Vilas County Forest
Managed by Vilas County Forestry
690 acres1.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Eagle River Stadium · Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Lincoln
Lincoln has 889 acres of parks, 325 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Vilas County Forest (1.9 mi), Tara Lila LLC Section 9 Road Unit (0.7 mi). 29% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4.9 miles of mapped trail cross Lincoln, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns · #265 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
650 acres · of 31.4 sq mi of land
Trails
4.9 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
889 ac
325 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
29%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
24
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Lincoln?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lincoln have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lincoln is ahead of 52% of U.S. towns, #265 of 362 in Wisconsin. 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 Lincoln’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 (5 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land325 acres of park per 1,000 residents (889 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home29% 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 52%
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Wisconsin towns of 2,500+ (362)Ahead of 27%
Water is 14% of Lincoln’s area (5 of 36 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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Vilas County Forest, with 1.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Tara Lila LLC Section 9 Road Unit
Nature preserve
169 acres0.7 mi of trail
Three Eagle TrailFour Women Boardwalk
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailhead
Tara Lila LLC Sundstein Road Unit
Nature preserve
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Vilas County Fairgrounds
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
650 conserved acres
3% of Lincoln’s land. Water is left out: Lincoln has 31.4 square miles of land and 4.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lincoln’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County632 ac
Private owners15 ac
U.S. Forest Service2 ac
State natural resources1 ac
Local Conservation Area · 632 acPrivate Park · 15 acNational Forest · 2 acState Conservation Area · 1 acState Resource Management Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vilas County Forest Local Conservation Area | County | 632 | Open |
| Eagle River Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 15 | Open |
| Nicolet National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 2 | Open |
| State Owned Islands State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 1 | Open |
| State Owned Islands - Nw State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Lincoln
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Lincoln
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 24 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.3 miUnpaved · 1.7 mi
Three Eagle Trail1.2 mi
Four Women Boardwalk0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Adams LakelakeAldridge LakelakeCatfish LakelakeCroker LakelakeDollar LakelakeDuck LakelakeEagle LakelakeGordon LakeKorth LakelakeLake SeventeenlakeLittle Pine LakelakeLoon LakelakeMeta LakelakeMud Minnow LakelakeOtter LakelakeRange Line LakelakeScat LakelakeSpring LakeTaylor LakepondWatersmeet LakereservoirYellow Birch Lakelakebumper boatsEagle RiverWisconsin River
Biking & sports
0.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Three Eagle TrailBike route
1.3 miHistory along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Eagle River StadiumBuilding · listed 1994
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Lincoln: 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 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 21 | 27 | 38 | 51 | 65 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 67 | 53 | 38 | 26 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Lincoln →
Next door
Lincoln and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Sugar Camp42 miConover36 miCloverland29 miWashington12 miThree Lakes9.6 miLincoln4.9 miEagle River2.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln | 3% | 0.2 | 325 | 29% | B− |
| Washington | 36% | 0.3 | 134 | 16% | B+ |
| Eagle River | 9% | 0.7 | 48 | 92% | A |
| Cloverland | 40% | 0.9 | 6,842 | 68% | A+ |
| Sugar Camp | 23% | 0.5 | 634 | 13% | A− |
| Three Lakes | 26% | 0.1 | 1,405 | 26% | B+ |
| Conover | 53% | 0.5 | 19,306 | 76% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lincoln
Where can I hike in Lincoln?
The longest trail networks: Vilas County Forest, 1.9 miles; Tara Lila LLC Section 9 Road Unit, 0.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lincoln 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 Lincoln’s trails?
Vilas County Forest and Tara Lila LLC Section 9 Road Unit don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lincoln?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths. Named routes: Three Eagle Trail.
Is there public land near Lincoln?
139,835 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lincoln or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 892 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lincoln have?
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #265 of 362 in Wisconsin. 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 Lincoln 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 →