,684 acres · of 82.1 sq mi of land
Trails
83 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
26,002 ac
18,107 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
69%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
14 mi
14 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
16
1 beach · 6 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Lenroot?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lenroot have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lenroot is ahead of 96% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lenroot’s overall grade.
Conserved land55% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%A+Trails1.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (83 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land18,107 acres of park per 1,000 residents (26,002 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home69% of residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 96%
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Water is 7% of Lenroot’s area (6 of 88 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 51%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A 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 Sawyer County Forest, with 50.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Managed by National Park Service
2,027 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dogs usually limited
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Totagatic Wildlife Area
Managed by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
1,806 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Silverthorn Park
Managed by Town of Lenroot
38 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Sawyer County Forest23,881 acres · 50.9 mi of trail · Sawyer County
DirectionsSaint Croix National Scenic Riverway2,027 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · National Park Service
DirectionsTotagatic Wildlife Area1,806 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Silverthorn Park38 acres · Town of Lenroot
Bayfield County Forest1 acres · Bayfield County
Who protects it
28,684 conserved acres
55% of Lenroot’s land. Water is left out: Lenroot has 82.1 square miles of land and 5.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lenroot’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County23,393 ac
State natural resources2,774 ac
National Park Service2,635 ac
Other or Unknown Federal Land657 ac
Private owners41 ac
Local Conservation Area · 23,393 acState Recreation Area · 2,479 acWild and Scenic River · 2,053 acConservation Easement · 1,241 acState Conservation Area · 147 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 599 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sawyer County Forest Local Conservation Area | County | 23,389 | Open |
| Totogatic Wildlife Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 2,214 | Open |
| Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway Wild and Scenic River | National Park Service | 2,053 | Open |
| McDermott Brook Fishery Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 140 | Open |
| Statewide Habitat Areas State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 130 | Restricted |
| Statewide Habitat Areas - Nw State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 125 | Open |
| Uhrenholdt Mem Timber Demo Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 122 | Open |
| St. Croix National Scenic Riverway State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 59 | Open |
| Bayfield County Forest Local Conservation Area | County | 4 | Open |
Things to do
9 places to go in Lenroot
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Lenroot
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Lenroot
6 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Campgrounds in Lenroot
KOA - Hayward
DirectionsKOA - Hayward
DirectionsTrails & water
11 named trails and 16 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.9 miHorses · 0.9 miUnpaved · 42.3 mi
Dump Gate Loop3.6 mi
Big Fat Loop2.9 mi
ATV Trail 82.3 mi
Uhrenholdt Start1.7 mi
Ridge Rider1.5 mi
Trail 80.9 mi
Winding Pine Trail0.7 mi
Dump Gate Loop 20.3 mi
Caleb Crash0.2 mi
Fawn Trail Bypass0.2 mi
1 more trails
Flagstaff South
0.2 miLakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
14 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
14 mi
off-road bike paths
Big Fat LoopBike route
3.1 miUhrenholdt StartBike route
1.7 miRidge RiderBike route
1.5 miWinding PineBike route
0.7 miCourts & fields
7Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Lenroot
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) | 20 | 26 | 38 | 52 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 68 | 54 | 38 | 25 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
January is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.3 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Lenroot →
Next door
Lenroot 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenroot | 55% | 1.0 | 18,107 | 69% | A+ |
| Hayward | 12% | 0.5 | 1,065 | 55% | A− |
| Round Lake | 59% | 0.5 | 3,396 | 16% | A− |
| Cable | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Barnes | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Spider Lake | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Frog Creek | — 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 Lenroot
Where can I hike in Lenroot?
The longest trail networks: Sawyer County Forest, 50.9 miles; Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway, 0.4 miles; Totagatic Wildlife Area, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lenroot is conserved land?
55% 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 Lenroot’s trails?
Sawyer County Forest and Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lenroot?
14 miles of bike routes are on the map: 14 of off-road paths. Named routes: Big Fat Loop, Uhrenholdt Start and Ridge Rider.
Is there public land near Lenroot?
201,468 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lenroot or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 28,110 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lenroot have?
Ahead of 96% 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 Lenroot 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 →